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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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Will Farmer and Ollie Buckley at the opening of Stourbridge Glass Museum

Events | 26-04-2022

New Stourbridge Glass Museum opens

The new Stourbridge Glass Museum opened in early April 2022 with events over three days: a VIP launch on the evening of 7 April, exhibitor’s...
Domestic abuse workshop as therapy

Exhibitions | 25-04-2022

Glass workshops help domestic abuse survivors

An exhibition of glass art made during glass workshops for survivors of domestic abuse will be shown in London from 30 June to 3 July 2022. There...
Oil Spill glass art by Carmen Lozar

Flameworking | 21-04-2022

Life stories in glass

When young, Carmen Lozar’s favourite fairy tale was ‘Thumbelina’. Today, she extends that enduring fascination with miniature worlds by...

Competition | 19-04-2022

Call to new graduates: apply for the Glass Sellers’ CGS Glass Prize and New Graduate Review magazine

The 2022 Graduate Prize and New Graduate Review magazine have opened for applications from students graduating from a British or Irish accredited...

Events | 18-04-2022

Visit Nazeing Glass Works for hot glass study days in May

Two Hot Glass study days are taking place on 25 and 26 May 2022 at Nazeing Glass Works in Hertfordshire, UK, as part of the UN-designated...
Layne Rowe's angel wing glass sculpture

Exhibitions | 16-04-2022

Glass Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022

In recognition of the fact that 2022 has been designated the International Year of Glass by the United Nations, this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

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