Features
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...
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...
Community projects | 10-08-2025
Transformational material
Mixed media artist and CGS board member Linda Norris talks about the importance of community in her practice and how working with glass with...
News
Graduate Prize | 09-09-2025
CGS/Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize winners announced
We are delighted to announce the results of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize and those who will be featured...
Exhibitions | 08-09-2025
Bulgaria’s International Festival of Glass opens this month
Bulgaria’s International Biennale of Glass (IBG) celebrates its fifth edition this month with an exhibition of around 200 works by artists from 50...
Competition | 28-08-2025
Apply for Loewe Craft Prize 2026
Launched in 2016, the Loewe Foundation’s Craft Prize is a prestigious international event celebrating the best in modern craft across a range of...
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Glassblowing | 08-03-2023
A contemporary glass lens on ancient Cypriot culture
British-Cypriot glass maker Theo Brooks investigates identity through his glass art, which is inspired by studying the history of Cypriot...
Exhibitions | 08-03-2023
Modern European glass engraving exhibition and course at LWL Museum, Germany
An exhibition of European glass engraving featuring the work of 45 glass artists opens on 19 March 2023 at the Gernheim Glassworks, part of the...
Training | 07-03-2023
Apply now for Cockpit London Glass Sellers’ Bursary
A bursary is available for a craftsperson working in warm or cold glass, providing subsidised studio space at Cockpit in London. The Cockpit...
Events | 07-03-2023
Calling glassmakers for Burnt Saucepan social event
Devon’s Teign Valley Glass Studio (TVGS) is holding a social and glassmaking weekend on 9-11 June 2023. Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy...
Exhibitions | 03-03-2023
Carnival Glass Society 40th anniversary exhibition
The Carnival Glass Society will be holding an exhibition celebrating the beauty, creativity and ingenuity of this pressed iridised glass at...
Events | 28-02-2023
Expanding Horizons glass Discovery Days – book now
Building on the success of our 25th Anniversary year, in 2023 the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is reaching out to more people than ever, to...
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