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Sand-cast glass sculpture of an island floating in space with a house on the top.

Cast glass | 09-02-2026

Playing with sand like a child

Jan Hooghiemstra’s glass work presents a dreamlike world of symbolic images created in sand moulds. Here he outlines his inspirations and showcases...
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....

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News | 20-02-2026

Open letter in support of Glassworks: Sunderland

Sarah Brown, Chair of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS), explains why CGS is supporting the new facility for glassmaking in Sunderland. You may be...
Glassblowing torch with big flame.

Exhibitions | 20-02-2026

Showcase rare glass skills at Endangered Crafts exhibition

A new exhibition featuring endangered glass crafts will be held at Stourbridge Glass Museum later this year (11 July-7 November 2026). Glass artists...
Inverted large yellow glass pods suspended from above which a person can put their head inside to hear recorded sounds. Installation made by Stef Veldhuis.

Exhibitions | 15-02-2026

Dutch Glass Biennale returns to Amersfoort

After the success of its first edition in 2024, The Dutch Glass Biennale, ‘Living the Glass Age’, returns to Eemklooster (a former monastery) in...

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Glass gloves with veins by Kit Paulson

Flameworking | 08-06-2022

Making connections with history

Kit Paulson looks to the past for inspiration for her flameworked glass creations, which include fantastical headwear and old-style telephones. Linda...

News | 31-05-2022

What’s in the next CGS Glass Network print magazine?

Kirsteen Aubrey, editor of the Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) print magazine, Glass Network, outlines some of the features members will see in...

Appointments | 30-05-2022

Chris Day becomes Trustee of British Glass Foundation

Glass artist Chris Day has become a Trustee of the British Glass Foundation (BGF). The BGF has been the driving force behind the realisation of the...

News | 29-05-2022

Wolverhampton Uni glass courses under threat

Wolverhampton University, of which Wolverhampton School of Art (WSoA) is part, has announced that it is suspending recruitment to 138 undergraduate...

Exhibitions | 26-05-2022

Dominic Fonde’s Analogue Hearts exhibition at Gallery Arai

A solo exhibition of drawings and engraved glass, called ‘Analogue Hearts’, by Dominic Fonde, takes place at Japan’s Gallery Arai in...

Exhibitions | 24-05-2022

Mel Douglas’ glass showcased in Sabbia Gallery exhibition

A solo exhibition of work by Australian glass artist Mel Douglas opens in Sydney on 27 May 2022. Talking about the exhibition, ‘Linear...

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