Features
hot glass | 11-01-2026
A splash of colour
Ruth Shelly brings the palette and pattern of the world around her into her vibrant glass vessels and enjoys using gravity to transform her pieces....
Collaborations | 28-12-2025
Strengthening contemporary glass links with Japan
CGS Chair Sarah Brown reviews her latest glass-focused visit to Japan – via Shanghai – a decade after her first trip in collaboration with the...
| 12-12-2025
A stitch in time
Emmy Palmer found fame in the BBC tv series Make It At Market in 2021, with her trademark knitted wire work that was encased in blown and polished...
News
Pate de verre | 10-01-2026
Pate de verre entry shortlisted for John Ruskin Prize
A pestle and mortar created from pate de verre glass and made by CGS member Keith Dymond has been shortlisted for the 8th John Ruskin Prize....
Exhibitions | 29-12-2025
Collect 2026 exhibition to showcase cutting-edge design
Renowned international craft and design fair Collect returns to Somerset House in London in February 2026. Featuring international galleries and arts...
Events | 18-12-2025
CGS glass narratives event at the V&A
CGS Chair Sarah Brown reviews an interesting and informative gathering at this top London museum. What a day it was on Friday 5 December 2025! Over...
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Stained glass | 30-12-2023
A-mazing Danish stained glass exhibition
Stained glass works by 13 renowned artists will be displayed in a new exhibition at Glas – Museum of Glass Art in Ebeltoft, Denmark, opening on 20...
Exhibitions | 29-12-2023
Open call for engraving exhibition
The Glass Factory in Sweden is hosting an exhibition of glass engraving that will celebrate both historical and contemporary works of glass,...
Exhibitions | 28-12-2023
Sparkle! contemporary glass exhibition in Somerset
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is delighted to be collaborating with Black Swan Arts in Frome, Somerset, UK, to present an exhibition of glass...
Events | 28-12-2023
Talk on Émile Gallé and René Lalique
Renowned glass authority Charles Hadjamach will be addressing The Arts Society Stourbridge on the topic, ‘Émile Gallé and René Lalique: Masters...
Exhibitions | 27-12-2023
Exhibition charting studio glass evolution features Harvey K Littleton
A new exhibition traces the evolution of the studio glass movement across six decades and includes glass made by US studio glass pioneer and educator...
Training | 24-12-2023
Glass artists win QEST funding
Four glass artists are among 28 makers given funding by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) in its Autumn round of awards. The money will...
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