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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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Obituary | 20-02-2022

In memory of Anthony Stern (1944-2022)

Another pillar of the glassmaking community has passed away this month: Anthony Stern. Stern became known for his avant-garde films during his early...

Exhibitions | 17-02-2022

Scottish glass artist Kate Henderson exhibits in Edinburgh

Scottish painter and glass maker Kate Henderson is presenting her first solo exhibition at Doubtfire Gallery in the Stockbridge area of Edinburgh,...

Collaborations | 15-02-2022

Amanda Moriarty Memorial Prize winner extends his glass practice

Calum Dawes was awarded the 2021 Amanda Moriarty Memorial Prize, provided each year by the Contemporary Glass Society. This time, the prize was made...

Obituary | 14-02-2022

In memory of Erwin Eisch (18 April 1927 – 25 January 2022)

Here Helmut Ricke shares his recollections of Erwin Eisch, a pioneer of the studio glass movement and founder of Bild-Werk Frauenau in Germany. It...

Exhibitions | 13-02-2022

Alison Lowry’s ‘The Bystander Effect’ exhibition in Dundalk

Glass artist Alison Lowry’s solo exhibition, ‘The Bystander Effect’, confronts the treatment of pregnant women and unmarried mothers in Ireland...
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,...

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