23-01-2026
Mixing it up
11-01-2026
A splash of colour
Features
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...
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....
Collaborations | 28-12-2025
Strengthening contemporary glass links with Japan
CGS Chair Sarah Brown reviews her latest glass-focused visit to Japan – via Shanghai – a decade after her first trip in collaboration with the...
News
Competition | 20-01-2026
Apply for Lord Mayor’s stained glass roundel competition 2026
Once again, the Reflections of The Lord Mayor Stained Glass Roundel Design Competition is inviting entries for the 2026 edition. This year marks the...
Exhibitions | 15-01-2026
Parndon Mill Gallery Glasshaus XVIII exhibition
Jane Vincent previews a new exhibition featuring resident glassmakers and Just Glass members in Essex. As we begin another year it is such a joy to...
Pate de verre | 10-01-2026
Pate de verre entry shortlisted for John Ruskin Prize
A pestle and mortar created from pate de verre glass and made by CGS member Keith Dymond has been shortlisted for the 8th John Ruskin Prize....
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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...
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...
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