Highlights
Read moreRaw Craft launches at COLLECT
Released: 9 May 2012
Raw Craft: fine thinking in contemporary furniture presents one-off’s, limited editions and prototypes by seven makers and designers.
Read moreThe Yellow Wallpaper at Danson House
Released: 27 Mar 2012
Danson House launch their inaugural exhibition – The Yellow Wallpaper – in partnership with the Crafts Council
Read moreArt Fund Collect shortlist announced
Released: 11 Apr 2012
James Beighton, curator at mima, with a brooch by Stefano Marchetti purchased by Art Fund Collect in 2011.
Read moreUpdates from Rosy Greenlees
Released: 14 Mar 2012
Read on for news and updates from Rosy Greenlees.
2012
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Raw Craft launches at COLLECT
Released: 9 May 2012
Raw Craft will present furniture in the form of one-off’s, limited editions and prototypes by seven makers and designers. These 21 pieces exemplify a type of furniture-making that celebrates craft processes, materiality and the small workshop...
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Art Fund Collect shortlist announced
Released: 11 April 2012
Each museum is represented by a curator or curatorial team, who will attend a special preview of COLLECT, Europe’s leading fair for international contemporary objects on Thursday 10 May. In just one hour each curator must explore the fair and select...
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The Yellow Wallpaper at Danson House
Released: 27 March 2012
The Yellow Wallpaper explores the inspiration and influences that led to the creation of Dress 09 by presenting a range of pieces including furniture, photography and film, within the historic setting of the 18th century Danson House. In 2011 the...
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Call for Fifty:Fifty applications
Released: 21 March 2012
The Fifty:Fifty Programme is a collaborative scheme. The Crafts Council and the selected partner each contribute £50,000 to the development and delivery of an exhibition. The funds, ideas and resources are shared equally, harnessing both skills and...
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Updates from Rosy Greenlees
Released: 14 March 2012
Craft in an Age of Change We all know that we are living in changing times. Technology is having a radical impact on the way we work and the way we live, and it is likely that the recent banking crisis in the west will cause just as radical a...
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Place Making residency
Released: 13 March 2012
Six teams each comprising of a maker and an architect will work on an open brief that asks the teams to work on a proposal for the last major undeveloped site in the former Royal Naval Dockyard. Each will be joined by a student from the Fine Art course...
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CC Skills Craft Award
Released: 2 March 2012
The aim of the new awards scheme is to raise the craft sector’s ownership of, and involvement in, the teaching and learning of craft skills. Awards will be granted to practitioners and learners of all ages in a number of areas. They will be judged by...
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Craft in an Age of Change - England
Released: 15 February 2012
Craft in an Age of Change examines the place of contemporary craft at the beginning of the 21st century. This survey of over 2,000 makers, retailers, educators, writers and curators is the first of its kind to be conducted simultaneously in England,...
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Craft in an Age of Change Launched
Released: 14 February 2012
Craft in an Age of Change examines the place of contemporary craft at the beginning of the 21st century. This survey of over 2,000 makers, retailers, educators, writers and curators is the first of its kind to be conducted simultaneously in England,...
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News and Policy Brief / Jan 12
Released: 6 February 2012
Printable version available here . January Policy Briefing Last year the Crafts Council’s wide-ranging programme of work engaged thousands of people nationwide as we celebrated our 40th anniversary. In total 400,000 visitors saw our five...
