Features
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...
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....
News
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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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