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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....
Glass artists Karen Browning and Sarah Brown hold their fake food creations that they made in Osaka, Japan. Behind them is a wall of pieces of fake food in display packaging.

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...

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Glass roundel designs by two winners of the 2023 Lord Mayor's competition by Bethan Yates and Kate Henderson.

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...
A reddish-brown cast glass sculpture in an abstract shape by Monette Larsen.

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...
Detail of red pate de verre glass bowl sculpture called Crushed and Boiled.

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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News | 21-11-2022

Take part in Crafts Council makers’ survey

The Crafts Council’s annual survey of maker needs is now open and invites you to provide your feedback to assist the organisation in establishing...

Fundraising | 20-11-2022

Corning Museum of Glass seeks donations to create StudioNEXT

The US-based Corning Museum of Glass has launched a campaign to transform The Studio into the world’s foremost centre for glass artistry and...

News | 20-11-2022

What’s in the next Glass Network print magazine?

Kirsteen Aubrey, editor of the Contemporary Glass Society’s print magazine ‘Glass Network’, outlines some of the highlights for members in the...

Cast glass | 18-11-2022

A Twist in Time

Nina Casson McGarva loves to manipulate her cast glass pieces straight out of the kiln to get a spontaneous effect. Linda Banks finds out more about...

Conferences | 14-11-2022

Glass Art Society 2023 Conference Registration Opens

The Glass Art Society (GAS) is heading to Detroit, Michigan, US, for its 2023 Annual GAS Conference (7-10 June 2023) and registration opens on 14...

Courses | 08-11-2022

Royal College of Art receives £6.1m for glass and ceramics scholarships

London’s Royal College of Art (RCA) has received an endowment that will award six annual scholarships of £35,000 each year over the next 20 years....

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