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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....
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...
| 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...
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Exhibitions | 15-01-2026
Parndon Mill Gallery Glasshaus XVIII exhibition
Jane Vincent previews a new exhibition featuring resident glassmakers and Just Glass members in Essex. As we begin another year it is such a joy to...
Pate de verre | 10-01-2026
Pate de verre entry shortlisted for John Ruskin Prize
A pestle and mortar created from pate de verre glass and made by CGS member Keith Dymond has been shortlisted for the 8th John Ruskin Prize....
Exhibitions | 29-12-2025
Collect 2026 exhibition to showcase cutting-edge design
Renowned international craft and design fair Collect returns to Somerset House in London in February 2026. Featuring international galleries and arts...
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Events | 12-09-2023
Isle of Wight Studio Glass celebrates 50 years
Marking a landmark 50 years in business in 2023, family-run Isle of Wight Studio Glass is celebrating with an anniversary exhibition event. During...
Training | 31-08-2023
JamFactory invites applications for associate programme
Autralia’s JamFactory has been supporting and promoting craft and design through its studios, galleries and shops for 50 years. Now it is inviting...
Events | 31-08-2023
Contemporary Glass Discovery Day at Edinburgh University – book now!
Join the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and the Scottish Glass Society (SGS) this September for the latest in our series of Discovery Days being...
News | 30-08-2023
Demise of North Lands Creative and Nazeing Glass Works
Sadly, two more glass centres in the UK have ceased trading recently. The internationally renowned North Lands Creative, in Caithness, Scotland, and...
News | 30-08-2023
Petition to support Bild-Werk Frauenau’s future
A petition has been launched to support the concept of a Glass Culture Campus in the glassmaking town of Frauenau, situated in the Bavarian Forest in...
Exhibitions | 30-08-2023
Stourbridge Celebration of Glass exhibition
The first edition of a new annual exhibition celebrating glass making from the Stourbridge Glass Quarter takes place from 8-24 September 2023 at the...
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