Features
| 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...
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...
News
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...
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...
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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Training | 24-02-2023
Calling Commonwealth craftspeople for MA scholarship opportunity
The Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts has announced two full scholarships for students from Commonwealth countries to undertake...
Cast glass | 20-02-2023
Making the miniature monumental
Angela Thwaites is known for her cast glass and likes to create pieces that draw the viewer in to take a second look. Her most recent work is moving...
Exhibitions | 16-02-2023
Process glass exhibition, book launch and demos in Stourbridge
A hybrid book launch and glass exhibition with live demonstrations is taking place in Stourbridge, West Midlands, opening on 25 March 2023. Glass...
Competition | 15-02-2023
Apply now for Blown Away Season 4
If you’d like to follow in the footsteps of the UK’s Elliot Walker – who won Season 2 of the Netflix glassblowing...
Exhibitions | 14-02-2023
Simon Berger’s Shattering Beauty exhibition in Murano
Swiss artist Simon Berger has a solo show at the Museo del Vetro of Murano, Italy featuring artworks that explore the fragility of the human...
Exhibitions | 13-02-2023
CGS collaborates with Buckenham Galleries for summer exhibition
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is extending its reach across the country in 2023 with new events and exhibitions. The first of these...
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