Glass Beginnings graduate exhibition participants announced

Contemporary glass works by 15 new and recent graduates will be shown at the General Office Gallery in Stourbridge, West Midlands, from 17 August to 1 September 2024.

The ‘Glass Beginnings’ show is presented in association with the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and features works by emerging glass artists graduating from a British or Irish accredited course in 2024 or an accredited MA or PhD course in 2023.

The exhibition offers a great opportunity for these makers to be exposed to an international audience during the period of the International Glass Festival in Stourbridge this August, and beyond.

The exhibition will feature works by Dorothy Chan, Charis Constantinou, Roberta De Caro, Jiayun Ding, Maria Donnai, Nancy Farrington, Jo Guile, Suzie Lavender, Sophie Longwill, Kit Martin, Liz Waugh McManus, Lorna McNamara and Bethan Yates.

Also exhibiting are two graduates from the 2022 and 2023 Glass Sellers’ Contemporary Glass Society Glass Prize: Harry Chadwick (runner up) and Thomas Radburn (highly commended).

The works to be displayed span a broad range of techniques, exploring the materiality of glass from contemporary stained glass to pâte de verre, cast glass, laser-engraved and blown glass, often incorporating geological compounds and elements, metals, ceramics and fabrics.

Opening Preview Evening: 17 August 7-9pm

Gallery open 11am-4pm Wednesday-Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday)

On Festival Days (23-26 August), open 10am-5pm daily.

There is also the opportunity to speak to the artists during a Meet the Makers Day on 24 August from 2-5pm.

General Office Gallery is at 12 Hagley Road, Stourbridge DY8 1PS, UK. Website: https://generaloffice.co.uk

NB: The Gallery is on first floor with stair access only.

Image: Suzie Lavender’s ‘Reactions Series III’.