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Take Part! CGS Online Exhibition Schedule 2025

We are giving you a special preview of our online exhibition schedule for 2025!

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This is a wonderful opportunity for you to start planning and preparing for the exciting events we have lined up for the year.
With a variety of intriguing topics and themes, there’s something for everyone to look forward to. We can’t wait to share these amazing exhibitions with you. Hopefully, you will be excited by the themes and start planning the work that you might submit!

Being a member of CGS has its perks, including free applications to all shows, which makes it even easier for you to showcase your creativity and talent.
This is a fantastic opportunity to share your work with a wider audience, gain exposure, and connect with fellow artists. So, dive in, get those creative juices flowing, and good luck with your submissions!

We can’t wait to see what you create!

CGS Online Exhibitions 2025 PDF

If you need help, please email info@cgs.org.uk

 

‘FULL CIRCLE’ is launched!

Our brand new online glass exhibition has gone live on our Contemporary Glass Society website! 7th April, 2025.

We are so very proud to present 64 superb UK and international glass artists who responded to the theme of the show.

Please visit the link head to the ONLINE EXHIBITIONS page. Most work is for sale. If you wish to make a purchase, please contact the artist directly. Thank you.

Member Colin Reid joins AACG today, 4th April for First Friday FIRED UP!

At 1pm Eastern time/6pm UK time for AACG’s monthly Zoom program is free and open to the public.

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Colin will be discussing the arc of his career from its inception to the present day. He will share the process and inspiration of his award-winning sculptures, and we will view a documentary created on him about his studio practice and work.

This episode of Fired Up is sponsored by the Fort Wayne Museum @fwmoa of Art (FWMoA) in Indiana and by Rago Auctions @ragoauctions

Register to attend in Events on the AACG website. #contempglassorg

@aacgcontempglassgroup

@colinreidglass

@contemporaryglasssociety

📸 Russell Sach

#contemporaryglass #contemporaryglasssociety #colinreid #cgs #photography #craftsmanship #livetalk #glassartwork

 

Take Part! CGS Online Exhibition Schedule 2025

We are giving you a special preview of our online exhibition schedule for 2025! This is a wonderful opportunity for you to start planning and preparing for the exciting events we have lined up for the year.
With a variety of intriguing topics and themes, there’s something for everyone to look forward to. We can’t wait to share these amazing exhibitions with you. Hopefully, you will be excited by the themes and start planning the work that you might submit!

Being a member of CGS has its perks, including free applications to all shows, which makes it even easier for you to showcase your creativity and talent.
This is a fantastic opportunity to share your work with a wider audience, gain exposure, and connect with fellow artists. So, dive in, get those creative juices flowing, and good luck with your submissions!

We can’t wait to see what you create!

CGS Online Exhibitions 2025 PDF

If you need help, please email info@cgs.org.uk

 

 

CGS Meet the Makers from ‘Light and Dark’

JOIN US ON ZOOM on Wednesday 12th March at 7.30pm GMT for a fantastic evening where all the makers taking part in our online glass exhibition “Light and Dark” have the chance to talk to you about their piece and inspiration!

Members, please sign in via the links in your member e-bulletin.

Non-members, you will need to join as a member to take part.

Membership gives you full access to all our live online events, and all live recorded talks.

CGS- Wednesday Night Talks – 5th March at 7.30pm (UK time)

Join us for  “Illuminated Narratives in Glass – from Moral Illustration to Poetic Expression”.

With Julia Kastler  on 5th March at 7.30pm (UK time)
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Zoom links are available in your member news.
Non-members, please sign up here
Then please email admin@cgs.org.uk for the Zoom link

Julia Kastler studied glass art and design and has a MA in fine arts as well as art pedagogy from the University of applied Arts & Design in Linz (Austria). After a couple of years working as a stained glass restorer, she trained as a stained glass artist with the British stained glass artist Mark Angus. Since 2020, she has been working in her studio in Graz (A) as a glass artist and designer and has been represented in numerous exhibitions. Julia Kastler specializes in working with mouth-blown coloured glass and combines the traditional glass painting techniques with the unconventional in her artworks.

 

In my narrative works I mainly use stained glass, but also casting and screen printing. I create paintings, glass panels, installations and objects.

Women are a central theme in my art, especially their role in political, social and mythological contexts. I often create portraits that are sometimes figurative, sometimes abstract. They are intended to evoke emotions and reflections. I want to make the hidden visible and provide food for thought in order to find parallels and connections. I discover these connections in nature, with its cyclical rhythm, it inspires me to express the connection between human life and natural cycles. Questions about relationships, responsibility and the role of women today also flows into my art.

       

In my talk I will share my own journey with glass, how I came to it and some milestones in my artistic life so far. I will talk about important encounters and people who have accompanied me on this journey and continue to do so. I will present the narrative approach of my works, including the themes that occupy me in my art and how I express them in different ways.
And last but not least, I would like to talk about the heritage and opportunity of narratives in stained glass, how it works in a contemporary context and has great potential in glass art today.

AN EXCITING CALL FOR ARTISTS! To take part in CGS at London Glassblowing Gallery 6th – 29th June, 2025

#Opportunity to be in our “Mirage” Exhibition : An exhibition of CGS members’ work.
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Submissions will be made via CuratorSpace. 
The deadline for applications is 31st March, 2025.  

Theme: An exhibition celebrating glass’s 4th dimension

The Contemporary Glass Society is delighted to have the opportunity once again to collaborate with London Glassblowing in 2025.  Peter Layton of London Glassblowing was one of the founding members of CGS and is still a guiding light and one of the foremost promoters of contemporary glass throughout the UK.  CGS really appreciate his continuing support as we launch our next exhibition at London Glassblowing.

We invite glass artists from across the UK to submit your most captivating and innovative pieces that push the boundaries of the visual illusions that can be achieved through the incredible medium of glass. We want to showcase the magic and mystery that glass can embody with craft pieces that manipulate form, colour and light to challenge the viewer’s perceptions. Overseas artists are also invited to apply for inclusion in the Gallery’s online catalogue of the exhibition.

The exhibition is open to all UK based CGS members and their work will be displayed in the gallery and will be included in the gallery’s online catalogue.  International CGS members can apply at a reduced application fee but will only be included in the gallery’s online Mirage exhibition catalogue. Their work will NOT be included in the physical exhibition but will be for sale and seen as part of the overall Mirage exhibition.

Work should have been made since January, 2023 or can be made especially as a response to the exhibition’s theme. Up to two pieces of work can be submitted, or a group of small pieces. Work must comprise of at least 50% glass.  Maximum size of an individual piece of work or group of related pieces is:

  • Freestanding – 40 x 40 x 40cms
  • Wall hung – 60 x 60cms
 

The selection will take place in early April, 2025 by a panel including Peter Layton, Sarah Brown from CGS and an independent artist tbc. We aim to show a cross section of glass making techniques.

If you are selected the gallery will contact you and send you their own contract to complete.  You should be notified by 21st April, 2025.

Selected artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work in a curated exhibition at London Glassblowing, alongside established names in the glass art community such as, Peter Layton, Anthony Scala, Layne Rowe, Tim Rawlinson and Sila Yucel to name just a few.

We look forward to seeing how you respond to this call and receiving your innovative and thought-provoking submissions for “MIRAGE”. An exhibition that promises to turn London Glassblowing into an oasis of glass illusion.

Look out for the LINK to the CuratorSpace application form

COMPLETE YOUR MEMBERS’ PROFILE AND IMAGE UPLOAD

COMPLETE YOUR MEMBERS’ PROFILE

• Login to your account
• Click on My CGS on the top right hand https://www.cgs.org.uk/
• Complete your profile
• Here is a short description of each tab:
o Details: general information about you, please keep this up to date as it is used to mail out
the magazine Glass Network.
o Profile image: main image display on find a glass artist (this is required)
o Submit to an exhibition: submit to open exhibitions, this is where you take part in online
exhibitions.
o Images: upload your art work images, up to nine.
o Activities: additional information, tell us what technique you use, what area you work in, etc.
o Edit profile: here you can write about yourself and your work , this is required for you to
appear in FIND A GLASS ARTIST.
o Add notices: here you can add notices in the CGS noticeboard, sell equipment advertise
exhibitions etc. https://www.cgs.org.uk/noticeboard/
o Login settings: here you can change your password and email address
o Subscriptions: here you can manage your subscription
NEW – MEMBERS AREA – WEB FEATURE -When you are logged into the website, if you go to
the Resources tab you will find a Members Area tab. Here you can see videos of talks and useful
information.

WE’D ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMEND ADDING A PROFILE PHOTO OF YOURSELF OR PERHAPS YOU IN A STUDIO/WORKSHOP ENVIRONMENT!

THIS HELPS PUT A FACE TO A NAME!

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PLEASE enure that the photograph quality is good enough! Not only will this increase your visibility but helps maintain a professional approach when people view your work.

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You can also find more information in the MEMBERS AREA and RESOURCES

https://cgs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CGS-Guidebook-for-New-website-2020-1-1.pdf

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If you need help, please email Nicky at info@cgs.org.uk

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UPLOADING IMAGES TO CGS ONLINE GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

1. Log in to your MYCGS profile, you will land on your profile page, there is a button; Submit to exhibitions:
There may be other images here that you submitted to other shows. DO NOT EDIT PAST ENTRIES – Scroll down to bottom to find an empty form, OR ADD ANOTHER ITEM

2. Find the exhibition title you want to submit to, in Exhibition box. Upload your image, please make sure you check the sizing of your image on the form.

3. Make sure the title of the work (500 word limit) and your name is in the file name  Do fill in all fields below the image, especially contact details, these will appear next to your image in the exhibition so that people can contact you from here, also in Shop you can say where to buy the work from, if it is for sale remember to prefix any website with https://
Note, you will not see your image until you have pressed save.

You will receive an email confirming that we have received your submission – this does not guarantee you are in the show, as sometimes we have number limits or the photograph quality is not good enough.

WE’D ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMEND ADDING A PROFILE PHOTO OF YOURSELF OR PERHAPS YOU IN A STUDIO/WORKSHOP ENVIRONMENT!

THIS HELPS PUT A FACE TO A NAME!

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If you need help, please email Nicky at info@cgs.org.uk

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You can also find more information in the MEMBERS AREA and RESOURCES

https://cgs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CGS-Guidebook-for-New-website-2020-1-1.pdf

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