Contemporary Glass Society
Applications are open for stands at the Hay Castle Trust Craft Fair which takes place during the first weekend of the Hay Festival on May 25th-27th.
£300 + VAT per stand (see notes below)
Deadline for applications May 1 2024
QEST is delighted to be collaborating with international luxury interior furnishings brand Sanderson to launch a prestigious new prize, the ‘QEST Sanderson Rising Star Craft Award’.
Nominations close on Friday 17 May with the winner announced in October.
This prize aims to recognise an emerging talent who is making a positive contribution to their craft, the wider craft sector and community. This person is a committed maker who has been practising professionally in their craft field between two to seven years.
It’s open to craftspeople across the UK with a career-changing cash prize of £25,000!
Makers must be nominated by a credible person – which includes craft industry professionals, tutors, colleagues, peers, or others and who must know the maker and their work well in a professional capacity.
Please note: nominators can only put forward one candidate for the Award.
Have a question? Please email risingstar@qest.org.uk
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
For our next online gallery glass exhibition. Deadline 26th April!
For further information visit HERE
It’s a fantastic #opportunity to sell your work and be seen in front of an international audience.
Registration for Thanks For The Memory has now closed.
I am pleased to say we have 131 members taking part.
You will then need to deliver your piece at the beginning of August, I shall be in touch with details.
One new stipulation this year is that you must sign your piece.
There will be a Private View on Friday 23rd August 5.30 pm at the Ruskin Centre. The exhibition runs from 23rd August – 28th September, 2024
Sponsored by Mark Holford and Alan J Poole
2024 sees the last International Festival of Glass to be held at the Ruskin Centre in Stourbridge. The Contemporary Glass Society has been involved with the Festival since its inception. As our time at the Ruskin Centre comes to an end and we look forward to the next era of the Festival, let’s celebrate the amazing journey we have all had.
Memories are magical moments that we treasure so join us in our last Postcard Show at the Ruskin Centre and create a small treasure full of memories.
The brief to members:
· Make a piece of glass no more than 15 x 11 cm in any direction and less that 2 cm deep.
· Pieces will be displayed in our usual cases in the Ruskin Centre, Stourbridge resting on small shelves. (Please note lighting is restricted.)
· To make it fun and challenging, all pieces of work will be sold for £ 50, £75 or £100. The artists retain 50% of sale. · Send images of work to, admin@cgs.org.uk, as soon as available as these will be used to promote the event.
In addition…..there will be Prizes:
The People’s Prize – £300. Sponsored by Mark Holford. Best in Show – £300. Sponsored by Alan J Poole
2 x Runner’s Up – £100 each. Sponsored by Mark Holford. If you’re not already a member of CGS, you can join to take part, see Become a Member | Contemporary Glass Society (cgs.org.uk)As well as making you eligible for this exciting exhibition, you’ll be part of a dynamic contemporary glass community and receive valuable membership benefits – see full details at www.cgs.org.uk
The Launch of a Brand New Exhibition Opportunity –
“Glass Beginnings… Graduates of 2024”
at General Office Gallery, Stourbridge
from Saturday, 17th August to Sunday, 1st September 2024
Deadline for applications Monday 6th May 5pm
Apply here
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is delighted to be taking part in a brand new collaboration with General Office Gallery in Stourbridge. This exhibition will be for new Graduates working in glass and is entitled “Glass Beginnings: Graduates of 2024”. The exhibition runs from Saturday, 17th August to Sunday, 1st September, 2024 and is a partner venue of the International Festival of Glass 2024.
Established in 2018, General Office is an independent gallery, based in Stourbridge. It houses artists’ studios and a hireable gallery and print room. The gallery delivers a programme of contemporary exhibitions of fine art, photography, glass and ceramics, and holds regular classes, workshops and a variety of talks and screenings. The aim of the gallery is to provide space for local and national artists and creatives to exhibit, collaborate and engage the public with contemporary art practices within the Dudley Borough. Since its opening, the gallery has showcased works by over 250 artists and makers across a variety of disciplines. www.generaloffice.co.uk
The Contemporary Glass Society is the premier supporter and promoter of contemporary glass art and glass artists within the UK. Membership is open to glass artists at all stages of their careers, collectors and members of the general public interested in contemporary glass. www.cgs.org.uk
This joint project is creating a new exhibition entitled “Glass Beginnings: Graduates of 2024”. It will feature between 10 and15 graduates selected from all those graduating from a British or Irish accredited course or graduating from a British or Irish accredited MA or PhD course in 2024. All graduates will be able to apply with work which comprises of at least 50% glass and will also have the chance to win a range of prizes. Apply HERE https://www.curatorspace.com/opportunities/detail/glass-beginnings-graduates-of/8064 deadline 6th May.
It is anticipated that one or two past winners of the Glass Sellers and CGS New Graduate Prize will also be invited to exhibit alongside the successful graduates.
The exhibition is a wonderful opportunity for emerging glass artists to show their work before an international audience.
Exhibition events:
An opening Preview Evening from 7- 9pm on Saturday 17th August
A “Meet the Makers” afternoon (Saturday 24th from 2- 4pm)
A Print Workshop (1 day) for up to 8 people
Prizes:
Simon Bruntnell Photography Half Day Masterclass
Contemporary Glass Society Two years free Membership
Blowfish Glass Prize to be confirmed
British Glass Foundation Display in Stourbridge Glass Museum for 2 years
Judges:
Charles Hajdamach (Independent Glass Historian)
Susan Purser Hope (Contemporary Glass Society)
Pam Reekie (Contemporary Glass Society)
Bethany Wood (Blowfish Glass Studio)
Simon Meddings (General Office Gallery)
Tel + 44 (0)1379741120 www.cgs.org.uk admin@cgs.org.uk
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is widely regarded as the foremost organisation in the UK for promoting, supporting and encouraging cutting edge contemporary glass and glass-makers within the wider art world. Website: www.cgs.org.uk
General Office
12, Hagley Road,
Stourbridge DY8 1PS
Tel: 07976935413
e-mail info@generaloffice.co.uk
website General Office
Hi, I am Richard, and I am organising a Ceramics and Glass Fair at Cranmore Park on Sunday 12th May
After a successful Glass Fair at the Ruskin Centre last year, I have opened up the first fair of the year to include Ceramics.
Again, everything in Glass & Ceramics, from historical through mid-century right up to current makers, I hope the fair will have something for everyone
I still have spaces available so anyone interested should visit the website, it has loads of information and contact details
I am happy if there are makers who may want to share a pitch, just let me know and I will try to help in any way I can
Any of you not selling on the day I hope you will come along to have a look, should be a great day out
All the Best
Richard
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Meet the makers taking part in our current online glass gallery exhibition.
Time TBC – please keep an eye out for details in your Newsletter.
Now is your chance to enter our next exciting online CGS glass gallery exhibition! As with all our shows, it is available to glass artists from around the world.
Deadline – 26th April
Going Live – 6th May
From the smallest microbe to the biggest animal on earth – the Antarctic blue whale – we all experience the cycle of life from birth through to death. Shakespeare wrote about the 7 ages of man – the infant, the schoolboy, the lover, the soldier, the justice, the pantaloon and old age. The rhythm of life has a powerful beat so show us your journey through the natural world – even your glass pieces go through a cycle of creation!
The only criteria is that you must be a CGS Member. It’s super quick and easy to sign up! JOIN TODAY!!
Head over to your MYCGS
Upload all your details and 1 image
NEED HELP WITH IMAGE UPLOAD? ADVICE HERE!!
Contact info@cgs.org.uk if you need help or have any questions
Uploading your images for online Gallery Exhibitions Log in to your profile, you will land on your profile page, there is a button on left ; Submit to exhibitions: There may be other images here that you submitted to other shows. DO NOT EDIT PAST ENTRIES – Scroll down to bottom of previous entries to find an empty form or CLICK ADD ANOTHER ITEM at the bottom for a new form. In the new form choose the exhibition title you want to submit to, in drop down exhibition box. Upload your image, no larger than 1000 pixels in any direction (resize your image before you start & make sure the title of the work 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:// Add your selling price too. N.B. you will not see your image until you have pressed save.
Note about IMAGES Regarding sending images for publicity etc. Always label your images correctly. NEVER send any image without your name on it. It will get lost. Ideally the file name should be; Last name, First name or initial, title of piece, date made, size, any photo credit e.g. Reekie,Pam, Blue Fish 2017, 6hx4wx2d cm photo David Reekie You can rename an image it’s very easy; Navigate to the file you want to change, Left click on file to select it .Right click on the file and choose Rename from the drop down menu or Ctrl and click on the file and Rename from the drop down menu. Type in your new, INFORMATIVE filename, with your name in it.
We are currently casting stained glass artists, and glass artists for a third series of our successful BAFTA nominated BBC 1 programme ‘Make it at Market’ and are on the lookout for passionate makers who may be interested in being involved this time.
The series is for all types of amateur / up and coming artisans and crafters, from potters, blacksmiths and woodworkers, to jewellers, upcyclers, leatherwork and artists. It follows a select group of amateur makers who will be mentored through the practicalities and pitfalls of turning a hobby into a business.
Our expert mentors and show host guide our amateurs through what it takes to transform their hobby into a business, giving them the knowledge and opportunity to transform their lives.
Our first & second series can be found on BBC iPlayer by searching ‘Make it at Market’, and this gives you a sense of the tone of the programme. It’s very warm hearted and really shines a light on the brilliant makers, artists and crafts people that are working in the UK today.
If you are interested please contact
CALL TO ALL 2024 GRADUATES
Application forms are available from 3rd June 2024: via CuratorSpace
Deadline Monday 5pm 15th July 2024
CGS is pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 Graduate Prize and New Graduate Review. We are delighted that once again the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London Charity Fund has supported the Prize and Review together with Professor Michael Barnes MC FRCP and our other sponsors, Creative Glass, Pearsons Glass, Warm Glass and Neues Glas – New Glass: Art & Architecture.
2023 Glass Sellers’ CGS – Graduate Prize Winner, Beth Colledge
As students emerge from their education, CGS and the Glass Sellers’ aim to support graduates at the beginning of their journey towards a long career in glass making. The Graduate Review offers graduates the chance to promote their work to a worldwide audience and many previous winners have gone on to establish themselves as professional makers.
There will be a Winner, Second Prize plus two Runners-up prizes, along with several Commendations. All will appear in the Glass Sellers’ CGS – New Graduate Review 2024.
Application forms are available from 3rd June 2024: via CuratorSpace
Deadline Monday 5pm 15th July 2024
PRIZES;
The first prize includes:
Second Prize
Runners Up
Two Runners-up will each receive:
CGS New Graduate Review: a 16 page publication, will be circulated extensively to all colleges, museums, CGS members and will appear in Neues Glas – New Glass: Art & Architecture (circulated world-wide). It is a wonderful opportunity for graduates to have their work seen across the world.
There will also be a CGS online exhibition on the CGS website. This will show all work featured in the New Graduate Review 2024
Criteria for Selection
Applications can be made from up to 5pm, 15th July, 2024
A panel of experts will select the prizes winners. Winning entries will be announced by 15th August, 2024, together with commended graduates that will all feature in the New Graduate Review, due out in November 2024.
The New Graduate Review will also be featured in the winter edition of Neues Glas- New Glass: Art & Architecture
We are grateful to all the sponsors, without whom this would not be possible.
Sponsored by:
Professor Michael Barnes MD FRCP,
The Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London Charity Fund,
Creative Glass UK, Pearsons Glass, Neues Glas and Alan J. Poole
