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Mixing it up
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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
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...
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...
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 | 28-12-2022
In the Making exhibition at Glasmuseet Ebeltoft
Launching on 14 January 2023, the In the Making exhibition at Denmark’s Glasmuseet Ebeltoft showcases the creative processes of 10 younger glass...
Fundraising | 27-12-2022
CGS raffle raises almost £2k
Each year the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) holds a fundraising raffle. This is an important way to support the CGS to put on its many events....
Flameworking | 24-12-2022
Sculpting history
Glass artist Amber Cowan captures the past in her detailed dioramas in vintage colours that are inspired by, and incorporate, glass from now closed...
Business | 24-12-2022
New round of QEST funding for craftspeople
Applications open on 9 January 2023 for the next round of funding for craftspeople from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST). QEST awards...
News | 20-12-2022
QEST supports two glass artists to progress their practice
Two glass artists have been awarded Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) Scholarships in the latest round of grants. The successful entrants are...
Collaborations | 19-12-2022
Fashion Awards trophies created from coloured glass rods
A collaboration with The Glass Foundry in the Cotswolds has resulted in trophies made from glass rods for the Fashion Awards 2022. British-Nigerian...
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