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Overhead view of detailed stained glass window design of a mermaid with flowing hair and painted details.

Stained glass | 09-11-2026

Beyond the bloom

Emily Smale describes how a BBC tv programme transformed her from a stained-glass flower maker into a businesswoman with a significant project. Back...
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...

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Three vertical stretched glass sculptures in clear and brown glass by Sean Barnes.

News | 26-10-2026

CGS and Glass Sellers’ Charity Graduate Prize winners announced

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2026 Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize. This prestigious competition...
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...

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Lampworking | 24-02-2022

Feed your imagination

Ginny Ruffner’s ‘anything is possible’ attitude has led her to use many different media and technologies in her art and public installations....
Octopus vessels by Simone Crestani

Exhibitions | 23-02-2022

Simone Crestani pays homage to Murano in solo show

Italian glassmaker, Simone Crestani will be holding a solo exhibition of his ‘Façon de Venise’ collection at the Scene Ouverte gallery in Paris...

Glassblowing | 22-02-2022

Plymouth College of Art to host international glass blowing symposium

Leading glass artists from around the world will be showcasing their glass blowing skills at the ‘Melting Pot: Hot Glass Gathering’ event, on...

Exhibitions | 22-02-2022

Take part in Holiday Heaven exhibition at the International Festival of Glass 2022

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) has an exciting opportunity to show your postcard-sized glass art at the International Festival of Glass this...

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,...

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