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Glassblowing | 08-04-2024
Grand designs: an odyssey that started with orchids
American glassblower Jason Gamrath sells his larger-than-life botanical sculptures for many hundreds of thousands of dollars today, but he spent...
Cast glass | 14-03-2024
Political influence: an interview with David Reekie
As he embarks on a solo exhibition of his glass sculptures and drawings in East Anglia (23 March-27 April 2024), renowned glass sculptor and educator...
Training | 09-03-2024
Amanda Moriarty Prize: review of The Glass Hub Residency
Pratibha Mistry was the winner of the 2022 Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) Amanda Moriarty Prize, providing her with five days of glassmaking...
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Events | 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 exhibitions at venues across the city showcasing...
| 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 only focus on your senses for a moment? To find a...
| 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 impressive award? The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship...
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Events | 27-04-2023
Book for second CGS Discovery Day at the National Glass Centre
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. WE’LL KEEP YOU ADVISED OF FURTHER CGS DISCOVERY DAYS SOON. The second in...
Exhibitions | 25-04-2023
New exhibition featuring lampworked glass
From 6 May until 8 October 2023, visitors to Germany’s Glasmuseum Lette can see the ‘To be on fire’ exhibition of lampworked glass. This is the...
Courses | 24-04-2023
Learn pâte de verre with Anne Petters
Glass artist Anne Petters is running a course called ‘Glass Sculpture: an Introduction to Pâte-de-Verre’, suitable for all abilities, in London...
Exhibitions | 23-04-2023
CGS Sumptuous Summer exhibitors selected
Make a note to visit the upcoming Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) exhibition on the theme of ‘Sumptuous Summer’, being held at Buckenham...
Competition | 22-04-2023
Winners of glass engraving prizes announced
The Guild of Glass Engravers has announced the winners of the Making Your Mark exhibition of student work. The prestigious David Peace Prize of £500...
Cast glass | 20-04-2023
Modular making in the third dimension
Georgia Redpath describes her journey with intricate mould-making techniques to create an endless variety of geometric forms in glass I am, by...