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Art installation featuring projected image at the rear with three coloured cast glass slabs on three plinths equidistant in the space.

Mixed media | 06-05-2026

Creating a sense of a living presence

Through her multi-modal artwork and installations, Liz Waugh McManus brings together sculptural glass and twenty-first century technologies to...
Mixed media sculptures of two figures using glass. One stands with no arms and the other lays down on its back with legs raised in a giving birth position.

Mixed media | 22-04-2026

Meet Emma Woffenden

This renowned mixed-media sculptor describes her long and varied experience in creating her expressive art, based on a sound education in glass...
Two red glass balloons, one with a clear glass syringe pressing into its surface. Work is called Till We Meet Again.

Cast glass | 08-04-2026

Glass artist interview: Off the scale

Antonis Koutouzis enjoys the challenge of casting as it provides the control, precision and depth he needs to realise his desire of pushing the...

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A view across a large room featuring an exhibition of different pieces of glass art

Competition | 08-05-2026

Apply for the Stanislav Libenský Award 2026

Glass artists under the age of 25, as well as Bachelor’s or Master’s degree graduates from 2025 and 2026 (with no age limit), are invited to...
Mixed image featuring Allister Malcolm modelling molten glass and sea creature images

Competition | 03-05-2026

Children’s doodle glass competition

Schools across the UK are invited to take part in a free creative competition for pupils of all ages that will see three winning children’s...
Two stained glass panels hanging in front of illuminated light boxes in a church setting with a Welsh language information panel standing between them

Exhibitions | 27-04-2026

UWTSD Swansea College of Art permanent exhibition launched at Swansea Minster

A collection of stained glass panels from the archive of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s (UWTSD) Swansea College of Art has been...

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A curious glass piece called Last Flight of the Bumblebee by Krista Israel De Jager features a white bumblebee body shape with a glass human head.

Exhibitions | 07-10-2025

CGS ‘Bizarre and Surreal’ online exhibition largest ever

As Contemporary Glass Society members know, we bring opportunities to exhibit their work both physically and online and our latest online exhibition,...
A finely engraved rhinoceros head in tones of grey on black glass, featuring a gold leaf tip to the horn. Engraved by Nancy Sutcliffe.

Obituary | 07-10-2025

Obituary: Nancy Sutcliffe (1957-2025)

It is with great sadness we report the loss of exceptional glass engraver Nancy Sutcliffe, who passed away on 23 September 2025 following a short...
The World of Glass in St Helens front view including entrance and glass cone.

News | 02-10-2025

The World of Glass saved from closure

Having far exceeded the original target of £50,000 needed to keep The World of Glass (TWOG) in St Helens open, this important venue promoting...
Presentation by stained glass artist Jacqui Fowler at Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

Events | 30-09-2025

Glass in Wales symposium review

Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) Chair Sarah Brown looks back on the many highlights of the joint symposium held in September.   Wow! What a...
Image composite of three stained glass artists. One stands next to a stained glass window wearing a hard hat and is comparing glass colour with the existing window. One is placing pieces of painted glass into a kiln and the third is painting pieces of stained glass on a Lightbox.

Training | 29-09-2025

Apply for architectural and stained glass awards

The Glaziers’ Company Charity has launched its Annual Awards Scheme 2025/6 to support the training and development of artists and conservators...
Romanesco vegetable-inspired pate de verre glass sculptures embedded in clear blown glass

| 22-09-2025

Maria Zulueta: Amanda Moriarty Prize report

One of the four winners of the latest CGS Amanda Moriarty Prize, Maria Zulueta, describes her five days experimenting with new directions in her...

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