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The Contemporary Glass Society

CGS is the UK’s foremost organisation supporting both established glass artists and up-and-coming makers. Our mission and passion are to promote contemporary glass among the art world and wider public.

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Join our contemporary glass community

CGS is a dynamic and growing community, passionate about contemporary glass. We champion the work of glass artists, fuel the enthusiasm of glass collectors and inspire glass lovers.

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EXHIBITIONS

Enjoy contemporary glass

At CGS our ambition is to enable people to discover more about the amazing medium that is contemporary glass – to see, make, enjoy and buy beautiful glass work.

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Latest News

  • 19-04-2024

    Glass highlights of London Craft Week 2024

    The increasingly popular annual London Craft Week takes place from 13-19 May 2024, with events and...

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  • 14-04-2024

    Bibi Smit exhibits glass installation in Venice

    Wouldn’t it be nice to be in a space where you can forget everything, turn off your thoughts and...

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  • 11-04-2024

    QEST Sanderson Rising Star craft award

    Do you know a UK-based emerging maker worthy of recognition who you would like to nominate for an...

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Current Online Exhibition

“Making Marks” Exhibition – an invitation from CGS to the Guild of Glass Engravers

The Contemporary Glass Society invited members of the Guild of Glass Engravers to take part in an online selected exhibition to run from 4th March...

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Members Spotlight

Rachael Durkan

Having completed a Fine Art degree in the 90’s, specialising in sculpture and printmaking, Rachael’s path led her into computer aided Art and...

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Alexandra Daisy Cook

Final year Design Crafts BA (Hons) student at Demontfort University. Specialising In Blown Glass ad Fine

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Members Spotlight

Maria McCann

I live and work in Wiltshire, England. I have a passion (some may call it an addiction) for glass. I started out as a stained glass artist in 2006,...

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Members Spotlight

Sarah Nichols

I've been collecting glass seriously for about 10 years. Most of my collection is historic (Murano from 1940s to 1980s) but I do collect...

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Become a member

Join our glass community today! Enjoy a wide range of benefits, including access to other glass artists, world-class exhibitions, exclusive discounts, networks, regular news and opportunities to showcase your work.

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Corporate

Our corporate members are a vital part of our network, offering support, information and discounts to CGS members. You can support them too by clicking through.

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Support Us

Your support is invaluable to our charity and makes a real difference. Share in the excitement of contemporary glass, sustaining ground-breaking exhibitions, world-class conferences and award-winning learning programmes and events.

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