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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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Exhibitions | 27-09-2022

Submit glass sculpture for Sussex Prairie Garden exhibition

Glass artists are invited to submit their outdoor sculpture for ‘Expressions of Nature’, a mixed media exhibition at Sussex Prairie...

Conferences | 26-09-2022

Craft Scotland conference 2022: The Power of Glass

Craft Scotland invites all glass artists and enthusiasts, curators and researchers, to attend its in-person and online ‘The Power of Glass’...

Competition | 25-09-2022

Apply to create etched or engraved glass for historic church

Are you a glass artist working in etching or engraving? Would you like the opportunity to create some figurative windows for a Grade 1-listed church...

Exhibitions | 24-09-2022

Jaw sculptures feature in interactive glass exhibition

Norway’s S12 Gallery is hosting the collaborative ‘Talk To Me’ interactive exhibition by Terese Longva and Roar Sletteland, on now until 20...

Gilding | 16-09-2022

A heart of gold

Marybeth Ting loves nothing more than sharing her skills in glass gilding. She pushes the boundaries of the traditional verre églomisé technique by...

Exhibitions | 14-09-2022

CGS and Scottish Glass Society Stories exhibition opens

A joint exhibition of contemporary glass by members of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and the Scottish Glass Society (SGS) has been launched in...

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