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Regional Growth Fund, Consultation
Released: 7 September 2010
The fund of £1 billion aims to support projects with significant growth potential and is intended for areas and communities currently dependent on the public sector. The consultation paper sets out the objectives of the fund and proposes how it will...
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Cultural Metropolis, Consultation
Released: 7 September 2010
The Crafts Council response to the consultation questionnaire is available below and the Cultural Metropolis document can be downloaded here The Mayor’s cultural strategy Public consultation questionnaire We would like to hear your...
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Lab Craft at London Design Festival
Released: 2 September 2010
Lab Craft features 26 makers who combine the hand, mind and eye, technical mastery of tools and material and aesthetic sensibility with cutting-edge digital technologies such as rapid prototyping, laser cutting, laser scanning and digital printing....
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Frances Bardsley Visual Arts Centre
Released: 1 September 2010
From 23 September to 4 November, two CraftCubes will be on public display at this purpose built gallery space situated at the Frances Bardsley School for Girls. The chosen CraftCubes will show ceramic work by Merete Rasmussen with ‘Twisted Grey...
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Nation Day gifts by UK maker
Released: 26 August 2010
The Crafts Council launched a competition in November 2009 with the British Council and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. There were 37 submissions and Michelle McKinney was selected from a shortlist of six high-quality proposals. Michelle...
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Tables and Chairs
Released: 19 August 2010
Tables & Chairs will show the breadth and depth of craft and design skills currently being used in contemporary furniture through the work of 12 makers including mid career makers and new graduates. The featured makers are Rosemary Anrude, Anna...
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COLLECT 2011: Dates Announced
Released: 12 August 2010
COLLECT is the leading international art fair for contemporary objects in Europe, with over 11,000 visitors in 2010 and annual sales averaging over £1million at close of show. Now in its eighth year, this established fair will again occupy all three...
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News and Policy Brief – August 10
Released: 11 August 2010
1) Central Government: Public Bodies In what has been termed the ‘bonfire of the quangos’, the Coalition Government began to cut public bodies as part of its cost cutting and efficiency drives. In parliament on 26 July, Jeremy Hunt...
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Response to European Commission
Released: 11 August 2010
Response from the Crafts Council, July 2010 1. Background The Crafts Council welcomes this consultation, and supports the European Commission’s aspiration to improve the environment for the creative and cultural industries in Europe....
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Response to DCMS consultation
Released: 11 August 2010
July 2010 1. Background 1.1 The Crafts Council is the national development agency for contemporary craft. It aims to build a strong economy and infrastructure for contemporary craft, to increase and diversify the audience for contemporary...
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Art Fund COLLECT win exhibited
Released: 10 August 2010
A stunning piece of artwork created by one of the world’s leading glass artists will go on display at Aberdeen Art Gallery next week. Spin by Japanese artist Ritsue Mishima, is an outstanding piece of contemporary craft which Aberdeen Art Gallery...
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Response to Vince Cable HE Speech
Released: 23 July 2010
Read the full speech here We were pleased to hear his affirmation that arts subjects are important and that they feed into hugely successful industries. At the Crafts Council, we know this to be true. The craft industry alone contributes...
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DCMS Office Craft Loans
Released: 19 July 2010
The Crafts Council Collection represents the very best in British craft and comprises of more than 1,300 works that have been acquired since 1972 and is a working collection made accessible to the public through loans to museums, galleries and related...
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Reflections on Assemble 2010
Released: 9 July 2010
Assemble 2010: A Maker’s Perspective The choice of the 22nd June for the Assemble conference was completely appropriate as I’m sure everybody remembers, it was the day of the ‘Axe and Tax’ emergency budget. The audience in the lovely,...
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Updates from Rosy Greenlees
Released: 9 July 2010
ASSEMBLE 2010 AND NEW CRAFTS COUNCIL RESEARCH Over 200 makers and representatives of crafts and arts organisations, galleries, Higher Education Institutes, creative education agencies, funders and retailers gathered at LSO St Luke’s on 22 June...
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News and Policy brief - July 2010
Released: 9 July 2010
1) Emergency Budget and Funding Cuts – Impacts for Culture Emergency Budget As we reported in last month’s brief, indications of long term government spending plans were announced in the Emergency Budget on June 22nd, and all eyes...
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Post Assemble
Released: 29 June 2010
Over 200 makers, representatives of crafts and arts organisations, galleries, Higher Education Institutes, creative education agencies, funders and retailers, attended and listened to a series of talks, panel discussions and participated in workshops....
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Making Value
Released: 21 June 2010
The report ‘Making value; craft and the economic and social contribution of makers’ is published today (Tuesday 22 June 2010) by the Crafts Council at their annual conference Assemble 2010 held in London. The keynote speaker at the Assemble 2010...
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Craft sector resilient
Released: 21 June 2010
The study, ‘Consuming Craft: The contemporary craft market in a changing economy” commissioned by the Crafts Council finds that craft spending appears to be holding up better than spending on related categories such as design, art and luxury goods....
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Graduates in craft subjects
Released: 18 June 2010
The major study, Crafting Futures, to be published by the Crafts Council at their annual conference Assemble next week (Tuesday 22 June, 2010) explores the early careers of more than 600 graduates in craft subjects some six years on from graduation....
