13 January to 19 December 2009

An exhibition featuring a selection of works from the British Council, Crafts Council & Crafts Study Centre collections.The Crafts Study Centre, together with the Crafts Council and the British Council, presents a major exhibition that focuses on the remarkable modern and contemporary craft collections forged by the three organisations. 

Includes glass by Simon Moore, Steven Newell, Christopher Williams & Emma Woffenden.

Opening Hours:

Tuesday to Friday, 10am-5pm
Saturday, 10am-4pm.

The Crafts Study Centre, University College For The Creative Arts, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7DS, UK

Tel: 01252 891 450
Email: SDCampbell@ucreative.ac.uk
Website: www.csc.ucreative.ac.uk

Hi Sklo Lo Sklo - From Masterpiece to Mass Produced

An exhibition of 150 specially selected examples of postwar Czech glass design from the Graham Cooley Collection. Following the ground-breaking event held in King's Lynn, this new exhibition offers you another chance to learn more about modern Czechoslovakian glass.

The exhibition includes glass designs by Brabec, Beranek, Filip, Gabrhel, Hanus, Harcuba, Hlava, Honzik, Hospodka, Jelinek, Jurnikl, Klinger, Kotik, Lipa, Matura, Metelak, Oliva, Panek, Peceny, Pravec, Repasek, Schmidt, Suhajek, Svarc, Svobodova, Urban, Vizner, Wunsch, Zahour, Zejmon & Zemek.

From the 1950's onwards Czechoslovakia was a hotbed of modern glass design. Skilled and experienced designers produced hundreds of colourful and vibrant designs which were exported to the West in their thousands. Sold as art glass for the home and available on the high street, the designers behind them were rarely named - despite the fact that many are recognised today as masters of 20th century glass design.

The exhibition is accompanied by a 148 page full colour catalogue, by antiques and collectables author Mark Hill, containing an
illustrated historical and contextual introduction and over 200 specially commissioned photographs with captions.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 12noon - 4pm (Admission Free)

Compton Drive, Kingswinford, West Midlands , DY6 9NS

Tel: 01384 812745
Website: www.glassmuseum.org.uk

From 3 April 2009 (Ongoing)

Stained Glass project.

The emphasis for the first year will be on the medieval stained glass of Norfolk, much of it made in Norwich. A considerable amount of medieval glass is still in the church. There will be accounts of how and where the glass was made, with illustrations of some of the best examples outside the city. One purpose of the project is to tell people where to find the most interesting work all over the county, so trail leaflets will be available for those with time and transport - and binoculars as reformers tended to smash anything below tracery level! Even at this late stage, we hope to set up one or two surprises as well.

Charges: £3 entry; £2.50 concessions

Opening Hours:

10am - 3pm, Thursday to Saturday (groups on other days)

St Peter Hungate Church, Princes Street, Norwich

Tel: TBA
Email: ant_barnes@hotmail.com
Website: TBA

Space Time

6 April to 6 September 2009

'Space-Time’ brings together artists’ work that reflects upon the relevance of astronomical observations and the role of time in our everyday lives, memory and future. The works, drawn from artists living in the North East of England, across the UK and internationally, provide a glimpse of the breadth and scope of the common interests between art and science. The exhibition offers a means through which we can think and explore the many aspects of cosmology and the celestial world.

Admission: Free

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

23 May to 12 July 2009

Natural Goes Modern: Barry Cooper Solo Exhibition.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm (Last Entry 3pm)

Main Gallery & Mezzanine Level, The World of Glass, Chalon Way East,
St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1BX

Tel: 01744 22766
Email: info@worldofglass.com
Website: www.worldofglass.com

4 June to 11 July 2009

Glass Jewellery Exhibition. Including work by Simone Bremner, Zoë Garner, Jed Green, Antje Illner, Brett Manley, Jenni Rhodes (in collaboration with Adam Aaronson), Abigail Stradling, Charlotte Verity & Kathryn Wightman.

Opening Times: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am - 6pm

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

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

9 June to 3 July 2009

Stephanie Carlton-Smith Solo Exhibition.

Opening Times: Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 6pm.

Venue: Waterhouse & Dodd, 26 Cork Street, London, W1S 3ND

Tel: 020 7734 7800
Email: contemporary@waterhousedodd.com
Website: www.modbritart.com

14 June to 5 July 2009

Quenington Sculpture Trust Biennial Exterior Exhibition.

Featuring glass artists, Peter Barton (winner of the William Yeoward Apprenticeship scheme), Sarah Blood, Nigel Cann, Fiaz Elson, Sally Fawkes, Richard Jackson, Max Jacquard, ‘Lo-Co Glass Ltd.’ (Colin & Louise Hawkins), Taz Lovejoy, Rebecca Newnham, Nicola Ransom, Helen Slater, Tracey Snape, Antonia Spowers & Angela Thwaites.

Opening Hours: 10am to 5pm (Daily)

Admission:

£2.50 (£4 0n 21/6/09 in aid of the National Gardens Scheme)

Quenington Sculpture Garden, Quenington Old Rectory, Cirencester,
Gloucestershire, GL7 5BN

Tel: 01285 750 358
Email: lucy@realityandbeyond.co.uk
Website: www.freshair2009.com

3 to 5 July 2009

George Papadopoulos will be opening his new studio in Spain at the end of 2009. Join him at his 'Open Studio Weekend' in London.

Opening Times:

Fri 3rd July, 5pm - 10 pm
Sat 4th July, 10 am - 10 pm
Sun 5th July, 11 am - 7 pm

Address: 31 Tower Gardens Road, London, N17 7PS

Tel: 020 8885 2029
Mobile: 07979 921 124
Email: info@yorgosglass.com  
Website: www.yorgosglass.com

3 July to 31 August 2009

Two person exhibition with Charlie Macpherson & Amanda Notarianni.

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday, 10am - 1pm

The Billcliffe Gallery, 134 Blythswood Street, Glasgow, G2 4EL

Tel: 0141 332 4027
Email: info@billcliffegallery.com
Website: www.billcliffegallery.com

3 July to 15 September 2009

Tolly Nason Solo Darwin Festival Exhibition.

Opening Times: Monday to Friday, 10.00am – 4.45pm

Venue: University Museum of Zoology Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ

Tel: 01223 890 385
Email: tolly@tollysark.com
Websites: www.thebowerhousegallery.com & www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/museum/index.html

Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, Inverness: 4 July – 1 August 2009
St Fergus Gallery, Wick: 7 August – 12 September 2009
Iona Gallery, Kingussie: 19 September – 17 October 2009
Broadfield House Glass Museum, West Midlands: 14 November – 11th March 2010

This year’s annual exhibition for the Scottish Glass Society will be a show with a difference, as we are celebrating 30 years since the Society was first established in 1979. To honour this momentous anniversary we would like to introduce Migrate, which will showcase the best of emerging and established Scottish glass artists.

This contemporary art glass exhibition is based on the theme of Migration; and will examine the different ways that artists express a sense of place and identity in their work; bringing together a collective of glass artists that actively challenge and contribute to the rich Scottish Art scene.

The first leg of the touring exhibition will begin with the Highland Galleries in early July and will start at the Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, then onto the St Fergus Gallery in Wick, the Iona Gallery, in Kingussie and will finish at the Broadfield House Glass Museum, in the West Midlands.

Contact Address:

Jessamy Kelly, SGS Press Officer, Scottish Glass Society,
PO BOX 29329, Glasgow, G20 2BA

Tel: 07950 627264
Email: sgspress@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.scottishglasssociety.com

4 July to 8 August 2009

Bob Crooks solo exhibition. Bob Crooks is one of the country’s leading studio glassblowers, and Cowdy Gallery is pleased to present a solo show of his exuberant and impressive work.

Opening Hours:

Tuesday to Friday, 10:00am - 12:30pm & 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Saturday, 10am - 1pm

The Cowdy Gallery, 31 Culver Street, Newent, GL18 1DB

Tel: 01531 821 173.
Email: hlc@cowdygallery.co.uk
Website: www.cowdygallery.co.uk

Part 1

9 to 12 July 2009

July’s two part New Designers exhibition, at the Business Design Centre – Islington, promises to reveal yet another fantastic showcase of dynamic graduate talent representing all design disciplines. The future generation of design stars present original and fresh ideas from fashion accessories to furniture, architecture to applied arts, graphics to glass, new media to contemporary craft, as well as textiles, graphics and illustration.

New Designers 2009 is a voyage of discovery - the foremost event in graduate design and not to be missed.  For anyone with an interest in contemporary design, predicting trends, identifying new styles and current ideas, the answer is to visit New Designers.

Part 1 of New Designers 2009 features work by artists and designers working in:

Textiles, Fashion & Accessories
Contemporary Applied Arts
Ceramics & Glass
Jewellery & Precious Metalwork

Part 2

16 to 19 July 2009

Part 2 of New Designers 2009 features work by artists and designers working in:

Product Design
Furniture Design
Visual Communications (including Graphic Design and Illustration)
Spatial Design

Charges:

Pre-booked on line at www.newdesigners.com or by telephone (08448 480136) from mid April: £9.50 + £1.50 booking fee; £14 on the door.

Opening Hours: Thursday to Saturday 11am-6pm; Sundays 11am-4pm

Location:

Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 0QH

Tel: 020 7288 6540 (Stephanie Chan, Marketing Manager, New Designers, Upper Street Events) or 020 7287 1922 (Karoline Newman or Charlotte Moore-Moffatt at Articulate Communication)

Email: stephaniec@upperstreetevents.co.uk,  or newdesigners@articulate.co.uk,

10 July to 27 September 2009

Exhibition showing the work of four professional fine artists all of whom incorporate glass as an active medium within their work. Participating artists are Clare Sinclair, David Mitchell, Charlotte Morrison and Tim Armstrong.

Opening Times: Daily, 9am to 5pm

Address:

Clare Hall Gallery, Clare Hall, Hershel Road, Cambridge, CB3 9AL

Tel: Lynne Richards - 01223 760401/332360
Email: david@cafe-jello.com

16 to 19 July 2009

Mixed media festival set in the grounds of Waterperry House in Oxfordshire. One of the UK’s longest running art and craft festivals, held over 4 days.

Artists set up their studios in one of the many marquees and visitors can observe them at work as well as buy and commission art. Hundreds of practical classes for children and adults. This year the classes for adults will include modern painting techniques, marquetry and parquetry, felt bead making and glass engraving. The Guild of Glass Engravers will be in attendance.

Charges:

Tickets: Adults £15 (Booked online £14.00)
Senior citizens £12 (Booked online £11.00)
Concessions £7 (Booked online £6.00)
Child (9-17 years) £5 (Booked online £4.00)
Under-9s free
Family and season tickets available

Car parking free

Party rates for pre-booked minibuses and a limited number of coaches by arrangement – contact the office (020 7381 3192) in advance.

Opening Hours: 10am to 5.30pm daily

Art in Action, Waterperry House, Near Wheatley, OXFORD, OX33 1JZ

Tel: 020 7381 3192
Website: www.artinaction.org.uk

16 July to 29 August 2009

An exhibition to promote the work of new and developing artists.

The Contemporary glass society (CGS) are pleased to announce a new collaboration with Cambridge Galleries Ltd to stage an exciting exhibition for artists who have graduated or begun to produce work professionally within the past three years.

The UK is leading innovation in glass art and producing artists that are pushing the boundaries of the medium and escalating the significance of the art-form.

The exhibition features the very best emerging artists and provides a stunning international showcase for glass art.

Selected Artists:

Fabrizia Bazzo, Michael Bullen, Criss Chaney, Catherine Cook, Jeremy Doar, Sara Fell, David Flower, Molly Harwood, Phillipa Headley, James Lethbridge, Catriona MacKenzie, Bruce Marks, Arabella Marshall, Meg McGregor, Caroline Moiret, Wendy Newhofer, Emmy-Gai Palmer, Michael Ray, Norma Sales, Helen Schell, Victoria Scholes, Lenka Tichá, Sally Tully, Kristina Uslar, Lawrence West, Angharad Whitfield, Marianne Wilde.

Cambridge Galleries, High Street, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4LT

Tel: Pam Reekie + 44 (0)1603 507737

Email: admin@cgs.org.uk

Website: www.cambridgegalleries.co.uk or www.cgs.org.uk 

James Powell & Sons of Whitefriars: Arts & Crafts Glass-makers

17 July – 1 November 2009

Free parking; refreshments

Catching the Light: Contemporary Glass

13 November 2009 to 3 January 2010

Free parking; refreshments

Charges: £6.30 adult

Opening Times: Daily,10.30am – 5.00pm

Blackwell, The Arts and Crafts House, Bowness–on–Windermere,
Cumbria, LA23 3JT

Tel: 015394 46139

Email: info@blackwell.org.uk

Website: www.blackwell.org.uk

6 September 2009 - One Day Only!

Jonathan Harris Studio Glass Open Day.

Weston Park Gallery, Weston-under-Lizard, Nr Shifnal,
Shropshire, TF11 8LE

Tel: 01952 246 381
Email: jonathan@jhstudioglass.com
Website: www.jhstudioglass.com & www.weston-park.com

9 September to 3 October 2009

Exhibition featuring glass by Karen Brown, Fiaz Elson, Sally Fawkes, ‘Gillies · Jones’ (Stephen Gillies & Kate Jones), Richard Jackson, Alison McConachie, Colin Reid, Bruno Romanelli, Tora Urup, Rachael Woodman.

Opening Times:

Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 10am - 4pm   

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

Tel: 0131 558 1200
Email: mail@scottish-gallery.co.uk
Website: www.scottish-gallery.co.uk

12 September to 2 November 2009

Contemporary Glass Society Exhibition.

Featuring glass artists Fabrizia Bazzo, Philippa Beveridge, Fiaz Elson, David Flower, Catherine Hough, Jessie Lee, Tanwen Llewelyn, Bruce Marks, Karen Murphy, Tolly Nason, Joanne Newman, Jacque Pavlosky, David Reekie, Carole Robinson, Carla Sealey, Helen Slater, Pauline Solven, Ulrike Umlauf-Orrom.

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am - 5pm. Saturday, 10am - 6pm

Pyramid Gallery, 43 Stonegate, York, YO1 8AW   

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