Crafts Council at 50

In Partnership With

The Crafts Council launches Make! Craft! Live! to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2021

In Partnership With

As the Crafts Council turns 50 in October 2021 we launch Make! Craft! Live! - a year-long programme of nationwide exhibitions, learning events, fairs, and digital activities that celebrates the value of craft to empower, enrich and connect our society.

Running from October 2021 to October 2022 - we will be working with partners up and down the country to present 50 craft activities at venues across the UK, including craft studios, museums, galleries, cultural venues, schools, community centres and online.

Cardboard Ceramics with Ray G Brown, Craft Council Gallery, 27 October
'Murmur vessels' by Francisca Onumah, one of five artists involved in We Gather, an exhibition opening at the Crafts Council Gallery on 17 November
Dream Weave Workshop, Bureau Centre for the Arts, Blackburn, 30 October
The Halloween Crafternoon Tea Party, Blackpool Central Library, 30 October. Photo: Harry Clayton-Wright

Events

We will be announcing events throughout the year but to whet your appetite here are just some of the key events and moments this autumn!

We Gather a new exhibition at the Crafts Council Gallery from 17 November 2021 - 5 February 2022. We Gather features new commissions by Shaheen Ahmed, Lorna Hamilton-Brown, Omeima Mudawi-Rawlings, Francisca Onumah and Onome Otite.
A series of participatory making workshops on Saturday 30 October taking place at newly re-opened cultural and community venues across the UK focusing on working with audiences who are under-represented and underserved in the cultural sector.
A series of participatory making workshops in the Crafts Council Gallery during the October half-term
A series of talks and discussions exploring crafts transformational power to connect and support.
A social media campaign profiling the nation’s makers.
Launching a new digital directory of craft shops and venues across the UK to help connect the public with making in real life.

Could you be a Make! Craft! Live! partner?

We want Make! Craft! Live! to be a joyous celebration of craft - connecting the public with craft across the country. We are inviting proposals for new or existing activity to form part of the Make! Craft! Live! programme.

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