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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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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...

Glassblowing | 07-10-2023

A light in the dark

A diverse offering of services and activities is keeping Blowfish Glass’ Bethany Wood and Elliot Walker busy and in buoyant mood. Linda Banks spoke...

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