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This week is the last chance to see the British Glass Biennale and 'Lines, Threads and Traces' exhibitions. Join us on ...
24/09/2024

This week is the last chance to see the British Glass Biennale and 'Lines, Threads and Traces' exhibitions.

Join us on Saturday 3-4pm for the closing event and the announcement of the last three prize winners:
The People's Prize sponsored by Warm Glass UK
The Glass Lab Award sponsored by The Glass Foundry UK
The Young Collectors Award sponsored by The Glass Sellers.

Fantastic glass in a fantastic space

Photos by Marti Jachimczyk and Jamie Bradford

Join us this evening for our Last Goodbye in the Arabian Tent at Ruskin Glass Centre. Live music, drinks and games from ...
26/08/2024

Join us this evening for our Last Goodbye in the Arabian Tent at Ruskin Glass Centre. Live music, drinks and games from 7pm to say farewell to the International Festival of Glass here in Stourbridge.

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We have lots of beautiful exhibitions across our venues to see so many glassmaking techniques from established and emerg...
26/08/2024

We have lots of beautiful exhibitions across our venues to see so many glassmaking techniques from established and emerging artists, from both here in the UK and all over the world.

Our flagship exhibition, the British Glass Biennale is not to be missed. We’ve also got a fantastic display of glass panels all inspired by William Morris from the British Society of Master Glass Painters in the Zodiac Room at Ruskin Glass Centre

This evening’s entertainment moves to for Jazz by the Dutch Lewis Broadband. Between 5pm until 10pm enjoy live jazz, gr...
25/08/2024

This evening’s entertainment moves to for Jazz by the Dutch Lewis Broadband. Between 5pm until 10pm enjoy live jazz, great food, lanterns and open fires. All welcome and free entry. What a lovely way to round off Day 3!

We are open for Day 3 of the Festival! Thanks to everyone who has joined us so far, we’ve still got lots to come.This ye...
25/08/2024

We are open for Day 3 of the Festival! Thanks to everyone who has joined us so far, we’ve still got lots to come.

This year we’ve got an incredible line up of exhibitions, showing the work of glass artists from all over the world and demonstrating the versatility of this captivating material! You can travel around the various Festival sites with ease on our festival shuttle bus.

The exhibitions include the beautifully curated Fifteen x Fifteen exhibition at featuring 47 artists from 11 different countries.

As the daytime events and activities are drawing to a close on Day 2, we have an evening event at Ruskin Glass Centre. R...
24/08/2024

As the daytime events and activities are drawing to a close on Day 2, we have an evening event at Ruskin Glass Centre. Ruskin’s Seven Lamps will be an evening of music, fire and intimate spectacle. Produced for us by Walk The Plank, who brought us the first festival finale in 2004, the evening is not to be missed!

Tickets are £20/£10 concessions and can be bought on the gate this evening. For more info visit the Festival Programme (link in bio)

We’ve got a new feature on the programme this year - Casual Conversations. An opportunity for an informal chat with a si...
24/08/2024

We’ve got a new feature on the programme this year - Casual Conversations. An opportunity for an informal chat with a significant person from the glass community. Today from 3-4pm you have the opportunity to speak with our Masterclass Leader Zhenning Li - but there’s just one slot left. Head to the website (link in bio) to snap it up!

Day 2 of the Festival is well underway. We’ve got so much to see and do across all our venues. Keep an eye on stories th...
24/08/2024

Day 2 of the Festival is well underway. We’ve got so much to see and do across all our venues. Keep an eye on stories throughout the day for ideas and make sure you’ve checked out the Festival Programme (link in bio) so you don’t miss a thing. We’ve got the festival shuttle bus running between all the venues so leave the car and travel with ease!

This afternoon there’s an opportunity to meet the makers at . The exhibition showcases the work of glass graduates, so the event is a great opportunity to meet and chat to the up and coming members of this amazing glass community. In partnership with

Continuing our award winners…- International Bead Biennale AwardRachel Elliott for Cento-Fiori- International Bead Bienn...
23/08/2024

Continuing our award winners…

- International Bead Biennale Award

Rachel Elliott for Cento-Fiori

- International Bead Biennale Award Runners Up

Allister Malcolm for Nurturing Growth-Pod and Ann Steenkiste for Deconstructed Chevron

- The Glass Painters and Glaziers Award

Rachel Mulligan for Whitefriar’s Legacy

- Guild of Glass Engravers Award

Tracey Sheppard for Nothing is so beautiful…

- Fieldings Newcomer Prize

Celia Dowson for Reflections Platter

All so well deserved!

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