In 2024, I was awarded a Heritage Crafts Training Bursary to study scientific glassblowing, an endangered craft in the UK. This opportunity allowed me to develop specialist skills that are increasingly rare, while deepening my practice as a flameworker and glass artist. Creating the Endangered Crafts exhibition grew from a desire to give something back — to Heritage Crafts for their vital support and to the wider community — by sharing these skills, raising awareness of endangered glass practices and celebrating the value of traditional craftsmanship through contemporary glass work.
Endangered Crafts Exhibition
Who Is Involved
The exhibition has been developed in collaboration with Heritage Crafts, Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and Stourbridge Glass Museum, organisations that play a vital role in supporting makers and preserving glass heritage. The programme also includes live, all-day demonstrations by Elliot Walker, showcasing the rare skill of mouth-blown sheet glass, offering audiences a unique insight into this highly specialised craft.
How to Apply
An open call launches on 2 January 2026, inviting makers working in endangered or at-risk glass crafts to apply to take part in the exhibition. The opportunity is open to artists and practitioners exploring traditional glass skills, specialist techniques or heritage processes within their practice.
Full application details and the submission link will be available via Curatorspace, where applicants will be able to view the brief, eligibility criteria and application requirements.
