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Romanesco vegetable-inspired pate de verre glass sculptures embedded in clear blown glass

| 22-09-2025

Maria Zulueta: Amanda Moriarty Prize report

One of the four winners of the latest CGS Amanda Moriarty Prize, Maria Zulueta, describes her five days experimenting with new directions in her...
Four uneven shaped, rounded glass pods in different colours with etched designs cut into the surface to reveal clear glass below.

Graal technique | 07-09-2025

The seed of a new idea

Michele Oberdieck describes how her artistic journey took her from textiles to glass, using blowing and graal techniques to develop colour blends and...
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...

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The World of Glass in St Helens front view including entrance and glass cone.

News | 02-10-2025

The World of Glass saved from closure

Having far exceeded the original target of £50,000 needed to keep The World of Glass (TWOG) in St Helens open, this important venue promoting...
Presentation by stained glass artist Jacqui Fowler at Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

Events | 30-09-2025

Glass in Wales symposium review

Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) Chair Sarah Brown looks back on the many highlights of the joint symposium held in September.   Wow! What a...
Image composite of three stained glass artists. One stands next to a stained glass window wearing a hard hat and is comparing glass colour with the existing window. One is placing pieces of painted glass into a kiln and the third is painting pieces of stained glass on a Lightbox.

Training | 29-09-2025

Apply for architectural and stained glass awards

The Glaziers’ Company Charity has launched its Annual Awards Scheme 2025/6 to support the training and development of artists and conservators...

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The World of Glass in St Helens front view including entrance and glass cone.

Exhibitions | 24-07-2023

Apply to exhibit at the World of Glass

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is delighted to be collaborating again with The World of Glass to present a members-only exhibition this autumn....

Exhibitions | 23-07-2023

Alison Kinnaird’s installation at Scottish Parliament

Glass artist and engraver Alison Kinnaird’s installation ‘War Memorial’ is now on exhibition in the public area of the Scottish...

Pate de verre | 20-07-2023

Glass slippers

Artist Dori Settles is drawn to textures in her work and celebrates people’s unique stories in her recreations of their footwear in her latest...

Exhibitions | 16-07-2023

Relate/Animate glass exhibition at Sabbia Gallery

For the first time in five years Australia’s Sabbia Gallery is hosting an exhibition by Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott called ‘Relate/Animate’...

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’...

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