2010
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News and Policy Briefing / December
Released: 21 December 2010
1) Higher Education fees On 9 December MPs voted to raise the cap on tuition fees, effectively completing the transfer of funding for teaching from government to students for arts and humanities courses and making these courses dependent on the...
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Art Fund Collect 2011
Released: 15 December 2010
The Art Fund and the Crafts Council today launch for the fourth consecutive year Art Fund Collect, the £75,000 scheme offering UK curators the chance to buy an outstanding piece of contemporary international craft for their museum or gallery....
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COLLECT 2011: exhibitors announced
Released: 13 December 2010
The Crafts Council announces exhibitors for COLLECT 2011: the international art fair for contemporary objects, which will take place at the Saatchi Gallery, London from 6-9 May 2011. This will be the third year that the fair has been presented at...
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Breathtaking new blown glass
Released: 25 November 2010
The exhibition launches at Bilston Craft Gallery, Wolverhampton, on 22 January 2011 and runs until 19 March 2011. Breath Taking presents blown glass work by 22 UK makers, including 17 new commissions and five exemplary pieces from the Crafts...
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Book now for the next Craft Rally
Released: 19 November 2010
Makers contribute much to the creation of consumer goods that are considered, valued and cherished; but how do we take steps to bring individual thinking to global manufacturing; and how do we harness industry to make extraordinary objects? These...
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Updates from Rosy Greenlees
Released: 15 November 2010
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL This year craft had a high profile at the London Design Festival; not least because many craft organisations took the opportunity to participate and because design has become interested in craft. We undertook a range of...
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News and Policy brief - November 10
Released: 12 November 2010
A spate of policy developments relevant to the sector has followed the Spending Review; the Government has given more clarity to its skills agenda and provided further indications about Higher Education funding in England. The Commons Culture Media and...
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World Crafts Council exhibition
Released: 10 November 2010
A neon glass brainwave, Royal Crown Derby with a twist and a ceramic living room are amongst the exciting new work by UK makers selected for the second European Triennial for Ceramics and Glass that takes place in Mons, Belgium, until 23 January 2011....
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Response to BIS Skills Consultation
Released: 8 November 2010
For the full consultation documents click here Principles for a skills strategy 1. We welcome views on these principles and whether there are others we should consider. - The Crafts Council welcomes the Government’s position on...
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New online exhibitions launched
Released: 8 November 2010
View the full exhibitions at www.onviewonline.org.uk The online exhibition programme – OnViewOnline – showcases objects from the Crafts Council’s Collection of contemporary craft in new and innovative ways in order to encourage debate...
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Origin at London Design Festival
Released: 29 October 2010
Art and craft buyers, retailers and design professionals mingled with members of the public, for this rare opportunity to see and buy the diverse range of high quality, original craft on offer in one vibrant location. From ceramics, furniture,...
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Gillian Lowndes 1936-2010
Released: 12 October 2010
Gillian Lowndes was born in Cheshire in 1936 and trained firstly as a sculptor but changed to ceramics at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London (1956-59) and went on to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Her childhood in India and travel...
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News and Policy Brief - October 10
Released: 11 October 2010
1. Party Conferences: Liberal Democrat Party Conference 17-22 September, Liverpool Overall, there was little mention of culture at the party conferences although Don Foster, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Culture,...
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Craft and the History of the World
Released: 11 October 2010
The radio broadcasts by Neil MacGregor reach their conclusion on 22nd October, with the final 100th mystery contemporary object announced on 14th October. In the most recent section of the website timeline the following contemporary craft objects can...
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Elizabeth Fritsch works loaned
Released: 17 September 2010
To coincide with Fritsch’s 70th birthday Dynamic Structures will feature a range of Fritsch’s most significant early works through to recently made pieces and will include pieces rarely or never displayed before. Fritsch graduated from the...
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Updates from Rosy Greenlees
Released: 10 September 2010
Yes, already summer is slipping away and the days are slightly shorter – which means, amongst other autumnal delights, that it’s nearly time for Origin, relocated to Old Spitalfields Market and retimed to September to enable UK makers to have the...
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Response to Vince Cable speech
Released: 10 September 2010
Read the full speech here We welcome Vince Cable’s comment that both the arts and science have intrinsic merit, that we need a wide spectrum of research activity and that innovation is a key source of future growth for emerging economies....
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News and Policy Brief - September 10
Released: 10 September 2010
Research: Taking Part: The latest estimates from the 2009/10 Taking Part Survey produced by DCMS were released on 19 August. The survey measures engagement and non-engagement in culture, leisure and sport in England and provides data at the...
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CraftCube shows at Worksop Library
Released: 9 September 2010
The Worksop Library in Nottinghamshire has undertaken an innovative redevelopment intended to inspire, engage and encourage visitor participation, enabling library audiences to enhance their learning in various ways and to access art in a local setting...
