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CGS Fundraising Raffle 2024
Help us raise funds for CGS ongoing events
This is your chance to win one of the 14 amazing
pieces donated by some of our fantastic members
Work specially donated by : Peter Layton, Richard Glass, Max Jacquard, Gillies Jones , plus work donated from our previous postcard shows from Trish Goodbody, Nick Hasell, Alison Jardine, Chris MacCormick, Alexandra Mezo, Gary Redman,
Gail Turbutt, Liz Waugh McManus, Emma White Maria Zulueta
Ticket Price £2 each in books of 5
Draw on Sunday 25th August 12 noon at the International Festival of Glass
BUY YOUR TICKETS TO WIN ONE OF OUR AMAZING 14 PRIZES contact admin@cgs.org.uk
pay by: paypal to admin@cgs.org.uk using raffle plus last name as reference or
Pay by BACS using raffle with last name & initial as reference
Sort Code 55-61-08, Account Number 66519578 Transaction code 77,
SWIFT – CODE, NWBKGB2L I-BAN Number GB54NWBK55610866519578
Please send Cheques and counterfoils to: CGS, The White House, Ipswich Rd Dickleburgh IP21 4NJ
To request more tickets contact admin@cgs.org.uk
Registered with South Norfolk Council SL0232
Contemporary Glass Society Registered in England & Wales No. 5062300.
Registered Office: The White House, Ipswich Rd, Dickleburgh, Norfolk IP21 4NJ
Registered Charity No. 1153382
CGS at the 
Friday 23rd August to Monday, 26th August
CGS EVENTS at the Festival
Friday 23rd August
CGS AGM at 2pm
Come along and meet the Team and have you say regarding the future.
Chit Chat 3pm
Ten fantastic CGS members introduce their work through images in 3 minute slots. Be there and be amazed, no time to get bored!
“Thanks for the Memory” Postcard Exhibition 5pm at the Ruskin Centre
This exhibition of small works by members of the Contemporary Glass Society honours the 20 years of partnership between the CGS and the International Festival of Glass. Members were invited to create a small treasure full of memories to celebrate this amazing journey.
All work is for sale from £50, £75 or £100. Selling starts at 5pm Friday. Get ready to bid for the piece you want, they are always hotly contested.
CGS Social Meet up 7pm Festival Bar
Come and join us and network with other members in the Bedouin Tent
CGS Fundraising Raffle
Win one of fifteen fantastic prizes, drawn on Sunday 25th August at the Festival.
Buy your tickets at the Festival, which will be drawn at 12 noon Sunday 25th August
If you’d like some raffle tickets and you didn’t find them with your CGS magazine, get in touch with Pam at admin@cgs.org.uk
We have 2 exhibitions’ running during the Festival:
“New Horizons” Exhibition at Stourbridge Glass Museum
Meet the Makers Saturday 24th at 11.00am including;
Anthony Amoako Attah, Emma baker, Heike Brachlow, Sarah Brown, Opal Seabrook, Ruth Shelley, James Devereux
“Glass Beginnings: Graduates of 2024” Exhibition at the General Office Gallery
12 Hagley Road, Stourbridge DY8 1PS
Contemporary Glass Society: “New Horizons.”
Exhibition at the Stourbridge Glass Museum –
13th July to 17th November 2024
Following on from CGS’s very successful and popular 25th Anniversary exhibition at the Stourbridge Glass Museum in 2022, we are delighted to be invited back and are returning to the Museum with our new exhibition “New Horizons”.
“New Horizons” runs for four months from 13th July to 17th November, 2024 and coincides with the Stourbridge based International Festival of Glass and Glass Biennale which takes place during the summer. The Stourbridge Glass Museum is an ideal venue to host this display of exemplary contemporary glass from CGS members and, alongside this stunning display of work, CGS is running supporting events including artist talks and an opportunity to meet some of the makers.
Meet the Makers on Saturday 24th August from 11.00am – 12.30pm.
Penny Carter Totem Poles
Stourbridge Glass Museum opened in 2022 in the centre of the Stourbridge Glass Quarter. This world class venue houses over 500 items from the internationally renowned Stourbridge Glass Collection, celebrating the heritage of glassmaking in both the local area and internationally. In addition, the Museum also highlights the best in contemporary glass design,
The “New Horizons” exhibition will showcase both traditional methods of glass making along with modern techniques, all producing contemporary work that challenges and explores the boundaries of glass. All the work on show will be either be made especially for the exhibition or is work which has been made since 2022 but has not been previously exhibited. Consequently, “New Horizons” provides a unique opportunity to experience work never before seen in public.
A diverse range of glass making processes from hot glass, casting, kiln formed, pâte de verre, lampworking, neon, and stained glass will be represented by the following artists:
Anthony Amoako-Attah, Emma Baker, Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg, Heike Brachlow, Sarah Brown, Karen Browning, Penny Carter, James Devereux, Catherine Dunstan, Fiaz Elson, Dominic Fondé, Richard Jackson, Verity Pulford, Susan Purser Hope, Laura Quinn, Tim Rawlinson, Opal Seabrook, Ruth Shelley, Angela Thwaites, and Brian Waugh.
Tim Rawlinson Trewyn Light
This cornucopia of glass work reflects the dynamism and sheer talent of contemporary glass in this country and demonstrates how glass makers continue to develop and challenge our understanding of glass as an artistic medium.
The Contemporary Glass Society “New Horizons” exhibition is an opportunity to view and experience the best of British contemporary glass artists and should not be missed!
We are grateful to the Golsoncott Foundation for a grant towards this exhibition.
Launched on 8th July we are very proud to show you this diverse show of glass!
Theme:
Traditions develop around religion, holidays, food, dance, clothing, language, music, crafts and pastimes, or anything else important to your cultural background. Traditions help form the structure and foundation of our families and our society.
CGS invited member glass artists to show us what is important to them and what their legends are.
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See the FULL ONLINE EXHIBITION HERE – See the amazing work of 37 artists. Most pieces are for sale- to buy work please contact the artists directly.
If you have any questions about this show, submissions, or future membership and taking part in show,s please email info@cgs.org.uk
Image: Member Artist: Dafny Antolínez from Columbia
Call Out for Kiln Formed Glass Tutors at Art Academy
At Art Academy, our Public Courses team are looking for Glass Artist tutors to teach on their Kiln Formed Glass courses. We are moving to our new Bankside campus this summer, behind Tate Modern in London SE1, with a dedicated ceramics and glass studio. Our Kiln Formed Glass evening classes have been very popular in the past and we are keen to expand on this offer at our new facility.
Prior teaching experience is preferred.
Our current teaching rate is £25/hour and all tutors have access to attend a free short course of their choice per term.
Please send expressions of interest and your CV or prior experience, and your availability to mhairi@artacademy.ac.uk, Public Programmes Manager
Join our growing artistic community!
Kilncare KCR2 glass kiln, stand and accessories for sale, bought new in 2018. A great kiln but I no longer need it.
£1,900 ONO
Buyer collects from my home in North Wales.
Paragon Pearl 18 kiln purchased new 2006 in working condition, with spare relay and assorted kiln furniture. Power requirements 240 volts, 1 phase, 50 hertz, 13 amps, 3112 watts. Uses 13 amp plug.
Inland Wizard Diamond blade grinder with assorted heads and customised head extractor.
Inland DB-100 wet/dry bandsaw with one blade.
£500 ono
Here are great opportunities to spend time in a professional studio and to start to develop your own style with this magical material. Those who haven’t attended a session before are very welcome, no previous experience is necessary. Expert tuition will be given at all stages. Each class will have a maximum of 6 places, to ensure plenty of space for people to work.
I will teach you glass cutting techniques alongside how glass behaves to help develop your own personal language. You can discover more about fusing and slumping glass to create a range of forms. All materials will be provided. Work will need to be fired in a kiln and collected later.
You can book directly on my workshop page.
https://suewoolhouse.com/workshops
GLASS FUSING
2024
HALF DAY @ £66.00
21 July – 4 places left
17 August – SOLD OUT
22 September – 6 places
19 October – 6 places
10 November – 6 places
7 December – 6 places
2025
26 January – 6 places
22 February – 6 places
29 March – 6 places
FULL DAY @ £120.00 18 August – 5 places left 20 October – 6 places 8 December – 6 places 2025 23 February – 6 places 30 March – 6 places
SANDBLASTING
HALF DAYS @ £55.00
30 November 2024 – 4 places left
FULL DAY @ £90.00
28 July 2024 – 6 places
The Guild of Glass Engravers is delighted to present their first exhibition at The World of Glass, St Helens, the premier North West visitor centre for glass and heritage. The exhibition showcases contemporary engraved glass by members of the Guild of Glass Engravers. The primary aims of which are to promote the highest standards of creative design and craftsmanship in glass engraving.
To engrave glass is to embark on an absorbing and rewarding experience of working with light. The mysterious qualities of glass – a liquid metal caught in a moment of time and requiring both fire and water in the making – appear magical. Glass engravers capture, enhance and celebrate these qualities in their work and endeavour to communicate them to a wider audience.
With over 50 exhibits ranging from the miniscule to life size, using various engraving techniques and styles, this exhibition highlights the skill and creativity involved in being a glass engraver.
Exhibits will also be available to buy during the exhibition from the gallery staff.
Exhibited Glass Engravers
Chris Ainslie, FGE
Theo Brooks
Sue Burne
Katharine Coleman
Herbie Davies
James Denison Pender, FGE
Janice Denley
Junko Eager
Dominic Fondé, FGE
Christine Hook
Ami Kitsuda, FGE
Kate Kyne
Peter Lightowler
Deborah MacDonald
Vivienne Marshall
Rob Page
Nicholas Rutherford, FGE
Sandra Snaddon, FGE