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The Contemporary Glass Society invites BSMGP members, glass makers and others interested in glass the opportunity to get together, hear speakers and network at a symposium to be held at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre on September 13th 2025.

The day will feature guest speakers, round table discussion and a Pecha Kutcha in which members of both the CGS and BSMGP are invited to apply to share an aspect of their practise.

The invited speakers represent a rich and diverse range of glass practises ranging from conceptual to sculptural; installation and gallery based through to architectural.

Catrin Jones will talk about the background and process of making glass artworks for the public realm, remaining adaptable, the challenges involved in working to a brief, a budget and to a deadline, culminating in her most recent project for ‘The Leri’, a new cancer unit for Bronglais hospital, Aberystwyth.

Welsh stained glass artist Catrin Jones gave a webinar to coincide with our Centenary Touring exhibition visiting Swansea in 2022 and you can find a recording of  her lecture here:  ‘With love from Wales’

Linda Norris will talk about her recent work, some of which is currently on show in Aberystwyth Arts Centre, using glass and glaze to investigate aspects of archaeology and illuminate overlooked craft in society.

Verity Pulford, 2025’s Gold Medallist for Craft and Design at the Wales National Eisteddfod,  will talk about her love of learning and experimentation most recently enabled by her QEST scholarship and Arts Council of Wales funding. How play is fundamental to making her pieces. She will show images of her latest works and discuss their conception.

Tickets are £40 for the day. (£25 Students)   CGS and BSMGP members qualify for a special members’ rate of £35.

Full details of the event including schedule, pecha kutcha application link and ticket booking can be found on Eventbrite