WHO WE ARE
ABOUT THE NETWORK
The Glass Engraving Network is established as an international network of glass engravers, connecting important traditions with current practice. Bringing together around 80 artists from across Europe, it serves as a platform for exchange, inspiration, and collaboration, ensuring that the rich heritage of glass engraving continues to evolve in a contemporary context.
LATEST EXHIBITION
GLASMUSEUM LETTE GERMANY
26 april – 19 october 2025
WORKSHOPS
LEARN TO ENGRAVE
GEN members are passionate about sharing their knowledge, experience, and love for glass engraving. Through workshops, masterclasses, and demonstrations around the world, they help others grow in this unique art form.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your skills — explore our current selection of courses, workshops, and masterclasses.
16 – 21 June 2025
Katharine Coleman
Design & Texture
This intensive class will introduce drill, point, lathe (copper, stone and diamond wheel) and sandblasting engraving techniques on glass. Focusing on a different technique each day, students will learn to produce a wide range of textures, abstract and/or figurative designs, lightly or vigorously cut.
Corning Museum of Glass
Corning, USA
15 – 26 September 2025
Wilhelm Vernim & Micke Johansson
Glass Blowing And Engraving Techniques
Over the course of several days, you’ll engage in extensive glassblowing and engraving practices. Prepare patterns and finish graal blanks, setting the stage for the next day’s work. This time will also allow for in-depth exploration of the technique, ensuring you’re ready to progress to the next level. You will also have the chance to experiment with aerial effects using sandblasting, adding a new dimension to your glass creations.
The Glass Furnace
Instanbul, Turkiye
20-27 september 2025
Anne Wenzel
Autumn Magic
In this course, we explore how engraving techniques can transform glass surfaces. Using tools like the engraving lathe, flexible and rigid shafts, and sandblasting, we work on both flat glass and blown forms. Inspired by the changing seasons from summer to autumn, we experiment with textures, patterns, and the expressive potential of each method to capture the magic of nature’s transition.
Bildwerk Frauenau
Frauenau, Germany
NEWS
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GRAVUR ON TOUR: Glashütte Gernheim 2023
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