An aqua blue bowl decorated with birds and leaves created through sandblasting the surface of the glass.

21-08-2025

Having a blast

A series of 5 vertically rectangular flat glass panels, with the tallest in the centre and descending sizes of panel each side, mounted on a dark grey base. Painted across the 5 panels is a scene of mountain peaks in tones of grey, yellow and ochre, representing autumn in the Snowdonian Massif.

19-08-2025

Visit The Four Seasons CGS exhibition at Pyramid Gallery

Cast glass sculpture in clear glass called Early Morning Wren representing the sound of a quarry as a spectogram etched inside the glass.

16-08-2025

One Island, Many Visions sculpture exhibition in Dorset

Image of The World of Glass museum from outside across water

10-08-2025

Appeal to save The World of Glass in St Helens

Detail of 'Fragment Dresser' glass and light installation showing close-up of flat clear glass etched cups, jug, plate etc.

10-08-2025

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An aqua blue bowl decorated with birds and leaves created through sandblasting the surface of the glass.

Sandblasting | 21-08-2025

Having a blast

Ruth Dresman loves to celebrate the joy of the natural world in her distinctive artwork. Here she describes her contemporary glass practice, which...
Detail of 'Fragment Dresser' glass and light installation showing close-up of flat clear glass etched cups, jug, plate etc.

Community projects | 10-08-2025

Transformational material

Mixed media artist and CGS board member Linda Norris talks about the importance of community in her practice and how working with glass with...
Scientific glass tubes on legs containing glass lampworked words.

Lampworking | 22-07-2025

Celebrating 35 years of creating glass

Ian Pearson looks back over his long career in scientific glassblowing and creative lampworking with his characteristic frank and humorous style. My...

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A series of 5 vertically rectangular flat glass panels, with the tallest in the centre and descending sizes of panel each side, mounted on a dark grey base. Painted across the 5 panels is a scene of mountain peaks in tones of grey, yellow and ochre, representing autumn in the Snowdonian Massif.

Exhibitions | 19-08-2025

Visit The Four Seasons CGS exhibition at Pyramid Gallery

A celebration of contemporary glass art inspired by Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons violin concerto is taking place at Pyramid Gallery, York, this...
Cast glass sculpture in clear glass called Early Morning Wren representing the sound of a quarry as a spectogram etched inside the glass.

Exhibitions | 16-08-2025

One Island, Many Visions sculpture exhibition in Dorset

Glass sculptors Colin Reid, Karen Browning and Rebecca Newnham are taking part in the ‘One Island, Many Visions’ event in Portland this autumn....
Image of The World of Glass museum from outside across water

Appeal | 10-08-2025

Appeal to save The World of Glass in St Helens

One of Merseyside’s most treasured cultural landmarks, The World of Glass (TWOG), is celebrating its 25th anniversary but facing imminent closure...

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Training | 15-07-2023

North Lands Creative postpones summer programme

Scotland’s North Lands Creative has announced that it is postponing its summer course programme. In a message to friends and colleagues, the...

Stained glass | 11-07-2023

Sky Arts series to focus on stained glass

A new series celebrating traditional crafts starts on Sky Arts this month (July 2023). ‘Bill Bailey’s Master Crafters: The Next Generation’...

Glassblowing | 10-07-2023

Mind Blowing!

Phil Vickery was captivated by a glassblowing demonstration he saw as a boy, but it was not until he took a glass module during his art foundation...

News | 30-06-2023

Apply for glass studio residencies in Norway

S12 Gallery and Workshop in Bergen, Norway, are inviting applications for artist residencies from August to December 2023. Two 2-4 week residencies...

Exhibitions | 30-06-2023

The 6th John Ruskin Prize Call for Entries

Artists, designers and makers worldwide are invited to apply for the sixth John Ruskin Prize, which has the theme of ‘Seeing the Unseen, Hearing...

Events | 30-06-2023

Contemporary Glass Discovery Day at Edinburgh University

Join the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and the Scottish Glass Society (SGS) this September for the latest in our series of Discovery Days being...
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