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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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Close up of someone shaping molten glass in the hot shop.

Training | 30-01-2026

Apply for new QEST craft grants

If you are looking for funding to help with craft training, education and skills development, consider applying for a grant from the Queen Elizabeth...
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...

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Courses | 29-06-2022

Design Trust launches online course to help artists get commissions

The Design Trust has created a new online workshop, ‘Creative Commissions’, to help artists and designers make the most of craft commissions for...

Training | 28-06-2022

QEST announces funding for new glass scholars

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) has announced that two contemporary glass artists are among those receiving awards in the latest funding...

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...

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