CGS – Call to Artists
Call to Artists
6th September – 1st November 2025
An exhibition of studio glass inspired by Steam and the invention of the Steam Engine and First passenger steam train 200 years ago.
Terry Brett loves to push our members to use their imagination through an inspiring theme, this year it is STEAM. The first steam train ran in 1825.
The first passenger steam train ran on the Stockton & Darlington Railway in England on September 27, 1825. The locomotive, called Locomotion No. 1, carried passengers at a speed of 15 miles (24 km) per hour
Robert Trevithick, a Cornishman, who in 1803 built the first steam locomotive to run on rails and George Stephenson built his first steam engine in 1814. In 1821 he persuaded a businessman who was planning a horse-drawn railway from Stockton-on-Tees to Darlington in County Durham to order a steam locomotive for the line. In 1825 the engine, later called Locomotion, took 450 people 25 miles from Darlington to Stockton at 15 miles per hour. This was the first outing of the world’s first public passenger steam train.
By 1830 Stephenson’s new locomotive, the Rocket, which could achieve a speed of 36 miles per hour, was operating on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in Lancashire with other ‘iron horses’ built in the factory he had now opened in Newcastle.
For the exhibition ‘Steam’, CGS is inviting members in the UK to submit work for selection that celebrates either the concept of Steam as a gas or the use of Steam for transportation or any other application.
Applications: through CuratorSpace LINK
The first passenger steam train ran on the Stockton & Darlington Railway in England on September 27, 1825. The locomotive, called Locomotion No. 1, carried passengers at a speed of 15 miles (24 km) per hour
Criteria:
We are sorry but on this occasion, work can only be accepted by artists living in the UK
Up to three pieces of work can be submitted, or a group of small pieces. You can send up to 3 images of one piece, with at least one showing the whole piece, or 3 images of different pieces of work.
• Entrants must be paid up members of the Contemporary Glass Society.
• Work must comprise of at least 50% medium of glass.
• Work submitted for consideration must have been made after 1st January, 2021
• The work must be for sale
• It must be possible to deliver selected works to Pyramid Gallery by 1st September 2025
• The artist must complete all points included in the application form.
• Artists can submit up to 3 pieces of work
• We welcome wall pieces as well as plinth based work
• The work must be available until mid November, 2025 to allow time to pack and return work following the end of the exhibition.
• Work must be resilient to both heat and light as it is not possible to control environmental factors in the Gallery
Selection :
The selection will be made by a panel including Terry Brett, a CGS Board member and an independent artist tbc.
We aim to select a number of artists to show a cross section of glass making techniques. This will take place during June. Artists will be notified by end of June; if you have not heard by 30th June, please assume you have not been selected. We will attempt to notify everyone but depending on number of applicants this may not be possible.
Location: Pyramid Gallery, 43 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW, Tel. 01904641187
Dates: Saturday 6th September – Saturday 1st November 2025
Exhibition Opening: Saturday 6th September 12noon – 3pm, exhibiting artists are encouraged to attend.
This is a selected show open to all CGS Members.
An administration fee will be £15. This is non-refundable. Once selected, we shall ask each successful artist for a marketing contribution of £30. Selection will be in June 2025.
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.
Applications: through CuratorSpace LINK
CGS at Pyramid Gallery, York
6th September – 1st November 2025
“STEAM”
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5pm on Friday 16th May 2025
Applications: through CuratorSpace LINK
CGS is delighted to be exhibiting once again at the Pyramid Gallery, York and we would like to express our gratitude to Terry Brett for inviting CGS members to show work in his gallery.
An exhibition of studio glass inspired by Steam and the invention of the Steam Engine and First passenger steam train 200 years ago.
Terry Brett loves to push our members to use their imagination through an inspiring theme, this year it is STEAM. The first steam train ran in 1825.
The first passenger steam train ran on the Stockton & Darlington Railway in England on September 27, 1825. The locomotive, called Locomotion No. 1, carried passengers at a speed of 15 miles (24 km) per hour
Robert Trevithick, a Cornishman, who in 1803 built the first steam locomotive to run on rails and George Stephenson built his first steam engine in 1814. In 1821 he persuaded a businessman who was planning a horse-drawn railway from Stockton-on-Tees to Darlington in County Durham to order a steam locomotive for the line. In 1825 the engine, later called Locomotion, took 450 people 25 miles from Darlington to Stockton at 15 miles per hour. This was the first outing of the world’s first public passenger steam train.
By 1830 Stephenson’s new locomotive, the Rocket, which could achieve a speed of 36 miles per hour, was operating on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in Lancashire with other ‘iron horses’ built in the factory he had now opened in Newcastle.
For the exhibition ‘Steam’, CGS is inviting members in the UK to submit work for selection that celebrates either the concept of Steam as a gas or the use of Steam for transportation or any other application.
Applications: through CuratorSpace LINK
The first passenger steam train ran on the Stockton & Darlington Railway in England on September 27, 1825. The locomotive, called Locomotion No. 1, carried passengers at a speed of 15 miles (24 km) per hour
Criteria:
We are sorry but on this occasion, work can only be accepted by artists living in the UK
Up to three pieces of work can be submitted, or a group of small pieces. You can send up to 3 images of one piece, with at least one showing the whole piece, or 3 images of different pieces of work.
• Entrants must be paid up members of the Contemporary Glass Society.
• Work must comprise of at least 50% medium of glass.
• Work submitted for consideration must have been made after 1st January, 2021
• The work must be for sale
• It must be possible to deliver selected works to Pyramid Gallery by 1st September 2025
• The artist must complete all points included in the application form.
• Artists can submit up to 3 pieces of work
• We welcome wall pieces as well as plinth based work
• The work must be available until mid November, 2025 to allow time to pack and return work following the end of the exhibition.
• Work must be resilient to both heat and light as it is not possible to control environmental factors in the Gallery
Selection :
The selection will be made by a panel including Terry Brett, a CGS Board member and an independent artist tbc.
We aim to select a number of artists to show a cross section of glass making techniques. This will take place during June. Artists will be notified by end of June; if you have not heard by 30th June, please assume you have not been selected. We will attempt to notify everyone but depending on number of applicants this may not be possible.
Location: Pyramid Gallery, 43 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW, Tel. 01904641187
Dates: Saturday 6th September – Saturday 1st November 2025
Exhibition Opening: Saturday 6th September 12noon – 3pm, exhibiting artists are encouraged to attend.
This is a selected show open to all CGS Members.
An administration fee will be £15. This is non-refundable. Once selected, we shall ask each successful artist for a marketing contribution of £30. Selection will be in June 2025.
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.
Applications: through CuratorSpace LINK
Author:Pam
Post date:11-02-2025
Category:Opportunities/Call for Artists
