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Book your tickets for the Contemporary Glass Society – Glass in Wales Symposium

Saturday September 13th 2025
09.30 – 17.30 at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales

The Aberystwyth symposium offers glass makers and others interested in glass, the opportunity to get together, hear speakers, network and share ideas and information. Please feel free to bring a piece of work to display and discuss in a round table conversation.

Outline Programme:
  • 09.30 Registration (coffees available in Art Centre Café)
  • 10.00 Welcome CGS /BSMGP
  • 10.30 Speaker and Q&A: ‘Unearthing Connection’ – Linda Norris will talk about her recent work (some of which is currently on show in Aberystwyth Arts Centre) using glass and glaze to investigate aspects of archaeology and illuminate overlooked craft in society.
  • 11.30 Coffee Break (Arts Centre Café)
  • 12.00 Pecha Kucha (members of CGS and BSMGP share an aspect of their practise)
  • 13.00 Lunch (Arts Centre Café or bring a picnic)
  • 14.00 Speaker and Q&A: Verity Pulford will talk about recent developments in her practice.
  • 15.00 Speaker and Q&A: ‘Staying Positive and Making Things Happen’ – Catrin Jones will talk about the background and process of making glass artworks for the public realm, remaining adaptable, the challenges involved in working to a brief, a budget and to a deadline, culminating in her most recent project for ‘The Leri’, a new cancer unit for Bronglais hospital, Aberystwyth.
  • 16.00 Tea and Round Table discussion
  • 17.00 Summary
  • 17.30 Optional tour of The Leri, Catrin’s commission at Bronglais Hospital (tbc)
  • 18.15 Optional Sea Swim
  • 19.00 Optional Evening Meal Medina Café

Lunch and refreshments will be available to purchase from the Arts Centre Café.

Parking in the Arts Centre Carpark is free at weekends.

Cost: £35 members CGS and BSMGP (non-members £40 and students £25)

Book your place now. 
If required overnight accommodation onsite can be arranged from £40pp at The Bunkhouse
Getting there
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Cymdeithas Gwydr Cyfoes (CGS) – Symposiwm Gwydr yng Nghymru
Canolfan y Celfyddydau, AberystwythDydd Sadwrn 13 Medi 2025  09.30 – 17.30

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Mae symposiwm Aberystwyth yn cynnig cyfle i wneuthurwyr gwydr (ac eraill sydd â diddordeb mewn gwydr yng Nghymru) ddod at ei gilydd, clywed siaradwyr, rhwydweithio a rhannu syniadau a gwybodaeth. Mae croeso i chi ddod â darn o waith i’w arddangos a’i drafod mewn sgwrs bwrdd crwn.
Archebwch eich lle yma
Rhaglen:
09.30 Cofrestru (lluniaeth ar gael yng Nghaffi Canolfan y Celfyddydau)
10.00 Croeso CGS / BSMGP (Cymdeithas Meistri Peintwyr Gwydr Prydain)
10.30 Siaradwr a sesiwn holi ac ateb: ‘Datgelu Cysylltiad’ – Bydd Linda Norris yn siarad am ei gwaith diweddar (mae rhai o’i darnau yn cael ei harddangos ar hyn o bryd yng Nghanolfan y Celfyddydau, Aberystwyth) gan ddefnyddio gwydr a gwydredd i ymchwilio i agweddau ar archaeoleg a goleuo crefftau sydd wedi’u hanwybyddu o fewn cymdeithas.
11.30 Egwyl Goffi (Caffi Canolfan y Celfyddydau)
12.00 Pecha Kucha (aelodau CGS a BSMGP yn rhannu agwedd ar eu hymarfer)
13.00 Cinio (Caffi Canolfan y Celfyddydau neu dewch â phicnic)
14.00 Siaradwr a sesiwn holi ac ateb: Bydd Verity Pulford yn siarad am ddatblygiadau diweddar yn ei hymarfer.
15.00 Siaradwr a sesiwn holi ac ateb: ‘Aros yn Gadarnhaol a Gwneud i Bethau Ddigwydd’ – Bydd Catrin Jones yn siarad am gefndir a phroses gwneud gweithiau celf gwydr ar gyfer y parth cyhoeddus, parhau i fod yn addasadwy, yr heriau sy’n gysylltiedig â gweithio i friff, gweithio i gyllideb ac i derfyn amser, gan arwain at ei phrosiect diweddaraf ar gyfer ‘Y Leri’, uned ganser newydd ar gyfer ysbyty Bronglais, Aberystwyth.
16.00 Te a thrafodaeth Bwrdd Crwn
17.00 Crynodeb
17.30 Taith ddewisol o amgylch Y Leri, comisiwn Catrin yn Ysbyty Bronglais (i’w chadarnhau)
18.15 Nofio Môr Dewisol
19.00 Pryd Nos Dewisol Caffi Medina
Cost: £35 i aelodau CGS a BSMGP (£40 i’r rhai nad ydynt yn aelodau a £25 i fyfyrwyr)
Bydd cinio a lluniaeth ar gael i’w prynu o Gaffi Canolfan y Celfyddydau neu dewch â phicnic. Mae parcio ym maes parcio Canolfan y Celfyddydau am ddim ar benwythnosau.
Os oes angen, gellir trefnu llety dros nos ar y safle o £40 y pen yn The Bunkhouse.
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Rydym yn annog artistiaid sy’n mynychu i wneud cais i rannu agwedd ar eu hymarfer mewn sesiwn arddull Pecha Kucha. Bydd sesiynau Petch Kucha yn para 7 munud a bydd y cyfranogwyr yn dangos 10 delwedd o’u gwaith. Gwnewch gais yma.

The Four Seasons Free Artist Talk: Fri 5 Sept 4–5pm

Book Free Tickets to The Four Seasons Artist Talk – happening at The Belfrey Hall on September 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM (BST). Join us for an engaging discussion with talented artists as they share their inspiration behind their seasonal masterpieces. Get ready to dive into the creative process and gain insight into the world of art. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow art enthusiasts and explore the beauty of the four seasons through the eyes of these remarkable artists. Tickets are free – but you must book to attend! See you there!

The speakers will be Priya Laxmi, Helen Bower, Suzie Smith and Dr Helen Slater Stokes.

We would also like to extend an invite to a preview of the exhibition at The Pyramid Gallery prior to the talk, from 2.30pm onwards. There will be drinks and nibbles available in the gallery.

Don’t miss it!

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BOOK FREE TICKETS HERE:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1594594056749?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Find out more about the exhibition HERE:

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The Four Seasons Exhibition– A Celebration of Contemporary Glass Art Inspired by Vivaldi

This autumn, the Pyramid Gallery in York will be transformed into a vibrant celebration of glass and the seasons. In partnership with the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS).
The Four Seasons exhibition brings together the work of 26 glass artists from across the UK, each exploring the enduring beauty and drama of Vivaldi’s iconic concertos, 300 years after they were first composed.
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Pyramid Gallery, York | 6th September – 1st November 2025
Preview Event: 5th September
Private View: 6th September
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Opening to the public from 6th September to 1st November 2025, this inspiring showcase offers a unique opportunity to experience the changing moods and colours of the seasons through the expressive possibilities of contemporary glass.
Using an array of traditional and modern techniques – from glassblowing, kiln forming and fusing, to mosaic, stained glass, casting and pâte de verre – the exhibition demonstrates the incredible diversity and innovation within today’s glassmaking community.
Special Events: To mark the launch of The Four Seasons, a preview event will be held on Friday 5th September, featuring a free artist talk at The Belfry Hall, York, from 4–5pm, where four of the exhibiting artists will discuss their creative processes and seasonal inspirations. Prior to the talk, guests are invited to preview the exhibition from 2:30pm, with Drinks and Nibbles provided.
A private view will also take place at Pyramid Gallery on Saturday 6th September, 11am–3pm, offering buyers and collectors the first opportunity to purchase works from the exhibition. Drinks and Nibbles provided.
Artists featured in the show are:
Ali Robertson, Alison Vincent, Caroline Reed, Cathryn Shilling, Deborah Timperley, Elizabeth Sinkova, Frans Wesselman, Gail Turbutt, Helen Bower, Helen Restorick, Dr Helen Slater Stokes, Janette Garthwaite, Jane Yarnell, Kate Pasvol, Kerry Roffe, Layne Rowe,Lydia Swann, Nour El Huda Awad, Pamela Fyvie, Pascale Penfold, Priya Laxmi, Rosie Deegan, Stephanie Else, Suzie Smith, Valerie Bernardini, Wendy Newhoffer
Venue: Pyramid Gallery, 43 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW  Preview Event: Friday 5th September

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Book Free Talk tickets here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1594594056749?aff=oddtdtcreator

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www.pyramidgallery.com

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Contemporary Glass Society – Glass in Wales Symposium

Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Saturday September 13th 2025
09.30 – 17.30

The Aberystwyth symposium offers glass makers and others interested in glass, the opportunity to get together, hear speakers, network and share ideas and information. Please feel free to bring a piece of work to display and discuss in a round table conversation.
Outline Programme:
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09.30 Registration (coffees available in Art Centre Café)
10.00 Welcome CGS /BSMGP
10.30 Speaker and Q&A: ‘Unearthing Connection’ – Linda Norris will talk about her recent work (some of which is currently on show in Aberystwyth Arts Centre) using glass and glaze to investigate aspects of archaeology and illuminate overlooked craft in society.
11.30 Coffee Break (Arts Centre Café)
12.00 Pecha Kucha (members of CGS and BSMGP share an aspect of their practise)
13.00 Lunch (Arts Centre Café or bring a picnic)
14.00 Speaker and Q&A: Verity Pulford will talk about recent developments in her practice.
15.00 Speaker and Q&A: ‘Staying Positive and Making Things Happen’ – Catrin Jones will talk about the background and process of making glass artworks for the public realm, remaining adaptable, the challenges involved in working to a brief, a budget and to a deadline, culminating in her most recent project for ‘The Leri’, a new cancer unit for Bronglais hospital, Aberystwyth.
16.00 Tea and Round Table discussion
17.00 Summary
17.30 Optional tour of The Leri, Catrin’s commission at Bronglais Hospital (tbc)
18.15 Optional Sea Swim
19.00 Optional Evening Meal Medina Café
Cost: £35 members CGS and BSMGP (non-members £40 and students £25)
Lunch and refreshments will be available to purchase from the Arts Centre Café. Parking in the Arts Centre Carpark is free at weekends.
If required overnight accommodation onsite can be arranged from £40pp at The Bunkhouse
Getting there
We encourage members to apply to share an aspect of their practise in a Pecha Kucha style session. Petch Kucha sessions will last 7 minutes and participants will show 10 images of their work.

To apply fill out the form via this link https://form.jotform.com/251946614124052

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Cymdeithas Gwydr Cyfoes (CGS) – Symposiwm Gwydr yng Nghymru
Canolfan y Celfyddydau, AberystwythDydd Sadwrn 13 Medi 2025  09.30 – 17.30

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Mae symposiwm Aberystwyth yn cynnig cyfle i wneuthurwyr gwydr (ac eraill sydd â diddordeb mewn gwydr yng Nghymru) ddod at ei gilydd, clywed siaradwyr, rhwydweithio a rhannu syniadau a gwybodaeth. Mae croeso i chi ddod â darn o waith i’w arddangos a’i drafod mewn sgwrs bwrdd crwn.
Archebwch eich lle yma
Rhaglen:
09.30 Cofrestru (lluniaeth ar gael yng Nghaffi Canolfan y Celfyddydau)
10.00 Croeso CGS / BSMGP (Cymdeithas Meistri Peintwyr Gwydr Prydain)
10.30 Siaradwr a sesiwn holi ac ateb: ‘Datgelu Cysylltiad’ – Bydd Linda Norris yn siarad am ei gwaith diweddar (mae rhai o’i darnau yn cael ei harddangos ar hyn o bryd yng Nghanolfan y Celfyddydau, Aberystwyth) gan ddefnyddio gwydr a gwydredd i ymchwilio i agweddau ar archaeoleg a goleuo crefftau sydd wedi’u hanwybyddu o fewn cymdeithas.
11.30 Egwyl Goffi (Caffi Canolfan y Celfyddydau)
12.00 Pecha Kucha (aelodau CGS a BSMGP yn rhannu agwedd ar eu hymarfer)
13.00 Cinio (Caffi Canolfan y Celfyddydau neu dewch â phicnic)
14.00 Siaradwr a sesiwn holi ac ateb: Bydd Verity Pulford yn siarad am ddatblygiadau diweddar yn ei hymarfer.
15.00 Siaradwr a sesiwn holi ac ateb: ‘Aros yn Gadarnhaol a Gwneud i Bethau Ddigwydd’ – Bydd Catrin Jones yn siarad am gefndir a phroses gwneud gweithiau celf gwydr ar gyfer y parth cyhoeddus, parhau i fod yn addasadwy, yr heriau sy’n gysylltiedig â gweithio i friff, gweithio i gyllideb ac i derfyn amser, gan arwain at ei phrosiect diweddaraf ar gyfer ‘Y Leri’, uned ganser newydd ar gyfer ysbyty Bronglais, Aberystwyth.
16.00 Te a thrafodaeth Bwrdd Crwn
17.00 Crynodeb
17.30 Taith ddewisol o amgylch Y Leri, comisiwn Catrin yn Ysbyty Bronglais (i’w chadarnhau)
18.15 Nofio Môr Dewisol
19.00 Pryd Nos Dewisol Caffi Medina
Cost: £35 i aelodau CGS a BSMGP (£40 i’r rhai nad ydynt yn aelodau a £25 i fyfyrwyr)
Bydd cinio a lluniaeth ar gael i’w prynu o Gaffi Canolfan y Celfyddydau neu dewch â phicnic. Mae parcio ym maes parcio Canolfan y Celfyddydau am ddim ar benwythnosau.
Os oes angen, gellir trefnu llety dros nos ar y safle o £40 y pen yn The Bunkhouse.
Cyrraedd
Rydym yn annog artistiaid sy’n mynychu i wneud cais i rannu agwedd ar eu hymarfer mewn sesiwn arddull Pecha Kucha. Bydd sesiynau Petch Kucha yn para 7 munud a bydd y cyfranogwyr yn dangos 10 delwedd o’u gwaith. Gwnewch gais yma.

To apply fill out the form via this link https://form.jotform.com/251946614124052

 

“A Sense of Place” – Contemporary CGS online glass exhibition goes live

Launched on 7th July 2025

On 7th July, the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) proudly presents A Sense of Place, a global celebration of glass art featuring 77 international artists. This dynamic exhibition invites you to explore how artists from around the world interpret the concept of “place”—not just as a physical location, but as a deeply personal, emotional, and cultural experience.

From cherished memories to powerful sensations, each piece reflects the diverse ways we connect with the environments around us. Whether it’s a landscape that evokes peace or a site that stirs emotion, this exhibition is a visual journey into the spaces that shape our identities.

Join us for this truly international show and discover the many ways glass can express our Sense of Place.

Meet the Makers Talk (details TBC).

 

SEE THE FULL SHOW HERE

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To buy any work, please contact the artists directly via their contact information – thank you.

Mirage: Glass in the 4th Dimension 6 – 29 June, London

London Glassblowing and the Contemporary Glass Society present “Mirage,” an exhibition exploring the extraordinary optical illusions possible in contemporary glass art.

View the catalogue here

70 Selected CGS members from across the UK will exhibit alongside Peter Layton, Tim Rawlinson, Layne Rowe, and Katharine Coleman MBE. This juried show celebrates how glass artists manipulate form, colour, and light to create mesmerising effects – from subtle refractions to complex reflections that transform as viewers move through the space.

“The more I see what people do with glass the more amazing I find it,” shares Will Budgett, Gallery Assistant at London Glassblowing, who initiated the theme for the exhibition. “What constantly amazes me is how glass can deceive and delight – the way it creates refractions, reflections, and illusions that draw people in as they explore the gallery. Looking beyond the surface at all of these qualities, and other illusions the glass creates is astonishing. It is always these extra tricks that constantly draw people’s eyes. Having artists specifically focus on these magical properties promises to create something truly spectacular.”

Join us in exploring glass art that challenges perception and reveals new dimensions of visual experience. 

Exhibitor List

Alexander Pearce • Alison Jardine • Alison Stott • Ana Laura Quintana •Anna Alsina Bardagí • Annica Sandström & David Kaplan • Beth Colledge • Bethan Yates • Bruce Marks • Brynn Hill • Catherine Forsyth • Cathryn Shilling • Caz Hildebrand • Charlotte Wilkinson • Claire Hall • Daisy Parkinson • Deborah Timperley • Dovile Grigaliunaite • Elin Isaksson • Elizabeth Šinková • Gail Turbutt • Georgia Redpath • Graeme Hawes • Harriet Thorne • Helen Brough • Helen Carr • Helen Restorick • Helen Slater Stokes • Iain Smith • Ian Chadwick • Jade Pinnell • James Maskrey • Jane Reeves • Jane Yarnall • Jeff Zimmer • Jianyong Guo • Jiayun Ding • Jo Guile  • Jo Mitchell • Jon Lewis • Joshua Kerley and Guy Marshall Brown • Julie Coakley • Katharine Coleman MBE • Katharine Dowson • Kerry Collison • Layne Rowe • Lisa Pettibone • Louise Hawkins • Malvinka Bitelli • Maria Zulueta • Mils Bridgewater • Morag Reekie • Nancy Farrington • Nancy Sutcliffe • Opal Seabrook • Philippa Beveridge • Phillipa Candy • Pratibha Mistry • Richard Roberts • Ruth Shelley • Sam Sweet • Scott Benefield • Stacey Poultney • Steve Robinson • Stevie Davies • Tim Rawlinson • Tracy Nicholls • Tulin Bedri • Verity Pulford • Vicky Higginson • Wang Ziyan