Professional Development

Useful resources for curators

Use our online tools to find curatorial resources, opportunities, upcoming events and crafts imagery, as well as searching our Collection.

  • Jodie Bishop, glassmaker, Next Move placement at Plymouth College of Art and Design; Photo: Tas Kyprianou, 2006

    Opportunities and events for curators

    Search through a regularly updated listing of opportunities for contemporary craft curators, as well as our listing of UK makers and organisations.

    Search our Directory
  • 'Heart Vases', (24x20cm) by Kamini Chauhan; Photo: Tas Kyprianou, 2007

    Search the Photostore® image library

    Looking for inspiration for your exhibition? Search through over 1,000 contemporary makers and selected images from the Crafts Council's Collection, Crafts magazine, exhibitions and fairs.

    Visit Photostore®
  • 'Nightbird' 2006 by Anna King; (12cmx10cm h); Photograph: Shannon Tofts. Craftscotland

    What's happening in the crafts world?

    A diary of exhibitions, events, courses and conferences delivered by the Crafts Council and other organisations in your region.

    Find out what's on

Related links

  • Contemporary Craft at the V&A

    The Crafts Council and the Victoria and Albert Museum have launched a new partnership.

    Visit website

  • Touring Exhibitions Group

    Concerned with all aspects of organising and touring.

    Visit website

  • Collections Link

    A national advisory service for collections management managed by MDA (Museum Documentation Association) in partnership with the Institute of Conservation (ICON) and the National Preservation Office (NPO).

    Visit website

See also

  • Crafts Council Collective

    Professional development for makers delivered through five strands.

    Learn more