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Kilnworking | 23-04-2025
My warren of kiln-formed glass powder textures
Canadian glass maker and educator Bob Leatherbarrow explains how he applies his scientific mind to the challenges of creating with glass powder, and...
Glassblowing | 08-04-2025
Glass artist interview with Emma Baker
Emma Baker’s love of glassblowing has taken her around the world to develop her practice. Her recent pieces focus on investigating the materiality...
Pate de verre | 20-03-2025
Glass artist interview with Rebecca Tanda
Fresh from her successful exhibition at Collect 2025 in London, Rebecca Tanda explains how she combines pâte-de-verre and flameworking techniques to...
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Exhibitions | 27-04-2025
Pyramid Gallery exhibition opportunity for UK-based CGS members
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is delighted to invite UK-based CGS members to apply to exhibit at the Pyramid Gallery in York once again, as...
Events | 27-04-2025
Contemporary glass at London Craft Week 2025
Once again top-quality craft and design will be showcased at venues across London during London Craft Week, from 12-18 May 2025. Featuring 1,000+...
News | 22-04-2025
Crafters in the spotlight in new Dom Chinea podcast series
Many of us have been enjoying the third series of BBC1’s popular ‘Make it at Market’ (available now on iPlayer), featuring two stained glass...
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Exhibitions | 12-01-2023
Chen Peiper’s glass displayed in Venice
Israel-based glass artist Chen Peiper created the installation ‘Covitrum’ as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The work, exhibited at the...
Events | 05-01-2023
A window into contemporary glass in Southern Africa
South African glass artists and educators marked the United Nations’ International Year of Glass through a series of exhibitions and symposia...
Exhibitions | 28-12-2022
In the Making exhibition at Glasmuseet Ebeltoft
Launching on 14 January 2023, the In the Making exhibition at Denmark’s Glasmuseet Ebeltoft showcases the creative processes of 10 younger glass...
Fundraising | 27-12-2022
CGS raffle raises almost £2k
Each year the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) holds a fundraising raffle. This is an important way to support the CGS to put on its many events....
Flameworking | 24-12-2022
Sculpting history
Glass artist Amber Cowan captures the past in her detailed dioramas in vintage colours that are inspired by, and incorporate, glass from now closed...
Business | 24-12-2022
New round of QEST funding for craftspeople
Applications open on 9 January 2023 for the next round of funding for craftspeople from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST). QEST awards...
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