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Cast glass | 06-03-2026
Imagining a better world
What do you do when your children tell you there is too much glass art on display at home? US-based prolific glass artist, collector and entrepreneur...
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...
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...
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Sustainability | 09-03-2026
Recycled glass project creates solar concentrators
Many of you will be aware of the work of Ian Hankey in the field of glass recycling, which began back in the early 2000s with an unusual request for...
News | 08-03-2026
US Museum of Glass renovation to feature Lino Tagliapietra gallery
Washington state’s Museum of Glass in Tacoma has announced a major US$25 million renovation project, starting in Spring 2026. The museum has been...
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...
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Training | 27-09-2023
New apprenticeship in stained glass launches
A new stained glass apprenticeship has been developed, with the specialist training to be provided at University of Wales Trinity Saint David...
Obituary | 26-09-2023
Obituary: Vital Peeters 1960-2023
It is with great sadness that we learned Vital Peeters died on 18 September 2023. Many will have met Vital, together with his husband Jules, at their...
Stained glass | 25-09-2023
Bathed in coloured light
Glass artists Flora Jamieson loves creating both traditional and modern styles of design in her painted stained glass windows – bringing joy to...
Events | 19-09-2023
CGS Discovery Day at the V&A London
Book your tickets now for the Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) final Discovery Day of 2023, which is taking place at the iconic Victoria and...
Exhibitions | 18-09-2023
CGS exhibits at the World of Glass
Not only has the World of Glass in St Helens, Merseyside, opened its newly reimagined museum galleries, but it is also welcoming back the...
Glassblowing | 17-09-2023
A cultural melting pot
George William Bell diverted from a path towards ceramics to a career in contemporary glass and his travels around the world – in particular to...
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