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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...
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....
News
News | 20-02-2026
Open letter in support of Glassworks: Sunderland
Sarah Brown, Chair of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS), explains why CGS is supporting the new facility for glassmaking in Sunderland. You may be...
Exhibitions | 20-02-2026
Showcase rare glass skills at Endangered Crafts exhibition
A new exhibition featuring endangered glass crafts will be held at Stourbridge Glass Museum later this year (11 July-7 November 2026). Glass artists...
Exhibitions | 15-02-2026
Dutch Glass Biennale returns to Amersfoort
After the success of its first edition in 2024, The Dutch Glass Biennale, ‘Living the Glass Age’, returns to Eemklooster (a former monastery) in...
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Fused glass | 10-02-2023
Out of the margins
Australian glass artist Emma Borland has an interest in naïve and outsider art, with a lot of her work focused on representing the marginalised....
Exhibitions | 09-02-2023
She Bends exhibition explores neon
The US Museum of Glass is showing ‘She Bends: Redefining Neon Legacy’, an exhibition exploring the evolution of neon. Opening on 11 February and...
Exhibitions | 07-02-2023
Sift exhibition explores connections between Wales and Ireland
‘Sift’ is an exhibition of work by six artists, each of whom created work in response to the ancient connections between Wales and Ireland. It...
Training | 30-01-2023
Worshipful Company of Glaziers offers two stained glass placements in top studios
Two funded work placements are available via awards from the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters. The Lever Award and the Ashton Hill Award...
Exhibitions | 30-01-2023
Apply for Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
Applications for places at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF), and two complementary online selling events, are open between 1 and 28...
Exhibitions | 29-01-2023
Expanding Boundaries online exhibition for non-UK artists
Are you a glass artist working outside the UK? If so, the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) would like to hear from you. We are hosting an online...
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