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Announcing the Launch of the 2025 Graduate Prize & Review.

CGS is excited to announce the launch of the 2025 Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize and New Graduate Review. This prestigious competition is designed to support graduates as they embark on their exciting journey in the world of glassmaking.

Thanks to the continued generosity of the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London Charity Fund, Professor Michael Barnes MC FRCP, and our esteemed sponsors – Creative Glass, Pearsons Glass, Warm Glass, and Neues Glas – New Glass: Art & Architecture – we are offering an incredible opportunity for new glass graduates to showcase their talent on a global stage.

Why Enter?

• Worldwide Exposure: Your work will be featured in the Glass Sellers’ CGS – New Graduate Review 2025, reaching a global audience of industry professionals and enthusiasts. CGS New Graduate Review: a 16-page publication, will be circulated extensively to all colleges, museums, and CGS members and will appear in Neues Glas – New Glass: Art & Architecture (circulated worldwide). The New Graduate Review and feature in the winter edition of Neues Glas- New Glass: Art & Architecture, will be distributed in November 2025.
• Prizes: There will be a Winner, Second Prize, Two Runners-up Prizes, and several Commendations.
• Career Support: The Graduate Review provides an excellent platform to kick-start your career as many previous winners have gone on to become respected professional glassmakers.

How to Enter:

Graduates are invited to submit their best work via the Graduate Review 2025 digital form on CuratorSpace.

Eligibility:

• You must be graduating from a European* accredited course in 2025.
• Work must consist of at least 50% glass
• Must have completed their degree or training within the past year.
• You need to be a CGS Member – you may join with a student membership.

*Note: European accredited courses- These are courses based in any of the following countries listed below, recognised by the United Nations as European. Please note that applicants from courses based outside of these countries will not be considered.

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine, Vatican City.

Criteria for Selection:

• You must be graduating from an accredited course in 2025, from one of the countries listed above.
• Work must consist of at least 50% glass.
• The work will be judged for quality and concept.

A panel of experts will select the prize winners.

Winning entries will be announced mid – late August 2024, together with commended graduates that will all feature in the New Graduate Review, due out in November 2025.

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to highlight your talent and take the next step in your glass career!

Enter now and be part of the 2025 Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize and Review!

Opportunity details | Glass Sellers’ CGS Graduate Prize and New Graduate Review | CuratorSpace

Deadline for Entries: 14th July 2025

PRIZES:

The first prize includes:

£500 cash
£150 vouchers from Creative Glass UK
A promotional package, including Cover & feature in the New Graduate Review
Two years’ CGS Membership.
A year’s subscription to Neues Glas – New Glass: Art & Architecture magazine
Alan J Poole will provide a selection of glass related books.

Second Prize

£150 cash
£100 voucher from Warm Glass,
A Year’s Subscription to Neues Glas – New Glass: Art & Architecture magazine
One year’s CGS Membership

Runners Up

Two Runners-up will each receive:

£50 Vouchers from Pearsons Glass,
A Year’s Subscription to Neues Glas – New Glass: Art & Architecture magazine.
One year’s CGS Membership.

There will also be a CGS online exhibition on the CGS website. This will show all work featured in the New Graduate Review 2025.

Apply via the link below

Opportunity details | Glass Sellers’ CGS Graduate Prize and New Graduate Review | CuratorSpace

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.

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 opportunity, you’ll be part of a dynamic contemporary glass community and receive valuable membership benefits.

We are delighted to announce the 2025 Amanda Moriarty Memorial Prize.

This year, we are thrilled to collaborate with Laura Quinn Design Studio, based in Reading, Berkshire. Through this partnership, one of our members will have the incredible chance to undertake a five-day residency in Laura’s lampworking studio, gaining valuable hands-on experience in a dynamic creative environment.

In 2017, Amanda Moriarty, a long serving Board member and Honorary Treasurer of the Contemporary Glass Society, passed away. To celebrate her enthusiasm and encouragement of glassmaking, CGS offer an annual prize in her memory.

Laura Quinn Design has generously donated a five-day residency in her lampworking studio, at her house in Reading.

The residency will consist of a combination of self-directed practice and development with one-to-one teaching and support.

The 5-day period will be available between August and October 2025.

It is anticipated that the winner will use the facilities over two different weeks (Wednesday to Friday, and Friday & Saturday) rather than in one block of time in order to develop their practice.

For those who require it, Laura is willing to include mentoring on lampworking studio set up and professional practice as part of the residency.

There will be an induction Zoom call prior to the residency commencing, which will enable the winner to meet Laura, see the studio, discuss their ideas and carry out advanced planning of what they want to achieve based on knowledge of the studio set-up.

The aim is to develop original ideas with the potential to produce a new piece of work or project.

For the winner, this residency can be both an opportunity to access facilities that they may not normally be able to, and to learn new skills which can push the development of their work.

Studio Equipment:

The home studio is a cosy, bright space based in Laura’s garden. It has the following equipment:

– Nortel Mid-Range Torch with Minor Top & 10 Litre Oxygen Concentrator

– Bethlehem Alpha Torch & 5 Litre Oxygen Concentrator

– Smiths Little Torch

– A variety of lampworking tools

– 75 litre Nabertherm Top Loader (Ideal for annealing large work, fusing and open face casting)

– Paragon SC2 Bead Annealing Kiln with Bead Door (Ideal for annealing smaller work)

– Covington Tabletop Linisher with a variety of belts

– 10” Tabletop Flat Bed (Ideal for grinding and polishing bases and rims)

– Wet tile saw with 0.8mm fine DK Holdings Diamond Blade, 34mm cut depth.

About Laura Quinn Design

Laura Quinn is an Irish glass artist based in Reading. She has been making glass for over a decade, with 12 years of experience in traditional furnace glassblowing, and 11 years in lampworking.

The pieces she creates often combine blown and lampworked elements, pushing the boundaries of these techniques.

Her award-winning work has reached acclaim both nationally and internationally, being exhibited at Collect 2020, 2022 & 2025, Ireland Glass Biennale 2019 & 2023, British Glass Biennale 2022 & 2024 and Biot International Festival of Glass to name a few.

Her work has been acquired for Ulster Museum’s and the Office of Public Works permanent collections.

Laura is a passionate educator; she teaches privately in her studio and is also the Glass Technical Tutor at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham. For more information, visit https://www.lauraquinndesign.com or follow on social media at @lauraquinndesign

This is a fantastic opportunity for practising glass artists at all levels and at all stages of their career to step back, take time and explore their potential in a well-equipped studio alongside an established maker.

As part of the prize, CGS will also pay £300 towards accommodation/travel during the residency and the winner will be asked to submit a short report once the residency is completed.

We know that there will be a great deal of interest in this prize, so please ensure that you tell us all about yourself and what you hope to achieve in your application.

Eligibility

All CGS members can apply for this prize.

See the link below.

Opportunity details | Amanda Moriarty Memorial Prize – Residency with Laura Quinn | CuratorSpace

Deadline for Applications: 2nd May 2025

If you are not a member you can join via our website to be eligible to apply.