Archives: Online Exhibitions

This online gallery glass exhibition will explore the theme of being ‘In Relationship’. We asked glass artists what it meant for them.

“Relationship-The way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected.”

What does this mean for the artist. Do the pieces of glass have a relationship with each other? Does the artist explore the idea of man and his relationship with others? His surroundings? His own thoughts? Does their work explore the relationship that they have with the material of glass?

From a very large number of entries, 80 CGS members were selected to take part in this exciting and vibrant exhibition. WE also welcomed several new CGS members to this show.

The exhibition was launched on the 4th of August 2017.

Thank you to all those that entered work. Due to the number of entries, we could only put forward a select number of artists.

We asked members if their work was smashed, flattened, crumpled or collapsed?
Or whether their work was a piece of something new by crushing traditional forms or breaking work apart?

We had a wonderful response and for the show, 30 Contemporary Glass Society Members were selected and put forward.

This show is edgey, sharp, and crisp. It shows care but also random acts of glassmaking and the sense of fluidity that glass reveals at times.

Thank you to all those that submitted work.

The show was launched on the 16th of June 2017.

The Contemporary Glass Society supporting glass in Latin America.

The Contemporary Glass Society (UK) is delighted to announce an online exhibition of 44 selected glass artists residing in Latin America.

There was no allotted theme for the show except that artists must be living, studying or residing in Latin America.

The show exhibits a particular strength of character, demonstrating a vibrance and diversity that we have maybe not seen before here in our Gallery area. Many of the pieces are strongly symbolic, with echoes of both a lifeforce and cultural identity. Stories are told. Pieces lie glancing at the viewer, challenging them to take part and discover more.

Artists did not need to be a member of the CGS to submit work for this show, but are welcome to join the Society in the future and take part in all our shows.

The CGS is a charity, registered in the UK. The organisation is funded entirely through members and from donations made by individuals and organisations. We represent glass at an international level and give glass a voice in the media along with forging links between all those involved with glass in an artistic, technological, manufacturing or support capacity.

A huge thank you to our friends and associated across the water and in particular to Dina Priess for her help in sharing our details with artists in Latin America.

This exhibition was launched Mar/Apr 2017

This latest Exhibition is themed around flameworking, and finding inspiration from the following poem:

Short Flames poem by Raul Moreno|

Liquid Fire
Eruption of ash,
Earth bleeds as the mountain vents:
A river of flames.

It was a chance for 10 selected flameworking CGS artists to demonstrate their relationship between the flame, and the molten glass with which they work.

This was a CGS members juried show.

Launched on 24th January 2017

This online gallery show is themed around multiples of objects.

Contrasting collections of items and glass in multiples.

noun: multiple
1.
a number that may be divided by another a certain number of times without a remainder.

noun: motley
1.
an incongruous mixture.

40 Contemporary Glass Society Members were selected from all the submissions we received and we are delighted to launch this varied show.

Launch date of this exhibition: 31st of October..

This show is an online European Glass Show (Open to non-members). There is no allotted theme, just a show of contemporary glass from artists living, working or studying in Europe..

45 artists were selected by the CGS committee and we are delighted to share their work.

Thank you to all those that entered work for the show.

The show was launched on the 28th July 2016.

A CGS online exhibition of Architectural Installations.

20 CGS members were selected, to submit one photo of work selected by the CGS board.

The theme for the show was for work to architectural and of work that had to principally be installed within an interior.

Thank you to all those that submitted work.

The exhibition was launched on the 18th Sept 2016

Glass Art that is also functional!

35 CGS members were selected to take part in this showcase of functional glass.

Thank you to all those that submitted an image of work.

The launch date for this online exhibition: 23rd May 2016.

60 members were selected from a wide range of entries for this gallery exhibition themed around birds, or work that is influenced by birds.

The show was launched on 18th March 2016.

Thank you to all those members that entered work. We had a large number of entries for this show and it was super to see so many members take an interest.

We thought we could all do with something to brighten up the winter months of January and February and bring in something to make us dream of sun and warmth!

The theme for this online gallery show is simple. Something yellow!

60 CGS members were chosen for the show, highlighting varied and delightful bursts of colour using vibrant yellows within glass.

This online exhibition was launched on 5th of February 2016

We had an overwhelming number of entries for this show, so thank you to all those that submitted work and if your work was not selected this time, please do apply for the next show in the coming weeks.