Features
Cast glass | 09-02-2026
Playing with sand like a child
Jan Hooghiemstra’s glass work presents a dreamlike world of symbolic images created in sand moulds. Here he outlines his inspirations and showcases...
Pate de verre | 23-01-2026
Mixing it up
Maria Donnai uses taxidermy, porcelain and glass to create her ‘museological’ style. As she embarks on her first solo exhibition, Linda Banks...
hot glass | 11-01-2026
A splash of colour
Ruth Shelley brings the palette and pattern of the world around her into her vibrant glass vessels and enjoys using gravity to transform her pieces....
News
News | 20-02-2026
Open letter in support of Glassworks: Sunderland
Sarah Brown, Chair of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS), explains why CGS is supporting the new facility for glassmaking in Sunderland. You may be...
Exhibitions | 20-02-2026
Showcase rare glass skills at Endangered Crafts exhibition
A new exhibition featuring endangered glass crafts will be held at Stourbridge Glass Museum later this year (11 July-7 November 2026). Glass artists...
Exhibitions | 15-02-2026
Dutch Glass Biennale returns to Amersfoort
After the success of its first edition in 2024, The Dutch Glass Biennale, ‘Living the Glass Age’, returns to Eemklooster (a former monastery) in...
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Training | 10-03-2024
CGS members apply for Amanda Moriarty Prize 2024
Once again, Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is pleased to announce the launch of this year’s Amanda Moriarty Prize. This will reward the winning...
Training | 09-03-2024
Amanda Moriarty Prize: review of The Glass Hub Residency
Pratibha Mistry was the winner of the 2022 Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) Amanda Moriarty Prize, providing her with five days of glassmaking...
Exhibitions | 29-02-2024
New exhibition opportunity for 2024 graduates
An exhibition opportunity for new graduates working in glass has been launched by the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) in collaboration with the...
Lectures | 29-02-2024
The Exceptional Art of Glass online talk series
The Stained Glass Museum (SGM) is hosting a series of online talks (via Zoom) this Spring to coincide with The Glass Heart exhibition at Two Temple...
Events | 28-02-2024
Attend Stourbridge Glass Museum’s gala evening
Stourbridge Glass Museum (SGM) is celebrating the anniversary of its opening with a special Gala Evening on Friday 19 April 2024. The event will...
Exhibitions | 28-02-2024
New British Glass Biennale prize announced
A new student prize has been announced for the British Glass Biennale (for which the entry deadline has been extended to Sunday 3 March 2024 at...