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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

  • 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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  • 09-04-2024

    Apply for series 3 of Make it at Market

    Many of us have seen the popular BBC tv series ‘Make it at Market’, which helps up-and-coming...

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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

Kate Lavender

Based in Keswick, Kate established her part-time stained glass business, North Lakes Stained Glass in 2021. Kate has been designing and creating...

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Members Spotlight

Pamela Blackhurst

I enjoy making a wide variety of leaded, stained, and fused glass. My work is inspired by organic forms, graphic design, and geometric patterns. They...

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Members Spotlight

Gemma Hollis Glass

For as long as I can remember, I have always enjoyed making objects with items I find around the home. My passion for creating led me towards...

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Members Spotlight

Catrin Jones

I trained in architectural stained glass at Swansea in the late seventies. On graduation I was one of five students who set up a co operative stained...

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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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