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Glass artist Malina Cipleu stands to the right of an installation of cast glass organics rounded shapes in different sizes in tones of grey mounted on a wall and spanning a width of about 2 metres. The main collection of larger pieces is concentrated in the centre, with gradually smaller pieces spreading out to left and right in a tapering formation.

Installation | 21-10-2026

Invisible systems

Modular installations that allow the forms to interact and adapt are the speciality of kiln-formed glass artist Malina Cipleu. Here she tells Linda...
A chunky solid band bangle made with faceted yellow glass with a hexagonal mirrored glass feature detail displayed on a round perspex plinth. Small glass objects blurred in the background.

Training | 03-10-2026

Avon lady glass instruction

Joanna Manousis outlines how she brought glass, chemistry, sculpture and jewellery together to inspire students at Birmingham School of Jewellery in...
9 cuboid clear cast glass vertical structures with cast glass life-sized figures inside representing anti-Soviet partisans. It is a glass installation in a city square in Poland and this image is taken at night so the cuboids are lit inside and with strip lights around each one. They stand in a military square formation.

Public art | 28-09-2026

The creation of the Anti-Soviet Partisans’ Memorial

Glass artists and architects Tomasz Urbanowicz and Dr Konrad Urbanowicz, who run the ARCHIGLASS studio in Poland, have conceived and created an...

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About 16 clear glass rectangles and squares suggestive of a cityscape, called Ghost Town and made by Cathryn Shilling.

Exhibitions | 23-10-2026

Apply for Women in Glass exhibition at London Glassblowing

London Glassblowing invites applications from UK-based women working in glass to take part in ‘Women in Glass’, a group exhibition opening in...
Emerging artist Izzy Cheyne Jones stands amid an installation of hanging clear glass rectangles linked together in loops and held by numerous brass coloured oval rings held on vertical wires. The effect is of a series of tent canopy tops.

Training | 22-10-2026

CGS 2026 Amanda Moriarty Prize winner announced

This year’s winner of the 2026 Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) Amanda Moriarty Prize is Izzy Cheyne Jones. Izzy will be mentored by Emma Woffenden...
A moody close up in black and white of the now closed National Glass Centre.

News | 21-10-2026

Council agrees Article 4 Direction for National Glass Centre

Sunderland City Council’s cabinet has agreed to make an Article 4 Direction for the National Glass Centre (NGC), a move intended to bring any...

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Events | 01-07-2022

Join CGS for ‘Hands On’ day in Stourbridge

Come along to Stourbridge Glass Museum on Saturday 23 July 2022 for ‘Hands On’, a day of discussion and exploration of contemporary glass. Hands...

Competition | 30-06-2022

Competition to design stained glass windows for Bristol church

St Mary Redcliffe church in Bristol, England, is inviting designs for four stained glass windows to replace four that were removed in 2020. The...

Conferences | 30-06-2022

Glass Art Society calls for 2023 conference presenters

In 2023 the Glass Art Society (GAS) will be holding its annual conference in Detroit, Michigan, USA (7-10 June). It is asking for individuals and...

Training | 30-06-2022

Apply for craft development funding from QEST

The latest round of applications for craft development funding from The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) opens on 11 July 2022. Successful...

Exhibitions | 29-06-2022

‘Earth/Sea/Sky’ exhibition launched at London Glassblowing

Among many events and exhibitions to mark its 25-year anniversary, the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is curating an exhibition entitled...

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...

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