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

 

Get Biennale Ready. Offer by Simon Bruntnell

Simon Bruntnell would like to offer an early bird discount to any CGS member wanting to have their work shot for their British Glass Biennale 2026 entry.

The deal is a half day concentrating on your entry/s looking at capturing it to its best potential in his studio based in Wolverhampton.

Total £250 for the half day  (proof of CGS membership will be required).

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https://www.simonbruntnellphotography.co.uk

 

Sylvain Deleu photoshoot offer extended!

Due to high demand, photographer Sylvain Deleu is extending his offer to CGS members of -50% off for a day photoshoot until end of September 2025!

 

www.sylvaindeleu.com

Image Tim Rawlinson

Studio Equipment and Materials for Sale

Fused & Slumped Glass Studio – The maker is retiring and so is selling off all his equipment, the Large Kiln, Moulds, Bullseye Sheet Glass and Powders/Frits.

See the attached PDF showing the items (photo shows size against ruler – you can enlarge ) and bullseye references where possible with cost new as per Warm Glass website.

Kiln – Cost to buy New = £4,599
Glass value new = £2,525
Other items: £1,318

These are the costs estimated for new items if they were new, we are looking for offer in the region of £3k. But open to offers.
Collection from Wiltshire.

Thank you

Kind regards

Paula
Tel: 07770 365 351

“Through the Lens: A CGS Member’s Viewpoint to Photographing Glass”

While our website already features a guide on photographing glass written by a professional photographer, we felt it would be equally valuable to present a member’s perspective—offering a unique, first-hand viewpoint.

A while back, CGS member Karen Dewson kindly offered to create a Photography Guide for fellow members and glass artists, drawing on her own experiences and the practical insights she has gained over time. We are delighted to share this guide with you again, in the hope that it will both inspire and assist others within our community!

At CGS, we remain committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative environment in which glass artists, galleries, and practitioners can access not only the latest resources but also support and encouragement from one another.

We are very grateful to Karen for the time, effort, and thought she has invested in producing this guide for the benefit of other CGS members.

👉 Download the guide here:
KarenDewson_PhotographingGlass_

If you have any questions regarding this guide please contact us at info@cgs.org.uk.

Once again, our sincere thanks to Karen for her contribution.

 

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

Pearsons Glass

Pearsons Glass offer CGS members 15% on many products

Simply register your details online to their website to confirm you are a CGS member . Have your membership number ready.
www.pearsons-glass.co.uk 

Warm Glass

Warm Glass offer CGS members 15% on many products

Simply register your details online to their website to confirm you are a CGS member . Have your membership number ready.

www.warm-glass.co.uk

Glass Book and Catalogue Collection still for sale (joblot)

Glass Book and Catalogue Collection for sale

Glass book collection for sale. Includes several exhibition catalogues, rare company books and catalogues and other rare too.

Open to offers. Selling as a joblot.

Would suit pick-up/collection as pretty heavy. Happy for buyer to organise a courier.

Can possibly deliver if in or near area or happy to meet somewhere.

Location: 1hr from Exeter.

Please email info@cgs.org.uk or cgsweb@hotmail.co.uk if interested.

COMPLETE YOUR MEMBERS’ PROFILE AND IMAGE UPLOAD

COMPLETE YOUR MEMBERS’ PROFILE

• Login to your account
• Click on My CGS on the top right hand https://www.cgs.org.uk/
• Complete your profile
• Here is a short description of each tab:
o Details: general information about you, please keep this up to date as it is used to mail out
the magazine Glass Network.
o Profile image: main image display on find a glass artist (this is required)
o Submit to an exhibition: submit to open exhibitions, this is where you take part in online
exhibitions.
o Images: upload your art work images, up to nine.
o Activities: additional information, tell us what technique you use, what area you work in, etc.
o Edit profile: here you can write about yourself and your work , this is required for you to
appear in FIND A GLASS ARTIST.
o Add notices: here you can add notices in the CGS noticeboard, sell equipment advertise
exhibitions etc. https://www.cgs.org.uk/noticeboard/
o Login settings: here you can change your password and email address
o Subscriptions: here you can manage your subscription
NEW – MEMBERS AREA – WEB FEATURE -When you are logged into the website, if you go to
the Resources tab you will find a Members Area tab. Here you can see videos of talks and useful
information.

WE’D ALSO STRONGLY RECOMMEND ADDING A PROFILE PHOTO OF YOURSELF OR PERHAPS YOU IN A STUDIO/WORKSHOP ENVIRONMENT!

THIS HELPS PUT A FACE TO A NAME!

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PLEASE enure that the photograph quality is good enough! Not only will this increase your visibility but helps maintain a professional approach when people view your work.

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You can also find more information in the MEMBERS AREA and RESOURCES

https://cgs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CGS-Guidebook-for-New-website-2020-1-1.pdf

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If you need help, please email Nicky at info@cgs.org.uk

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