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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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Inverted large yellow glass pods suspended from above which a person can put their head inside to hear recorded sounds. Installation made by Stef Veldhuis.

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...
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...

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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....

Cast glass | 07-11-2022

The architect of her own success in contemporary glass

Karen Browning studied architecture before cast glass captured her attention. Her glass work was awarded ‘Best in Show’ at the recent British...

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