Pyramid Gallery exhibition opportunity for UK-based CGS members

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is delighted to invite UK-based CGS members to apply to exhibit at the Pyramid Gallery in York once again, as the specialist gallery celebrates 30 years of selling glass art.

The new exhibition, taking place in Autumn 2025, has the theme of ‘The Four Seasons’, as 2025 also marks the 300-year anniversary of Antonio Vivaldi’s four violin concertos of the same name.

This timeless and universally resonant theme speaks to colour, pattern, the natural word and, of course, the Arts. The theme allows us to engage with each of the seasons, the cycle of the year, the colours and patterns of nature, and the rich symbolism of time’s unfolding.

Whether you are moved by Vivaldi’s iconic music, or the seasons and the seasonal shifts in your own environment, this exhibition offers a beautiful canvas to showcase your creative interpretations in glass.

This special opportunity is open exclusively to CGS members based in the UK.

Submission deadline: 31 May 2025.

The exhibition opens on 6 September and exhibiting artists are encouraged to attend on opening day. It runs until 1 November 2025.

Submission criteria:

• Open to UK-based CGS members only.
• Artists may submit up to three pieces, or a group of small works (one form per piece).
• Work must be at least 50% glass, made after 1 January 2021.
• All work must be for sale.
• Wall and plinth-based works are welcome.
• Work must withstand heat and light – environmental factors at the gallery cannot be controlled.
• Artists must be able to deliver selected works by 1 September 2025.
• All unsold pieces will be returned by the end of November 2025.

Selection process:

A panel including Terry Brett (owner of the Pyramid Gallery), a CGS Board Member, and an invited independent artist will select a diverse range of works, representing a variety of glassmaking techniques, from the images supplied by artists.

Selections will be announced by 30 June 2025.

Full details and a link to apply are available via this link on CuratorSpace.

Pyramid Gallery is located at 43 Stonegate, York, YO1 8AW, UK.