2009
Read moreSampling at Nottingham Castle
Released: 15 April 2009
Work by textile artist Heather Belcher is shown alongside historic embroideries on loan from the Embroiderers’ Guild in Nottingham Castle’s latest exhibition, Sampling (until 26 April).
Read moreKnitted Worlds in the Netherlands
Released: 15 April 2009
The Audax Textile Museum in the Netherlands takes its turn to present the contemporary face of knitting with a new exhibition, Knitted Worlds, running from 14 March – 14 June.
Read moreGhanaian textiles exhibition
Released: 14 April 2009
The British Museum’s touring exhibition of Ghanaian textiles is currently on show at Fareham’s Westbury Manor Museum (until 25 April).
Read moreRemember-Ring at Kilkenny
Released: 14 April 2009
The National Craft Centre, Kilkenny is the first overseas stop for an exhibition of rings, originated by the Dutch gallery Galerie Beeld & Aambeeld (at Kilkenny until 26 April)
Read morePlaisterers' Trophy
Released: 14 April 2009
Architectural sculptor Geoffrey Preston has just been awarded the Plaisterers’ Trophy for his work at Thornhill Park in Dorset.
Read moreSilver with a Pinch of Salt
Released: 13 April 2009
The Goldsmiths’ Company’s spring exhibition, Silver with a Pinch of Salt, looks at the silver salt cellar, a vessel with a surprisingly long and important history (until 25 April)
Read moreShah ‘Abbas: The Remaking of Iran
Released: 18 March 2009
Continuing its programme examining power and empire across the globe, the British Museum turns the spotlight on Iranian ruler Shah ‘Abbas in a new exhibition.
Read moreJameel Prize
Released: 18 March 2009
The V&A has just launched The Jameel Prize, a new £25,000 award for artists and designers inspired by Islamic culture.
Read moreLove Bugs at Sheffield
Released: 18 March 2009
This year Museums Sheffield launches Love Bugs, a new programme of events and exhibitions celebrating both innovation and – more surprisingly – the lowly bug.
Read moreRaising the Bar at mima
Released: 18 March 2009
Curated by Amanda Game, Raising the Bar: Influential Voices in Metal features some of the world’s best metal artists.
Read moreWOOD by TEN
Released: 17 March 2009
WOOD, the collection produced by TEN and launched at last year’s 100% Design, is now on show at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow until 19 April.
Read moreOn the Surface: Contemporary Ceramic
Released: 17 March 2009
Blackwell’s latest ceramic offering looks at the work of six makers who focus on the surface decoration of their work.
Read moreLiberty's Makeover
Released: 16 March 2009
The London store Liberty gets a major makeover this spring, with new collections and designers on show from 14 February.
Read moreQEST Scholarships
Released: 16 March 2009
The latest round of Queen Elizabeth Trust Scholarships (QEST) have just been announced and the eight new scholars include a ceramist, a paper craft artist and a stained glass painter.
Read moreKnit One, Purl One
Released: 16 March 2009
The Canary Wharf Group’s newest Sculpture in the Workplace exhibition brings Lyndall Phelps’s giant coils of knitted rope into the boardroom in a bizarre juxtaposition of the domestic and the business spheres.
Read moreNew Galleries at Norwich Museum
Released: 15 March 2009
Two new decorative arts galleries open at Norwich Castle Museum in January.
