The Contemporary Glass Society is delighted to have the opportunity once again to collaborate with London Glassblowing in 2025 on our Mirage Exhibition. We invite glass artists from across the UK and abroad to submit your most captivating and innovative pieces that push the boundaries of the visual illusions that can be achieved through the incredible medium of glass. We want to showcase the magic and mystery that glass can embody with pieces that manipulate form, colour and light to challenge the viewer's perceptions.

Peter Layton of London Glassblowing was one of the founding members of CGS and is still a guiding light and one of the foremost promoters of contemporary glass throughout the UK.  

CGS really appreciate his continuing support as we launch our next exhibition at London Glassblowing.  The theme for this exhibition is MIRAGE.

We invite glass artists to submit their most captivating and innovative pieces that push the boundaries of the visual illusions that can be achieved through the incredible medium of glass.

We want to showcase the magic and mystery that glass can embody with craft pieces that manipulate form, colour and light to challenge the viewer's perceptions.

Artists based in the UK, if selected, will be invited to exhibit at the London Glassblowing Gallery in London and be featured in the online catalogue for the exhibition.

Overseas artists are also invited to apply for inclusion in the Gallery’s online catalogue of the exhibition, which will be promoted to the gallery's extensive network of collectors and via the CGS website, as well as through social media.

If you like to apply for the show, you can join CGS via the website.

Work should have been made since January 2023 or can be made especially as a response to the exhibition’s theme.  You will need to provide the following information: 

●      Artwork images

●      Artwork details (title, dimensions, materials, year of creation)

●      Artist statement about the work 

●      Artist biography 

Maximum size of an individual piece of work or group of related pieces is:

·      Freestanding – 40 x 40 x 40 cms 

·      Wall hung – 60 x 60 cms

Selected artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work in a curated exhibition at London Glassblowing alongside established names in the glass art community, such as, Peter Layton, Anthony Scala, Layne Rowe, Tim Rawlinson and Sila Yucel, to name just a few.

We look forward to seeing how you respond to this call and receiving your innovative and thought-provoking submissions for “MIRAGE”. 

An exhibition that promises to turn London Glassblowing into an oasis of glass illusion. 

Selection:

The selection will take place in early April, 2025 by a panel including Peter Layton, Sarah Brown from CGS and an independent artist TBC.

We aim to show a cross section of glass making techniques.

If you are selected, the gallery will contact you and send you their own contract to complete.  

You should be notified by 21st April 2025, but if you have not heard by 5th May, please assume you have not been selected.  

We will attempt to notify everyone, but depending on the number of applicants, this may not be possible.

Criteria: 

Up to two pieces of work can be submitted or a group of small pieces.

You can send 2 images of each piece.

Either 1 or 2 separate pieces of work or a group of related pieces for each artist may be chosen.  

You must be a member of CGS to apply for this show - you can join via our website.

Please note:

All work should be for sale. The Gallery will multiply the artist’s price by 2.5 times if they are not registered for VAT and by 2.7 times if the artist is VAT registered. CGS will also add a 5% commission onto any sales to help towards future events.