Graduates’ Glass Prize applications open 5 June 2023

If you are graduating from a British or Irish accredited course in 2023 and you work with glass, don’t forget to apply for this year’s Glass Sellers’ and Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) Prize.

From 5 June 2023 you will be able to apply for this exciting opportunity via the CGS website, offering the chance to win prizes of cash, vouchers, books and CGS membership, plus a subscription to Neues Glass – New Glass: Art & Architecture magazine.

In addition, the winner, second prize winner, two runners up and commended works will appear in the annual CGS New Graduate Review – a 16-page publication that is circulated globally by CGS and Neues Glass – New Glass: Art & Architecture, providing invaluable publicity.

PRIZE DETAILS

First Prize:
£500 cash
£200 vouchers from Creative Glass UK
A promotional package, including cover and feature in New Graduate Review
Two years’ CGS membership
A year’s subscription to Neues Glas – New Glass: Art & Architecture magazine
Alan J Poole will provide a selection of glass-related books.

Second Prize:
£150 cash
£100 voucher from Warm Glass
A year’s subscription to Neues Glas – New Glass: Art & Architecture magazine
One year’s CGS membership.

Runners-Up Prizes:
Two Runners-up will each receive:
£50 vouchers from Pearsons Glass
A year’s subscription to Neues Glas – New Glass: Art & Architecture magazine
One year’s CGS membership.

There will also be an online exhibition on the CGS website showing all the work featured in the New Graduate Review 2023.

SELECTION CRITERIA

You must be graduating from a British or Irish accredited course in 2023.
Work must consist of at least 50% glass.
The work will be judged for quality and concept.

As students emerge from their education, CGS and the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers aim to support graduates at the beginning of their journey towards a long career in glass making. The New Graduate Review offers graduates the chance to promote their work to a worldwide audience, with many previous winners going on to establish themselves as professional makers.

A panel of experts will select the prize winners. Winning entries will be announced by 14 August 2023.

The application period runs from 5 June to 17 July 2023. Full details and application forms will be available on CuratorSpace via this link.

CGS thanks all the sponsors who have made these opportunities possible: the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London Charity Fund, Professor Michael Barnes MC, Creative Glass, Pearsons Glass, Warm Glass, Neues Glas – New Glass: Art & Architecture and Alan J Poole.

Image: Some of the Glass Prize winners from 2022.