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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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A piece of round blown glass featuring many different colours swirling around by Tim Rawlinson.

Exhibitions | 05-02-2026

London Glassblowing presents Gather exhibition

Peter Layton’s London Glassblowing opens its 50th anniversary year celebrations with a new glass exhibition called Gather this March. The show...
A close up of a stained glass artist sitting behind a light box with glass sheets on it and stained glass panels in the background.

Training | 02-02-2026

Apply for stained glass training bursary

Heritage Crafts is offering a training bursary of up to £4,000 for new entrants and early-career craftspeople working in stained glass window making...
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...

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Glass vase by Richard Golding

Events | 14-04-2022

The Story of Okra and Station Glass at Isle of Wight Glass Museum

The Isle of Wight Glass Museum is hosting a glassmaking demonstration, followed by a talk from master glassmaker Richard Golding, one of the leading...
Glass art by Ulla Forsell

Competition | 12-04-2022

Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass 2022 winners announced

The Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass 2022 has launched, with an exhibition of European contemporary glass at the Veste Coburg Art Collections and...
Sands sculptures by Bibi Smit

Exhibitions | 12-04-2022

Seascapes in glass shown at Coburg Prize exhibition

Among the 90 glass artists chosen for the Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass 2022 exhibition, Bibi Smit is showing her new work, ‘Sands’. The...

Exhibitions | 09-04-2022

Diverse glass techniques to be exhibited at Farnham gallery

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is collaborating with Farnham’s New Ashgate Gallery to present ‘Joyful Reflections’, an exhibition...

Mixed media | 07-04-2022

Tim Tate: Time Traveller

The US artist Tim Tate says he is as at home in Greek and Roman times as he is in the present day, taking inspiration for his work from across the...

Exhibitions | 06-04-2022

Apply for two shows at Pyramid Gallery, York

The Pyramid Gallery in York will host two exhibitions of Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) members’ artwork at the same time in Autumn 2022. One...

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