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Kilnworking | 20-05-2022
Channelling the beauty of Nature in glass
Wayne Charmer finds tranquillity in the natural world and wants to convey a sense of this through his organic glass forms. Linda Banks finds out...
Graal technique | 06-05-2022
Capturing life’s experiences in contemporary glass
Vic Bamforth’s glass has an instantly recognisable, often humorous, painterly style, which he combines with his own version of the specialist Graal...
Flameworking | 21-04-2022
Life stories in glass
When young, Carmen Lozar’s favourite fairy tale was ‘Thumbelina’. Today, she extends that enduring fascination with miniature worlds by...
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Exhibitions | 19-05-2022
Contemporary glass part of ‘Superbloom’ at Tower of London for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
A display of flowers has been planted to fill the moat at the iconic Tower of London as part of ‘Superbloom’, one of the celebrations marking the...
Exhibitions | 18-05-2022
Focus on Norwegian glass in S12 exhibition
Marking the UN International Year of Glass, Norway’s S12 gallery is presenting an exhibition of Norwegian glass art and different media by 10...
News | 14-05-2022
Invitation to submit glass articles for Arts journal
Glass artists and researchers are invited to submit content to a special issue of the MDPI open access publication, Arts, entitled ‘Art Glass...
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Exhibitions | 13-02-2022
Alison Lowry’s ‘The Bystander Effect’ exhibition in Dundalk
Glass artist Alison Lowry’s solo exhibition, ‘The Bystander Effect’, confronts the treatment of pregnant women and unmarried mothers in Ireland...
Caneworking | 11-02-2022
Master of murrine
Glass artist David Patchen uses cane and murrine to create his distinctive patterned glass work. CGS Glass Network digital’s editor, Linda Banks,...
Events | 10-02-2022
International Year of Glass 2022 launches with opening ceremony
The United Nations-designated International Year of Glass (IYOG) launched today (10 February 2022) with the official opening ceremony taking place...
Exhibitions | 08-02-2022
Sini Majuri’s Finnish ‘Home’ exhibition
Glass artist Sini Majuri is exhibiting her work at The Museum of Fine Arts Eemil in Finland. The work on display explores the theme of ‘Home’ (or...
Obituary | 31-01-2022
Remembering Erwin Eisch (1927-2022)
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is sad to report that Erwin Eisch died at the end of January 2022 at the age of 94. He was a founder and pioneer...
Exhibitions | 28-01-2022
Apply now for CGS ‘Earth/Sea/Sky’ exhibition at London Glassblowing
Grab your chance to exhibit your glass art on the theme of ‘Earth/Sea/Sky’ in the prestigious gallery at London Glassblowing this July. This...