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Sand-cast glass sculpture of an island floating in space with a house on the top.

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...
A mixed media sculpture by Maria Donnai called Deep Unknowns 1 - featuring a green sphere of glass held in a brownish curled ceramic with uneven edges.

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...
Ruth Shelley's Rosebay Willowherb collection of vessels in pinks and greens featuring gravity-pulled patterns.

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....

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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...
Glassblowing torch with big flame.

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...
Inverted large yellow glass pods suspended from above which a person can put their head inside to hear recorded sounds. Installation made by Stef Veldhuis.

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 | 31-10-2023

Apply for summer scholarships at Bild-Werk Frauenau

For the third year, the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung foundation will award up to 10 scholarships to participate in a workshop at the International...

Exhibitions | 30-10-2023

Apply for CGS Sparkle glass exhibition at Frome gallery

Members of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) are invited to submit glass work for the first CGS exhibition of 2024 – ‘Sparkle! A Spectrum of...

Fundraising | 30-10-2023

Support kids’ glass fusing project

Berlin Glas in Germany is looking for donations to keep its mobile glass fusing programme running for children aged 8-18. The studio has worked with...

Exhibitions | 30-10-2023

Glass World exhibition opens at NGC

Sunderland’s place in the international network of artists working in glass is celebrated in a new exhibition at National Glass Centre (NGC),...

Magazine opportunity | 30-10-2023

Apply for Corning’s New Glass Review 44

Applications are now open for glass artists to enter their work for the prestigious New Glass Review 44 – the flagship annual publication of The...

Training | 29-10-2023

Stained glass apprenticeships launch and symposium

As part of efforts to secure the future of stained glass a new apprenticeship scheme has been launched in Wales. The first block of stained glass...

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