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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....
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...

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A close up of a stained glass artist sitting behind a light box with glass sheets on it and stained glass panels in the background.

Training | 02-02-2026

Apply for stained glass training bursary

Heritage Crafts is offering a training bursary of up to £4,000 for new entrants and early-career craftspeople working in stained glass window making...
Close up of someone shaping molten glass in the hot shop.

Training | 30-01-2026

Apply for new QEST craft grants

If you are looking for funding to help with craft training, education and skills development, consider applying for a grant from the Queen Elizabeth...
Glass roundel designs by two winners of the 2023 Lord Mayor's competition by Bethan Yates and Kate Henderson.

Competition | 20-01-2026

Apply for Lord Mayor’s stained glass roundel competition 2026

Once again, the Reflections of The Lord Mayor Stained Glass Roundel Design Competition is inviting entries for the 2026 edition. This year marks the...

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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...

Glassblowing | 26-10-2023

Spirit of the forest

Canadian glass artist Susan Rankin draws inspiration from the landscape where she lives, contrasting tall pillars of bright coloured glass for...

Exhibitions | 26-10-2023

Call for artists for International Glass Bead Biennale 2024

Glass bead artists can now apply for the International Glass Bead Biennale 2024. This is a sister exhibition to the British Glass Biennale and both...

Exhibitions | 25-10-2023

Call to artists for British Glass Biennale 2024

Applications are now open for the last British Glass Biennale to be organised by the Ruskin Mill Land Trust at The Glasshouse in Stourbridge, before...

Events | 24-10-2023

Enter GAS inaugural Film Festival

The Glass Art Society (GAS) is inviting entries for its inaugural Film Festival, designed to be a celebration at the intersection of glass art and...

Exhibitions | 12-10-2023

Artwork goes on display at The Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Following its showcase at the Scottish Parliament earlier in 2023, the glass art installation ‘Our Common Humanity’ has moved to permanent...

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