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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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David Patchen glass artist

Caneworking | 11-02-2022

Master of murrine

Glass artist David Patchen uses cane and murrine to create his distinctive patterned glass work. CGS Glass Network digital’s editor, Linda Banks,...

Events | 10-02-2022

International Year of Glass 2022 launches with opening ceremony

The United Nations-designated International Year of Glass (IYOG) launched today (10 February 2022) with the official opening ceremony taking place...
Glass art by Sini Majuri

Exhibitions | 08-02-2022

Sini Majuri’s Finnish ‘Home’ exhibition

Glass artist Sini Majuri is exhibiting her work at The Museum of Fine Arts Eemil in Finland. The work on display explores the theme of ‘Home’ (or...
Erwin Eisch glass art pioneer

Obituary | 31-01-2022

Remembering Erwin Eisch (1927-2022)

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is sad to report that Erwin Eisch died at the end of January 2022 at the age of 94. He was a founder and pioneer...
A view across the gallery at London Glassblowing

Exhibitions | 28-01-2022

Apply now for CGS ‘Earth/Sea/Sky’ exhibition at London Glassblowing

Grab your chance to exhibit your glass art on the theme of ‘Earth/Sea/Sky’ in the prestigious gallery at London Glassblowing this July. This...

Exhibitions | 27-01-2022

Collect fair returns to Somerset House and online

Collect, the international contemporary craft and design fair, returns this month, with a physical show at Somerset House in London from 23-27...

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