- Worldwide Exposure: Winning works will be featured in the CGS New Graduate Digital Review 2026, a 16-page digital publication, sent out to Universities, Galleries and Museums and CGS Members. And appear in a 4-page addition to the printed CGS Glass Network Magazine
- Prizes: Awards include a Winner, Second Prize, two Runners-up, and Commendations.
- Career Support: The Graduate Review is an invaluable platform to launch a career in glass, with many past winners establishing themselves as respected professional glassmakers.
Graduates are invited to submit their best work via the Graduate Review 2026 digital form on CuratorSpace.
- Graduates of European-accredited courses* in 2025.
- Work must consist of at least 50% glass.
- Degree or training must have been completed during the current or past academic year.
- Applicants must be CGS Members (student membership available).
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine, Vatican City.
- Quality and concept of the work.
- Innovations in glass working techniques
- Use of glass (minimum 50%).
- Graduation from an accredited European course in 2025.
- £300 cash
- £150 voucher from Creative Glass UK
- Cover feature and article in the New Graduate Digital Review
- Article in the printed Glass Network Magazine.
- Two years’ free CGS membership
- £150 cash
- £100 voucher from Warm Glass
- Article in the New Graduate Digital Review
- Article in the printed Glass Network Magazine
- One-year free CGS membership
- £50 voucher from Pearsons Glass
- Article in the New Graduate Digital Review
- Article in the printed Glass Network Magazine
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One-year free CGS membership
Not yet a member of CGS? Join today to take part and gain access to a vibrant contemporary glass community, as well as a range of membership benefits.
Helen Slater Stokes
Administrator, Contemporary Glass Society
Email: admin@cgs.org.uk
Website
Dr. Helen Slater Stokes
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