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Sand-cast glass sculpture of an island floating in space with a house on the top.

Cast glass | 09-02-2026

Playing with sand like a child

Jan Hooghiemstra’s glass work presents a dreamlike world of symbolic images created in sand moulds. Here he outlines his inspirations and showcases...
A mixed media sculpture by Maria Donnai called Deep Unknowns 1 - featuring a green sphere of glass held in a brownish curled ceramic with uneven edges.

Pate de verre | 23-01-2026

Mixing it up

Maria Donnai uses taxidermy, porcelain and glass to create her ‘museological’ style. As she embarks on her first solo exhibition, Linda Banks...
Ruth Shelley's Rosebay Willowherb collection of vessels in pinks and greens featuring gravity-pulled patterns.

hot glass | 11-01-2026

A splash of colour

Ruth Shelley brings the palette and pattern of the world around her into her vibrant glass vessels and enjoys using gravity to transform her pieces....

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A piece of round blown glass featuring many different colours swirling around by Tim Rawlinson.

Exhibitions | 05-02-2026

London Glassblowing presents Gather exhibition

Peter Layton’s London Glassblowing opens its 50th anniversary year celebrations with a new glass exhibition called Gather this March. The show...
A close up of a stained glass artist sitting behind a light box with glass sheets on it and stained glass panels in the background.

Training | 02-02-2026

Apply for stained glass training bursary

Heritage Crafts is offering a training bursary of up to £4,000 for new entrants and early-career craftspeople working in stained glass window making...
Close up of someone shaping molten glass in the hot shop.

Training | 30-01-2026

Apply for new QEST craft grants

If you are looking for funding to help with craft training, education and skills development, consider applying for a grant from the Queen Elizabeth...

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Exhibitions | 19-03-2023

Confluence exhibition at National Glass Centre

An exhibition of work by three ceramicists who were given the opportunity to work with glass opens on 25 March at the National Glass Centre (NGC),...

Glassblowing | 09-03-2023

Open call for hot glass residencies in Belgium

The Glazenhuis museum and glass studio, based in Lommel, Belgium, is inviting experienced glassblowers to apply for a 10-week residency. There are...

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...

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