End of year exhibition for 2nd year students studying Artist Designer Maker: Glass and Ceramics at University of Sunderland.
Opening night 6-8pm 24th May
Shipley Art Gallery
Prince Consort Road
Gateshead
NE8 4JB
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“Thanks for the Memory”
CGS Members Exhibition at the International Festival of Glass
23rd August – 28th September, 2024
Sponsored by Mark Holford and Alan J Poole
Register HERE
Deadline 31st March 2024
2024 sees the last International Festival of Glass to be held at the Ruskin Centre in Stourbridge. The Contemporary Glass Society has been involved with the Festival since its inception. As our time at the Ruskin Centre comes to an end and we look forward to the next era of the Festival, let’s celebrate the amazing journey we have all had.
Memories are magical moments that we treasure so join us in our last Postcard Show at the Ruskin Centre and create a small treasure full of memories.
This is a call out to all members of the Contemporary Glass Society to be part of a fantastic and fun fundraising show. Our exhibition always gains a great deal of coverage with many pieces selling – your work could be bought and added to one of Britain’s leading collections!
Who can take part? Thanks for the Memory is an unselected show open to all CGS members worldwide. However, space is limited, so acceptance is on a first come, first served basis, until the maximum number that can be displayed is reached.
To confirm a place, members will need to fill in a registration form by 31stMarch with work being delivered at the beginning of August, 2024.
Register HERE
The brief to members:
- Make a piece of glass no more than 15 x 11 cm in any direction and less that 2 cm deep.
- Pieces will be displayed in our usual cases in the Ruskin Centre, Stourbridge resting on small shelves. (Please note lighting is restricted.)
- To make it fun and challenging, all pieces of work will be sold for £ 50, £75 or £100. The artists retain 50% of sale.
- Send images of work to, admin@cgs.org.uk, as soon as available as these will be used to promote the event.
In addition…..there will be Prizes:
The People’s Prize – £300. Sponsored by Mark Holford.
Best in Show – £300. Sponsored by Alan J Poole
2 x Runner’s Up – £100 each. Sponsored by Mark Holford.
Register HERE
If you’re not already a member of CGS, you can join to take part, see Become a Member | Contemporary Glass Society (cgs.org.uk)As well as making you eligible for this exciting exhibition, you’ll be part of a dynamic contemporary glass community and receive valuable membership benefits – see full details at www.cgs.org.uk
CGS launches the Amanda Moriarty’s Memorial Prize for 2024
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is delighted to announce that it is launching the Amanda Moriarty Prize for 2024. Amanda Moriarty, a long serving Board member and Honorary Treasurer of the Contemporary Glass Society, sadly passed away in 2017. To celebrate her enthusiasm and encouragement of glassmaking, CGS now offers an annual prize in her memory. The prize provides studio space and mentoring for a glass artist member to develop their practice.
Apply HERE
Applications close: 5pm on Monday, 15th April, 2024
For our 2024 prize we are very fortunate to be working with Teign Valley Glass located in Bovey Tracey, Devon who have offered one of our members a fantastic opportunity of
a five day residency in its studio. This will enable the winner to extend their practice with the assistance of Richard Glass and his team. The 5 day period will be available between August and October, 2024.
The aim is that the chosen artist will develop original ideas with the potential to produce a new piece of work or project through to a finished piece. This can be in hot glass, lampworking, cold shop or sand- blasting techniques, or a combination of all.
Teign Valley Glass is situated on the edge of Dartmoor in a beautiful old pottery. The studio team bring together decades of experience to make beautiful works that capture the uniqueness of working with molten glass. Today the studio has strong followings in the UK and USA and continue to exhibit at international trade shows. The studio’s decorative glassware is in some of the best galleries, stores and private collections across the world. (www.teignvalleyglass.com)
Teign Valley provides extensive glass-working facilities within its hot shop and cold working shop alongside the support of a dedicated team to foster individual creative growth and expertise.
This is a fantastic opportunity for glass artists at all levels and at all stages of their career to step back, take time and explore their potential in a well-equipped studio alongside established makers.
Apply HERE
The winner of this amazing prize will be announced in early May, 2024
Be Inspired at CGS’s Discovery Day at the University of Sunderland!!
The Contemporary Glass Society is delighted to join with the University of Sunderland to present “Glass Experiences – A Vista of Views” on Saturday, 20th April, 2024.
This is a Discovery Day providing an opportunity for glass lovers everywhere to come along and hear four notable and inspiring glass artists share their fascinating stories. All the artists have links to the University of Sunderland and this celebration of contemporary glass in the North East also offers the chance to explore and support the future of the National Glass Centre.
The Discovery Day will enable attendees to meet and network with fellow makers and enthusiasts, discover the National Glass Centre and its exhibitions, tour the University studios, watch live glass making demonstrations, have hands on experience of glass artwork and be part of a truly memorable day.
For more information and to purchase tickets: LINK
The Contemporary Glass Society is the premiere supporter and promoter of contemporary glass art and glass artists within the UK. Its mission is to support established artists, nurture up-and-coming makers and promote contemporary glass in the wider art world. Membership is open to glass artists at all stages of their careers, collectors and members of the general public interested in contemporary glass. www.cgs.org.uk
The Discovery Day takes place at Prospect Building on Sir Tom Cowie Campus at the University of Sunderland, St Peters Way, Sunderland SR6 0DD.
For more information and to purchase tickets: LINK
The speakers are:
Helen Pailing: “On Tenterhooks”
Helen creates sculpture and installations using salvaged and found materials. Re-using materials destined for landfill is her way to bring awareness to seemingly non-precious or redundant ‘waste’ material and to celebrate the value within all matter.
Jo Mitchell: “My Inspiration in Glass”
Jo’s work explores the metaphorical qualities of air and glass, often incorporating the human form, combining the use of waterjet cutting and kiln-forming to control the form of air entrapment within the internal space of glass.
Liz Waugh McManus: “What an ‘Internet of Glass Things’ Can Offer an Artist”
Liz is a multidisciplinary artist exploring boundaries between analogue and digital making with an art practice that embraces sculpture, glass, puppetry, video and new media.
Zac Weinberg: “The Ornament of Functionality/The Functionality of Ornament”
Zac’s projects address object value systems with a concentration on utility and mobility, using glass and mixed media to formulate his creations.
Ticket prices:
General Admission – Early Bird (ends 29th March) £25.00
General Admission £35.00
Student Tickets £10.00
Sunderland Uni Students FREE
For more information and to purchase tickets: LINK
This is truly a day to discover new artists, new ideas, new perspectives and many new friends!
Be there and just be inspired!
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“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 2024. CGS was delighted to have the opportunity to work with the Guild of Glass Engravers on this show.
The show, entitled “Making Marks” was an opportunity to highlight the amazing skills required to create the beauty of engraved glass.
This is part of CGS’s annual programme of 2 month long online exhibitions which are also selling exhibitions.
Meet the Makers event: 24th April
There will be a Zoom online “Meet the Maker” event on 24th April where participants in the show will be invited to talk briefly about their work and their piece in particular. It is an opportunity for GGE members to highlight their work and explain the fascinating details of engraving techniques.
To celebrate the inauguration of the first Farnham Craft Town artist residency, the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) proudly presents The October Farnham Crafts Month exhibition, Shaping Glass | Shaping Futures, to be held at the James Hockey Gallery from October 1st to October 31st, 2024. UCA students, staff and AiRs past and present are invited to submit proposal and images of their glass work for consideration by the event committee.
We seek proposals for glass works that represent a significant evolution in your artistic practice and reflect your influence from your time at UCA. The proposals for work are not limited to presenting glass artworks but can also include physical objects such as sketch books, experiments, and innovative tools as wells as digital formats. Some ideas for digital submissions may include films, photography, animations, documentaries of the making process, or digital representations of sketchbooks.
The Ceramic and Glass department at UCA hosts state of the art workshops that facilitate glass blowing, lamp working, kiln forming and cold working. Works made with any glass technique will be accepted, as will works that combine glass with other materials (at least 50% must be glass). We welcome applications from tutors, technical staff, students and artists in residence past and present. We will select up to 25 artists for the exhibition.
Please follow the link for more information and details on how to apply.
Application deadline: 29th April 2024
Image credit: Elliot Walker demonstrating at UCA.
Hi, I am Richard, and I am organising a Ceramics and Glass Fair at Cranmore Park on Sunday 12th May
After a successful Glass Fair at the Ruskin Centre last year, I have opened up the first fair of the year to include Ceramics.
Again, everything in Glass & Ceramics, from historical through mid-century right up to current makers, I hope the fair will have something for everyone
I still have spaces available so anyone interested should visit the website, it has loads of information and contact details
I am happy if there are makers who may want to share a pitch, just let me know and I will try to help in any way I can
Any of you not selling on the day I hope you will come along to have a look, should be a great day out
All the Best
Richard
To celebrate the inauguration of the first Farnham Craft Town artist residency, the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) proudly presents The October Farnham Crafts Month exhibition, Shaping Glass | Shaping Futures, to be held at the James Hockey Gallery from October 1st to October 31st, 2024. UCA students, staff and AiRs past and present are invited to submit proposal and images of their glass work for consideration by the event committee.
We seek proposals for glass works that represent a significant evolution in your artistic practice and reflect your influence from your time at UCA. The proposals for work are not limited to presenting glass artworks but can also include physical objects such as sketch books, experiments, and innovative tools as wells as digital formats. Some ideas for digital submissions may include films, photography, animations, documentaries of the making process, or digital representations of sketchbooks.
The Ceramic and Glass department at UCA hosts state of the art workshops that facilitate glass blowing, lamp working, kiln forming and cold working. Works made with any glass technique will be accepted, as will works that combine glass with other materials (at least 50% must be glass). We welcome applications from tutors, technical staff, students and artists in residence past and present. We will select up to 25 artists for the exhibition.
Please follow the link for more information and details on how to apply.
Application deadline: 29th April 2024
Image credit: Elliot Walker demonstrating at UCA.
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David Reekie, one of the UK’s leading glass sculptors, who has been working with glass for over 50 years, is holding a one man show at the Corn Hall, Diss, Norfolk.
As well as figurative work, David will show some of his many drawings vital to all his finished glass work
“Drawings are key to all my work; they are the beginning where I have time to think and pull together emotions and frustrations of the complex world in which we live. My drawings are very rarely seen, and this show is a great opportunity to bring together my 2D expressions with 3D finished sculptures”.
Although David’s work is seen across the world, it is very rare to see a body of work such as this in the UK.
Visit David’s studio on Saturday 13th April from 2pm contact david@davidreekie.com to book a space