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Four uneven shaped, rounded glass pods in different colours with etched designs cut into the surface to reveal clear glass below.

Graal technique | 07-09-2025

The seed of a new idea

Michele Oberdieck describes how her artistic journey took her from textiles to glass, using blowing and graal techniques to develop colour blends and...
An aqua blue bowl decorated with birds and leaves created through sandblasting the surface of the glass.

Sandblasting | 21-08-2025

Having a blast

Ruth Dresman loves to celebrate the joy of the natural world in her distinctive artwork. Here she describes her contemporary glass practice, which...
Detail of 'Fragment Dresser' glass and light installation showing close-up of flat clear glass etched cups, jug, plate etc.

Community projects | 10-08-2025

Transformational material

Mixed media artist and CGS board member Linda Norris talks about the importance of community in her practice and how working with glass with...

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Images of 4 glass artists at work and examples of their work shown below. Artists are Jeff Zimmer, Karen Browning, James Maskrey and Moonju Suh.

Events | 14-09-2025

Join CGS for V&A glass symposium

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is excited to announce a one-day symposium at the renowned Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London on...
Five pieces of abstract glass sculpture forming Morphology Collection made from ribbon-like distorted circles of white glass with aqua linings and small frosted balls of glass with each one.

Graduate Prize | 09-09-2025

CGS/Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize winners announced

We are delighted to announce the results of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize and those who will be featured...
Image of glass vessel made by Dale Chihuly on the left with emerald green interior, wavy rim in yellow and orange and contrasting dark outside with busy patterns and mark making. It is called Black Pine Soft Cylinder with Cadmium Orange Lip Wrap. On the right an image of an amber colour cast glass sculpture featuring angles and a circular structure by Konstantin Valchev called Illusion.

Exhibitions | 08-09-2025

Bulgaria’s International Festival of Glass opens this month

Bulgaria’s International Biennale of Glass (IBG) celebrates its fifth edition this month with an exhibition of around 200 works by artists from 50...

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Exhibitions | 31-07-2022

Craft Scotland at Collect 2023: applications now open

Glass artists living and working in Scotland have a short time left to apply for a place at the prestigious Collect 2023 exhibition with Craft...

News | 30-07-2022

Contemporary Glass Society AGM this August

All Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) members are invited to attend the first in-person Annual General Meeting (AGM) for several years. The 2022 AGM...

Competition | 27-07-2022

Glass design competition for children

Children aged between 4 and 11 are invited to submit designs for a beautiful object that could be made from glass in a competition run by the Primary...

Business | 25-07-2022

University of Sunderland opens facilities to glass artists

As part of the national Artists Access to Art Colleges (AA2A) project, the University of Sunderland is offering free placements to artists and...

Business | 23-07-2022

Free business support for London creatives

London Creative Network (LCN) at Cockpit is offering free business training for craft practitioners based in London. The programme will take place...
Enamelled paperweight

Enamelling | 23-07-2022

Enhancing life with enamelling

Harry Forster-Stringer transforms jewellery, functional forms and art objects with fused, powdered glass in a myriad of rich colours. Here he...

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