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Blown glass and mixed media piece called Dream Seed I.

Mixed media | 09-11-2025

Capturing the intangible

Talented and versatile glass artist Sophie Longwill loves pushing the boundaries with her glass practice. CGS Glass Network’s editor, Linda Banks,...
Clear glass masks made by Theo Brooks standing in front of light box projecting geometric patterns which are reflected and refracted through the masks.

Training | 08-10-2025

From behind the mask

Theo Brooks describes what he gained from his Amanda Moriarty Prize residency at Teign Valley Glass Studio, where he developed two new strands of...
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...

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Four large tall glass cabinets standing in a row enclosing illuminated writing. Glass installation by James Ronner.

News | 11-11-2025

Apply now for New Glass Review 46

Corning Museum of Glass in the US is inviting applications for the next edition of the prestigious glass publication, New Glass Review. The review...
A view of the Elizabeth Tower, that houses Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament in London.

News | 10-11-2025

CGS at Parliament to support UK glass industry

On Tuesday 28 October 2025, the Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) Administrator Helen Slater Stokes was invited to the Houses of Parliament in...
Collection of glass vessels finished with gold leaf by Tali Grinshpan called Sanctuary.

Events | 28-10-2025

CGS Annual General Meeting 2025 and maker presentations

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) invites members to the Annual General Meeting, followed by a Meet the Maker evening presentation from eight...

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Exhibitions | 29-05-2023

Call for entries for CGS Small but Magnificent exhibition

Between 5 and 23 June 2023 Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) members can submit images of glassworks that fit the theme of ‘Small but Magnificent’...

Lampworking | 29-05-2023

Obituary: Tom Young MBE

Master Glassblower Tom Young MBE passed away on 22 May 2023. Tom was not only a master glassblower; he also had an outstanding knowledge of...

Competition | 27-05-2023

Graduates’ Glass Prize applications open 5 June 2023

If you are graduating from a British or Irish accredited course in 2023 and you work with glass, don’t forget to apply for this year’s Glass...

Events | 22-05-2023

Glass art to feature at New Designers 2023

New Designers (ND), the UK’s largest graduate design event, returns to the Business Design Centre, London, for its annual gathering this June and...

Murrine | 19-05-2023

Drawing on the past

Glass artist Mathieu Grodet has combined his love of drawing with several different glass techniques, most recently settling on the creation of...

Stained glass | 15-05-2023

Historic stained glass window making joins Red List of Endangered Crafts

Stained glass window making (historic windows) has been added to the Heritage Crafts Association’s (HCA) Red List of Endangered Crafts 2023. The...

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