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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...
A wall of purple goddess heads made from cast glass against a glass window making wobbly shadows on the wall and floor. Made by Trish Duggan.

Cast glass | 06-03-2026

Imagining a better world

What do you do when your children tell you there is too much glass art on display at home? US-based prolific glass artist, collector and entrepreneur...
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...

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Reino Liefkes of the V&A Museum, London, stands in front of a wall of shelves holding books and folders.

News | 14-04-2026

V&A ceramics and glass expert Reino Liefkes retires

Reino Liefkes, Senior Curator of Ceramics and Glass, Department of Decorative Art and Sculpture, will be retiring on 1 May 2026 after 33 years and...
Image of a glass sculpture with the words Stourbridge Glass Museum and Artefacts of the Future overlaid.

Competition | 12-04-2026

Apply for Stourbridge Glass Museum’s Artefacts of the Future Awards

Glass artists are invited to apply for Stourbridge Glass Museum’s new ‘Artefacts of the Future Awards’ – a competition celebrating excellence...
Glass artist Yukiko Sugano seated at a long table demonstrating her flame working technique to a crowd of onlookers at the International Festival of Glass 2024 in the UK.

Events | 30-03-2026

Take part in IFOG 2026

As many of you know, the 2026 International Festival of Glass (IFOG) will be taking place in St Helens in Northwest England over the August Bank...

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Exhibitions | 13-06-2022

Part two of the Joy of Glass exhibition opens in Leeds

Don’t forget to visit the second part of the Joy of Glass exhibition, being held by the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) in partnership with the...
Glass Garden stand at Chelsea Flower Show 2022

Exhibitions | 11-06-2022

Glass Garden a hit at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022

Artist and curator, Gabrielle Argent, is the force behind the creation of The International Year of Glass Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022....
Glass by Shannon Baker

Exhibitions | 09-06-2022

UCA Farnham degree show features glass

Three BA(hons) Ceramics and Glass students have their contemporary glass work showcased in the degree show at the University for the Creative Arts...
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...

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