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Glass artists Karen Browning and Sarah Brown hold their fake food creations that they made in Osaka, Japan. Behind them is a wall of pieces of fake food in display packaging.

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...
Blown glass bowls featuring knitted copper inclusions within the glass in the Del Mar series by Emmy Palmer.

| 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...
A glass triptych by Morgan Madison called On the Way and featuring abstracted architecture made from kiln-formed glass in blues, orange, grey and green.

Kilnworking | 23-11-2025

Structural integrity

US glass artist Morgan Madison brings precise draughtsmanship to his architectural designs of kiln-formed and laminated cityscapes and artifacts....

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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...
Close-up view of conservation painting of a stained glass window at the Stained Glass Museum at Ely Cathedral.

Stained glass | 07-12-2025

Ely Stained Glass Museum awarded major grant

A conservation and training grant of over £90,000 has been awarded to the Stained Glass Museum at Ely Cathedral by The Julia Rausing Trust. The...
Stained glass window by Toby Britton-Watts, apprentice runner up in Heritage Crafts awards.

News | 03-12-2025

Stained glass apprentice runner-up in Heritage Crafts awards

University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) apprentice Toby Britton-Watts has been awarded runner-up in the prestigious Heritage Crafts...

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Exhibitions | 20-11-2023

Present Makers glass exhibition in Devon

Make a note to visit the Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) this November and December 2023 to see an exhibition of quality contemporary craft and buy your...

Glass engraving | 20-11-2023

A cut above the rest

Tracey Sheppard has perfected her glass engraving techniques for over forty years. This experience has kept her skilled work in demand throughout her...

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...

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