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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...
Scientific glass tubes on legs containing glass lampworked words.

Lampworking | 22-07-2025

Celebrating 35 years of creating glass

Ian Pearson looks back over his long career in scientific glassblowing and creative lampworking with his characteristic frank and humorous style. My...

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A selection of craft items on a table made in a variety of materials that were all finalists in the Loewe Craft Prize 2025. View includes a glass vessel by Scott Chaseling.

Competition | 28-08-2025

Apply for Loewe Craft Prize 2026

Launched in 2016, the Loewe Foundation’s Craft Prize is a prestigious international event celebrating the best in modern craft across a range of...
A series of 5 vertically rectangular flat glass panels, with the tallest in the centre and descending sizes of panel each side, mounted on a dark grey base. Painted across the 5 panels is a scene of mountain peaks in tones of grey, yellow and ochre, representing autumn in the Snowdonian Massif.

Exhibitions | 19-08-2025

Visit The Four Seasons CGS exhibition at Pyramid Gallery

A celebration of contemporary glass art inspired by Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons violin concerto is taking place at Pyramid Gallery, York, this...
Cast glass sculpture in clear glass called Early Morning Wren representing the sound of a quarry as a spectogram etched inside the glass.

Exhibitions | 16-08-2025

One Island, Many Visions sculpture exhibition in Dorset

Glass sculptors Colin Reid, Karen Browning and Rebecca Newnham are taking part in the ‘One Island, Many Visions’ event in Portland this autumn....

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Appointments | 27-06-2022

Stourbridge Glass Museum appoints new curator

The newly opened Stourbridge Glass Museum is set to strengthen its work with the community and expand its exhibitions following the appointment of a...

Training | 26-06-2022

City and Guilds artist glass fellow opportunity

The City & Guilds of London Art School is offering an Artist Glass Fellow position starting in October 2022. The post offers a unique opportunity...

Exhibitions | 25-06-2022

CGS silver jubilee exhibition celebrates Past, Present and Future

To celebrate its quarter century of representing and promoting contemporary glass, the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is presenting a...
Cheryl Wilson-Smith's glass frit sculpture

Pate de verre | 21-06-2022

Learning from landscapes

Canadian glass sculptor Cheryl Wilson-Smith was a painter and potter before discovering the possibilities of using glass in the kiln. She draws on...

Exhibitions | 16-06-2022

Ten exhibitions at the International Festival of Glass 2022

The 2022 International Festival of Glass promises an exciting programme of events, demonstrations, masterclasses and exhibitions this August. This...

Competition | 15-06-2022

2023 Stevens Competition invites designs for City of London glass panels

For the last 50 years, the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass (the Glaziers’ Company) has run the Stevens Competition to find the...

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