Introduction

spark plug
–noun
1. a device designed to fit in each cylinder of a gasoline-powered internal-combustion engine and to produce the electric spark for igniting the mixture of gasoline and air.
2. Informal. a person who leads, inspires, or animates a group.
[Origin: 1900–05 ]

The Spark Plug Curator Award programme offers successful applicants £5,000 as active support to develop an ambitious, innovative and high quality exhibition project that engages with contemporary craft. Each award lasts for the fixed period of one year of research activity. Details of the successful proposals from Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 can be found here.

The programme is currently being evaluated. To receive information in the future about Spark Plug and other Crafts Council initiatives, please sign up for our e-bulletin.

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  Proposal by Susie MacMurray, from Compulsive-Obsessive–Repetitive Project, Year One recipient Sanna Moore