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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....
Glass artists Karen Browning and Sarah Brown hold their fake food creations that they made in Osaka, Japan. Behind them is a wall of pieces of fake food in display packaging.

Collaborations | 28-12-2025

Strengthening contemporary glass links with Japan

CGS Chair Sarah Brown reviews her latest glass-focused visit to Japan – via Shanghai – a decade after her first trip in collaboration with the...

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Glass roundel designs by two winners of the 2023 Lord Mayor's competition by Bethan Yates and Kate Henderson.

Competition | 20-01-2026

Apply for Lord Mayor’s stained glass roundel competition 2026

Once again, the Reflections of The Lord Mayor Stained Glass Roundel Design Competition is inviting entries for the 2026 edition. This year marks the...
A reddish-brown cast glass sculpture in an abstract shape by Monette Larsen.

Exhibitions | 15-01-2026

Parndon Mill Gallery Glasshaus XVIII exhibition

Jane Vincent previews a new exhibition featuring resident glassmakers and Just Glass members in Essex. As we begin another year it is such a joy to...
Detail of red pate de verre glass bowl sculpture called Crushed and Boiled.

Pate de verre | 10-01-2026

Pate de verre entry shortlisted for John Ruskin Prize

A pestle and mortar created from pate de verre glass and made by CGS member Keith Dymond has been shortlisted for the 8th John Ruskin Prize....

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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...

Stained glass | 24-01-2022

Creating ‘visual poetry’ in stained glass

Stained glass that explores the

Exhibitions | 20-01-2022

Enter the British Glass Biennale and the International Bead Biennale 2022

Submissions are invited for the 2022 British Glass Biennale and the inaugural International Bead Biennale, to be launched at the renowned...
Glass shoe called Walk of Shame

Exhibitions | 19-01-2022

Glass Now exhibition showcases excellence in contemporary glass

‘Glass Now’ has been launched on the Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) website and is the first of the organisation’s online exhibitions for...

Exhibitions | 13-01-2022

A State of Matter glass sculpture exhibition at Henry Moore Institute

Glass sculptures made between 1965 and the present day will be on display in a new exhibition at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, UK. The show,...

Glass paperweights | 12-01-2022

Collecting glass paperweights

History and tips for new

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