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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...
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...
Pate de verre | 25-09-2026
Scholarship funds pate de verre course at Bild-Werk Frauenau
When Maria Donnai discovered she was the recipient of an Alexander Tutsek Foundation scholarship, she chose to develop her glass powder-based...
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Conferences | 20-09-2026
Register for Making Futures conference 2026
The international research conference Making Futures takes place at Arts University Plymouth from 29-31 October 2026 and registration is open until...
Exhibitions | 19-09-2026
9th John Ruskin Prize open for entries
The 9th John Ruskin Prize is open to entries from artists, designers and makers, amateur or professional, from anywhere in the world. This...
Exhibitions | 09-09-2026
CGS Cabinet of Curiosities – buy your favourite now!
The Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) Cabinet of Curiosities exhibition, which launched at the August 2026 International Festival of Glass (IFoG)...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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