18th August to 11th September 2008

The Peter Potter Gallery (Edinburgh) is hosting this year’s Scottish Glass Society Annual exhibition. The exhibition will mark the 29th Year since the society was formed. The event will open with a private view on Sunday the 17th of August.

The Exhibition will feature around 40 selected artists utilising a broad range of techniques: from cast, etched, engraved and blown glass through to leaded, stained and painted panels. Most of the work will be for sale and will be supported by an illustrated exhibition catalogue.

This show will embody and celebrate the society’s policy of inclusion and the representation of its glass artists at various stages of their careers. The result will be a stimulating, diverse and vibrant collection of glass art, which encompasses a broad range of techniques and applications by new graduates, by both emerging and well established glass designers, providing a flavour of the calibre and developments within the field of contemporary glassmaking in Scotland.

Opening Hours:

Mon to Sat, 10.00am - 4.30pm
Sunday, 12.00 - 4.30pm

Peter Potter Gallery, 10 The Sands, Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3EY

Tel: 01620 822 080
Email: info@peterpottergallery.org
Website: www.peterpottergallery.org & www.scottishglasssociety.com

17 May to 22 June 2008

This exhibition showcases work by graduate and non-graduate students from the Brierley Hill International Glass Centre. The glassmakers featured in the exhibition have studied glass techniques including stained glass, kiln working, fused and slumped glass, as well as hand-blown vases and bowls.

The glass on show includes work by by Laura Atkinson, Jennie Bayntun, Carol Blackburn, Dennis Brahm, Peter Fricker, Marva Laws, Grecia Martinez, Melissa Nicholls, Christina Nielsen, Peter Nyholm, Mark Randen, Carolyn Bailey, Tim Boswell, Clare Cave, Christina Kalliri and various others.

Opening Hours:

Tues to Sun: 2.00am - 5.00 pm
Bank Holiday Mon: 2.00 - 5.00 pm

Himley Hall, Himley Park, Dudley, DY3 4DF

Tel: 01384 363 067
Email: JOHN.TAYLOR@dudleycol.ac.uk
Website. www.dudleycol.ac.uk

23 May to 14 June 2008

Featuring glass by Lisa Burkl, Sonia Hawking, ‘Mellangth Glass’ (Neil Crowcher), ‘Moriath Glass’ (Moira White), Rachel Phillips & Steve Robinson.

Opening Hours:

Tuesday to Saturday: 11.00am to 5.00pm

The Narberth Gallery, 14, Market Street, Narberth,
Pembrokeshire, SA67 5BU

Tel: 01834 869 955.
Email: d.leeke@narberthgallery.co.uk
Website: www.thenarberthgallery.co.uk

24 May to 2 November 2008

Keïko Mukaïdé Solo Exhibition and Installation.

St. Mary’s Church. York. GB. Mob: 07799 065 608.
Email: keikomukaide@hotmail.com
Website: www.yorkstmarys.org.uk/Page/Installation.aspx

30 May to 28 June 2008

Glass & Jewellery Exhibition . Featuring work by Jenefer Ham, Michelle Keeling, ‘London Glassblowing Workshop’ (Peter Layton), Joanne Mitchell, Claudia Phipps, ‘Sanders & Wallace Glassmakers’
(Andrew Sanders & David Wallace), Richard “Will” Shakspeare, Amanda Simmons, and Kevin Wallhead.

Opening Hours:

10am - 6.30pm Monday - Saturday
Sundays (only over the Christmas period - please phone to check)
Bank holidays 11am-4 pm

Cupola Gallery, 178 Middlewood Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield, S61TD

Tel: 0114 285 2665
Email: info@cupolagallery.com
Website: www.cupolagallery.co.uk

5 June to 2 August 2008

Mixed media exhibition of work by the Society of Designer Craftsmen. Featuring a good selection of glass and ceramics by ‘Alex R’ (Alex Robinson), Laura Birdsall, ‘Gillies · Jones’ (Stephen Gillies & Kate Jones), Yesung Kim, Charlie Macpherson, Amanda Notarianni, Abigail Stradling and Maggie Williams.

Opening Hours:

Tue to Fri: 12am - 6pm
Sat: 12am - 5pm

The SDC Gallery, 24 Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3DU

Tel: 020 7613 3886.
Email: enquiries@sdcgallery.org.uk
Website: www.sdcgallery.org/current_exhibition.htm

5 June to 30 August 2008

Mixed Media Exhibition, including work by Stephanie Carlton-Smith
& Gaea Todd.

TURF GALLERY, 81 Westbourne Park Road, W2 5QH

Tel: 020 7221 5215
Email: stephanie@stephaniecarltonsmith.co.uk

14 June to 20 July

Solo exhibition of new work by ‘Gillies · Jones’ (Stephen Gillies & Kate Jones).

Opening Hours:

Mon to Sat: 10am - 4pm
Sun: 2pm - 4pm

Gillies · Jones Gallery, Pickering, Yorkshire, YO18 8SA

Tel: 01751 417 550
Email: info@gilliesjonesglass.co.uk
Website: www.gilliesjonesglass.co.uk

22 August to 28 September 2008

The British Glass Biennale will be held at the Ruskin Glass Centre as part of this year's International Festival Of Glass. Organised in association with Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers the exhibition will feature a broad mixture of work by eighty one contemporary glass artists, including: Karen Akester, Stuart Akroyd, Vic Bamforth, Sally Fawkes, Stephen Gillies & Kate Jones, Peter Layton, Allister Malcolm, David Reekie, Anthony Scala, Marie Worre Hastrup Holm & Jeff Zimmer.

Open Daily: 10 - 5pm

Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Road, Amblecote, Stourbridge,
West Midlands, DY8 4HF

Tel: 01384 399 410.
Email: info@biennale.org.uk
Website: www.biennale.org.uk

3 May to 28 June 2008

A Mixed Media exhibition featuring work by Jane Charles, Siobhan Jones & Siddy Langley.

Tel: 01273 321 694
Email: karen@thealexandergallery.co.uk
Website: www.thealexandergallery.co.uk

10 May to 1 July 2008

Including glass by Vic Bamforth, Stephen Beardsell, Brian & Jenny Blanthorn, Malin Blomgren, Joseph Harrington, Ruth Lyne, Charlie Macpherson, Joanne Mitchell, Amanda Notarianni, Sue Parry, Colin Reid & Caroline Scully.

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday, 10am - 5 pm
Saturday, 10am - 5.30pm
Sunday, 11am - 4.30pm (open most sundays except Easter).

Pyramid Gallery, 43 Stonegate, York, YO1 8AW

Tel: 01904 641 187
Email: pyramidgallery7@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.pyramidgallery.com

10 May to 26 July 2008

A mixed media external garden exhibition, featuring work by Sally Fawkes, Richard Jackson, Peter Newsome & Johannes Von Stumm.

Opening Hours:

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 11 - 5.
The gallery is open by arrangement at all other times.

The Garden Gallery, Rookery Lane, Broughton,
Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 8AZ

Fax. 01794 301 761. Email: rachelbebb@aol.com
Website: www.gardengallery.uk.com

3 to 30 June 2008

An exhibition of work by the Guild Of Glass Engravers (Northern Branch), featuring work by Adrian Atkinson, Dave Clitheroe, James Denison-Pender, Dawn Douglas, Junko Eager, Pat Gauntlett, Brian Porter, Anne Roxborough, Peter Russell, Sandra Snaddon, Jennifer Stourton & Sarah Wilson.

Opening Hours:

Monday to Saturday, 10am - 5pm
Sundays, 11am - 4pm

11 June to 19 July 2008

Glass Jewellery Exhibition, including work by Jane Dorner, Jed Green, Brett Manley, David Pascoe, Sue Shaw & Marion Sterner.

Open: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am - 6pm

ZeST Contemporary Glass Gallery, Roxby Place, London SW6 1RS

Tel: 020 7610 1900
Email: nell@zestgallery.com
Website: www.zestgallery.com

11 July to 5 December 2008

A exhibition of work by members of the British Society Of Master Glass Painters. The exhibition includes work by Susan Shaughnessy & Jane Vincent.

Cochrane Theatre Gallery, Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4AP

Tel: 01643 862 807.
Email: secretary@bsmgp.org.uk
Website: www.bsmgp.org.uk

23 August to 15 November 2008

A retrospective of work by Keith Cummings, along with contributions from past students, fellow staff and colleagues.

The exhibition will include work by Professor Keith Cummings, ‘Blowzone Glass Studio’ (Iestyn & Beverley Davies), Keith Brocklehurst, Tessa Clegg, ‘Gillies · Jones’ (Stephen Gillies & Kate Jones), Ronald Pennell, David Reekie, Max Stewart (Amalric Walter) and various others.

Bilston Craft Gallery & Library, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, WV14 7LU

Tel: 01902 552 507
Email: bilstoncraftgallery@dsl.pipex.com
Website: www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/bilston

17 May to 12 July 2008

An exhibition showcasing the best contemporary glass being produced in the North of the UK. Featuring internationally recognised artists from the North East and Cumbria, across Yorkshire to Lancashire and down to Cheshire and Derbyshire.

Artists featured in the exhibition include ‘Gillies · Jones’ (Stephen Gillies & Kate Jones), ‘Juo Glass’ (Jessamy Kelly & Joanne Mitchell), Jessamy Kelly, Charlie Macpherson, Joanne Mitchell, Ruth Moilliet, Amanda Notarianni, Kathryn Pearce, ‘Sanders & Wallace Glassmakers’ (Andrew Sanders & David Wallace), Victoria Scholes, Jude Stoll, ‘Sly Glass’ (Stephen Lindars & Léona Murtagh), ‘The Glass Studio At Denby’ (Paul Barcroft), Helen Tiffany, Jo Vincent, Sarah Walmsley, Louise Watson & Kathryn Wightman.

Opening Hours:

Monday to Saturday, 10am - 4.30pm

Platform Gallery, Station Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2JT

Tel: 01200 443 071
Email: platform.gallery@ribblevalley.gov.uk
Website: www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/platformgallery

Art Forms from the Ocean

Inspired by the works of Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka and their detailed glass models from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, "Art Forms from the Ocean" features work by Dale Chihuly, Amy Cooper, Amy Globus, Tue Greenfort, Ilana Halperin, Ben Lawson, James Lethbridge, Ani O’Neill, and Maria Grazia Rosin.

The Glass Archive

5 July to 7 September 2008

An exhibition featuring a collections of books with 'Glass' in the title.

The exhibitions listed above take place at the National Glass Centre.

Opening Hours:

Monday to Sunday, 10am – 5pm

National Glass Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland, SR6 0GL

Tel: 0191 515 5555
Email: info@nationalglasscentre.com
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com

7 June to 27 August 2008

"Gathering Light: International Contemporary Glass" is a touring exhibition of work by the Women’s International Glass Workshop. The exhibition features work by Sigrídur Ásgeirsdóttir, Doreen Balbanoff, Chris Bird-Jones, Ginger Ferrell, Chinks Vere Grylls, Amber Hiscott, Catrin Jones, Linda Lichtman, Mary Mackey, Cedar Prest & Helga Reay-Young.

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Cathedral House,
Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5TQ

Tel: 01792 469 256.
Email: catrin@catrinjones.co.uk

The Secret Garden: Cameo Glass by Helen Millard

23 February - 6 July 2008

This exhibition is the first solo show of work by Helen Millard and will feature glass on loan from private collectors, some on public display for the first time, as well as new work for sale.

The exhibition will also feature a selection of limited edition photographs by Simon Bruntnell, who has captured some of the charming creatures on Helen's work. 

Compton Drive, Kingswinford, West Midlands , DY6 9NS

Tel: 01384 812745

www.glassmuseum.org.uk

Innovation and Inspiration: The Richardson Bequest

Known for their pioneering use of colour and ground-breaking techniques, such as etching and threading, the Richardson family ran the Wordsley Flint Glassworks for 100 years.

In 1952 Benjamin Richardson III bequeathed his collection of glass to Stourbridge Town Council for inclusion in their new public glass collection displayed in the Council House in Mary Stevens Park. This exhibition will see the Richardson Bequest displayed in almost all its entirety for the first time in 25 years.

Compton Drive, Kingswinford, West Midlands , DY6 9NS

Tel: 01384 812745

www.glassmuseum.org.uk

Michael Harris: Studio Pioneer

16 August - 25 January 2009

A leading figure in the international studio glass movement, Michael Harris (b.1933 - d.1994) first came into contact with glass as a student at Stourbridge College in the early 1950s.  From there he went on to study and then teach glass design at the Royal College of Art in London.  Forty years ago Harris founded Mdina Glass on the island of Malta and then a few years later established Isle of Wight Glass.  His creativity combined with commercial awareness resulted in many successful ranges and today Isle of Wight Glass is still run by his family.

This exhibition and associated events are part of the International Festival of Glass.

Compton Drive, Kingswinford, West Midlands , DY6 9NS

Tel: 01384 812745

www.glassmuseum.org.uk

17 May - 12 July 2008

A celebration of contemporary glass from the North of England. The exhibition will feature artists using a wide variety of techniques, included blown, cast and architectural pieces.

Artists exhibiting include The Glass Studio Denby, Gillies Jones, Jessamy Kelly, Charlie Macpherson, Joanne Mitchell, Amanda Notarianni, Kathryn Pearce, Sanders & Wallace, Jo Vincent, Louise Watson, Kathryn Wightman and others.

Open: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 4.30pm
Closed bank holiday Monday

Platform Gallery, Station Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2JT

Tel: 01200 443 071

Email: platform.gallery@ribblevalley.gov.uk

Website: www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/platformgallery

5 July 2008 - 7 September 2008

An exhibition of work by glass artists studying at Brierley Hill International Glass Centre.

Open: Monday - Sunday, 10am-4pm (including Bank Holidays)

Courtyard Gallery, Red House Glass Cone, Wordsley, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4AZ

Tel: 01384 363 067 & 01384 812 750

Email: john.taylor@dudleycol.ac.uk

Website: www.dudley.gov.uk/redhousecone

7 - 31 May 2008

Katharine Coleman Solo Exhibition.

10 September to 4 October 2008

Bob Crooks Solo Exhibition.

The Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HZ

Website: www.scottish-gallery.co.uk

Tel: 0131 558 1200