Features
hot glass | 11-01-2026
A splash of colour
Ruth Shelly 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...
News
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...
Events | 18-12-2025
CGS glass narratives event at the V&A
CGS Chair Sarah Brown reviews an interesting and informative gathering at this top London museum. What a day it was on Friday 5 December 2025! Over...
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Exhibitions | 25-07-2023
2023 Saxe Emerging Artists catalogue launched
The Glass Art Society (GAS) has announced the publication of the 2023 Saxe Emerging Artist catalogue online, which features the glass work of...
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...
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