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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...
Four uneven shaped, rounded glass pods in different colours with etched designs cut into the surface to reveal clear glass below.

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...

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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...
A sculpture in cast glass by David Reekie featuring David Reekie and Mark Holford looking at a smaller glass head.

Cast glass | 27-10-2025

David Reekie portraiture commission

Renowned sculptor and glass artist, David Reekie, has completed his first portraiture commission for major glass collector, Mark Holford. David has...
A curious glass piece called Last Flight of the Bumblebee by Krista Israel De Jager features a white bumblebee body shape with a glass human head.

Exhibitions | 07-10-2025

CGS ‘Bizarre and Surreal’ online exhibition largest ever

As Contemporary Glass Society members know, we bring opportunities to exhibit their work both physically and online and our latest online exhibition,...

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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...

Training | 11-02-2023

Scottish glass studio receives The Macallan artisan apprenticeship fund

Glasstorm hot glass studio in the Scottish Highlands is one of four recipients of an Artisan Apprenticeship Fund from master whisky producer The...

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