Trustee appointments
The Crafts Council have appointed four new Trustees including two Maker Trustees to join the board.
Joanna Foster, CBE, Chair of the Crafts Council said about these appointments;
“Our four new Trustees all bring to the Crafts Council outstanding records of achievement in their own careers and they all share a passion for contemporary craft and enthusiasm for our aim to make the UK the best place in the world to see, make and collect contemporary craft.”
The Crafts Council is the national development agency for contemporary craft in the UK. We want to make the UK the best place in the world to see, make and collect contemporary craft. The four new Trustees all have an exemplary record of achievement in their own careers, proven skill at strategic planning and excellent interpersonal and advocacy skills and they all share a passion for contemporary craft.
The new Trustees are;
Stephen Dixon; a ceramicist and Professorial Research Fellow in Contemporary Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University. Stephen Dixon is an internationally renowned maker and researcher and his work in both areas will contribute to critical debate and thinking around contemporary craft.
Dorothy Hogg MBE; a jeweller and educator. Dorothy Hogg took up post as Head of Silversmithing and Jewellery at the Edinburgh College of Art in 1985, becoming Professor Emeritus in 2007. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and her work is held in collections all over the world. Dorothy Hogg was the first maker-in-residence at the V&A in 2008. Her experience in higher education will contribute greatly to the maker development area of the Crafts Council’s work.
Peter Ting; a ceramicist based in London. Peter Ting works internationally as a design consultant with companies such as Asprey’s, Thomas Goode and Royal Crown Derby. His experience will provide a vital link to the design and retail sectors contributing to the market development area of the Crafts Council’s work.
Andrea Nixon; Executive Director of Tate Liverpool and based in the North West. Andrea will bring much institutional experience and fundraising skills to the Crafts Council and as a member of the Arts Council England North West board she will provide a very useful context to our regional work.
All new Trustees will start in April 2009.
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For further information please contact Jill Read, Press Officer, Crafts Council, 020 7806 2549, media@craftscouncil.org.uk
Notes to Editors
• The Crafts Council is the national development agency for contemporary crafts. It aims to position the UK as the best place in the world for making, seeing and collecting contemporary craft.
• The Crafts Council Collection represents the very best in British craft over the past 35 years and covers a wide range of contemporary craft practice with more than 1,400 fascinating objects from both established figures and emerging names. The Collection is exposed to the widest possible audience by showing work through Crafts Council projects, including loans, partnership projects, touring exhibitions and showcases.
• For further information about the Crafts Council and the Collection visit www.craftscouncil.org.uk
• The Crafts Council is supported by Arts Council England. Arts Council England works to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people’s lives. As the national development agency for the arts, it supports a range of artistic activities from theatre to music, literature to dance, photography to digital art, and carnival to crafts. Between 2008 and 2011, Arts Council England will invest £1.3 billion of public money from government and a further £0.3 billion from the National Lottery to create these experiences for as many people as possible across the country.
