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Scientific glass tubes on legs containing glass lampworked words.

Lampworking | 22-07-2025

Celebrating 35 years of creating glass

Ian Pearson looks back over his long career in scientific glassblowing and creative lampworking with his characteristic frank and humorous style. My...
Glass wall art piece in black and blues made using secret technique called lavacoaqting.

Cold working glass | 09-07-2025

The depth of glass

Carolin Zibulka explains how her family’s secret glass ‘lavacoating’ technique is evolving as she develops her practice, reinforcing her...
Glass vessel by Scott Chaseling featuring multicoloured glass made with fusing and blowing as well as reverse painting techniques.

Mixed media | 26-06-2025

Reflections on a life in glass

Recent finalist in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2025, Australian contemporary glass master Scott Chaseling explains his process and...

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Brian Clarke's large glass panel called Ardath, meaning blooming meadow - 450 square foot in size it features bright colours of abstracted flowers in blues, pin, red, yellow and green across the expanse of 11 pillars of 8 panels.

Obituary | 23-07-2025

Obituary: Brian Clarke (1953-2025)

It is with sadness we report the death of master architectural stained glass artist, Sir Brian Clarke DLitt, Hon FRIBA, who passed away on 1 July at...
A painted stained glass panel featuring a figure in clouds and landscape by Jonathan Cooke.

glass painting | 04-07-2025

Sign up for glass painting masterclasses at Swansea College of Art UWTSD

The Architectural Glass Centre at Swansea College of Art, University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is offering new glass painting...
Two blown glass vessels made by Theo Brooks inspired by bulls.

Training | 02-07-2025

Two glass artists become QEST Scholars

Among the 22 grants awarded in the latest round of awards from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) are two scholarships for glass artists...

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Events | 07-11-2023

Join us for the CGS AGM 2023

Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) members are invited to the Annual General Meeting, to be held on 6 December 2023 at 7.30pm on Zoom. Zoom details...

Reverse glass gilding | 05-11-2023

Sign of the times

Eddy Bennett has brought his skills in signwriting to reverse glass gilding, combining Victorian techniques with his pop art style. Linda Banks finds...

News | 01-11-2023

CGS Glass Network print magazine launches

The Contemporary Glass Society’s Glass Network print magazine issue 83 (November 2023) is on its way to members, so look out for it arriving...

Events | 31-10-2023

Glass Art Society Berlin conference update

After reviewing more than 200 proposals for presentations, the Glass Art Society (GAS) team has put together a programme of thought-provoking...

Exhibitions | 31-10-2023

A Two-Way Mirror exhibition features work by black artists

A new exhibition at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, US, features the work of contemporary Black artists who have used glass to deconstruct and...

Exhibitions | 31-10-2023

Vessel Gallery presents new work by Louis Thompson

A new collection of glass work by Louis Thompson is on display at Vessel Gallery in London. Inspired by bonsai, ‘Enchanted Mori’ echoes this...

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