Jobs and opps

Crafts Council Hothouse Taster Days [ 28 April 2013 ]

Join the Crafts Council Maker Development Team, in association with our partners around the country this Spring, for a one-day intensive workshop especially tailored for new craft makers wanting to set up in business and develop their creativity.  Read full listing…

Project Space at COLLECT [ 26 October 2012 ]

For the third consecutive year, the Project Space will present an alternative exhibiting space on the second floor of the Saatchi Gallery as part of COLLECT: The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects.
The Project Space provides an opportunity to present exceptional works to high-profile collectors, curators, journalists and other UK and international sector professionals primarily from the museum sector.  Read full listing…

COLLECT 2013 - Project Space [ 26 October 2012 ]

Applications are now open for the Project Space, an alternative exhibiting space at COLLECT 2013, taking place at the Saatchi Gallery. The Project Space provides an opportunity to present exceptional works to high-profile collectors, curators, journalists and other UK and international sector professionals primarily from the museum sector.  Read full listing…

Maker Development Officer [ 8 October 2012 ]

The Maker Development Officer is responsible for developing and implementing a number of new programme strands of work within COLLECTIVE, the Crafts Council’s CPD programme for makers providing support at all points in a career, ensuring these are delivered at the highest level.  Read full listing…

Business Development Scheme [ 8 October 2012 ]

Injection, a Crafts Council business development scheme, will support established, ambitious craft practices to develop equally strong business acumen and encourage further economic growth within the sector. Through a tailored programme of support, guidance, networking and mentoring participants will develop the skills and confidence to take forward their ideas and approach funders and investors. Injection is a selected scheme. Selection will be based on the excellence and ambition of business proposals and the potential demonstrated by the idea and long-term impact it may have on the applicant’s practice.  Read full listing…

Crafts Council Conference [ 20 September 2012 ]

Assemble 2012, The Crafts Council conference, will take place at RIBA. Assemble 2012 will bring together a diverse group of individuals to explore the contribution craft makes to innovation and enterprise, and the relationship between making, digital, science and technology.  Read full listing…

Call for Applications for Crafts Council Collective: Hothouse [ 31 July 2012 ]

Now in its third intake, Hothouse provides 40 emerging makers each year with a six month programme of business and creative development, complemented with 1:1 support.  Read full listing…

Hothouse Taster Day [ 7 May 2012 ]

Join the Crafts Council's Maker Development Team, in association with the University for the Creative Arts Careers Service, for a one-day intensive programme of advice tailored for craft makers wanting to set up a practice and develop their creativity. The Hothouse Taster Day is also a great chance to find out more about the Crafts Council's Hothouse programme for emerging makers - get tips from the Crafts Council's Maker Development Team on how to apply and hear from makers who have taken part.  Read full listing…

Maker Development Officer [ 14 November 2011 ]

The Crafts Council’s Maker Development Team is primarily responsible for assisting the professional growth and potential of makers at all stages of their career through innovative projects and programmes to encourage entrepreneurship; widen the opportunities for participation and encourage knowledge transfer.

COLLECTIVE is the Crafts Council’s CPD programme for makers providing support at all points in their career.

Responsible for developing and implementing a number of new programme strands of work within COLLECTIVE ensuring these are delivered at the highest level.

This is an exciting but also demanding and challenging role, operating in a continuously changing economic landscape. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly collaborative individual with experience in maintaining constructive relationships within the Creative Industries through successful and practical implementation of CPD projects and programmes.

Craft Club Training [ 16 November 2011 ]

Series of inspiring and informative training days. Find out about Craft Club, how to establish a club and how Craft Club can support you. You will hear inspirational talks, meet new people and do some making.  Read full listing…

Project Space at Collect [ 3 October 2011 ]

The Project Space is unique opportunity to showcase new works, launches and special collaborations within the premium environment of the COLLECT fair. The Project Space is an alternative and flexible exhibiting space open to creative proposals from individuals, collaborations and groups. The Crafts Council invites applicants to submit proposals for floor space with an indication of their desires for display which will be discussed and agreed prior to confirmation.  Read full listing…

Craft Rally at the West Dean Festival - a network for makers [ 27 August 2011 ]

A day exploring making through collaboration, conversation, and play.  Read full listing…

Power of Making On Screen [ 31 July 2011 ]

Open submission short film competition. The Crafts Council is asking people to submit original short films between 10 and 120 seconds long that focus on any aspect of the making process - from a demonstration of making an object or showing the use of equipment, tools and machinery to a more conceptual film on what making means to people.  Read full listing…

Lighting Showcase [ 7 June 2011 ]

The Crafts Council welcomes applications to exhibit in Lux Craft; a new show within Origin, enabled through the support of Nokia, specifically conceived and designed to showcase lighting installations by the world's finest craft makers. Works submitted for selection can either include light emitting sources such as lamps or be conceived to celebrate the beauty of forms and surface finishes when lit.  Read full listing…

Hothouse 2011 [ 15 April 2011 ]

The Hothouse programme is developed and delivered by the Crafts Council in partnership with relevant organisations that include universities, colleges, makers' networks and professional development agencies.  Read full listing…

National Maker Support Scheme [ 15 April 2011 ]

Hothouse is a national scheme profiling and supporting up to 40 of the most promising new makers each year. The scheme is a programme of group sessions on developing business skills, market knowledge and creativity; a series of networking events which bring together all 2011 cohorts; peer buddy support and 1:1 sessions with a mentor from the sector. The scheme runs over a six month period. Hothouse is developed and delivered by the Crafts Council in partnership with relevant organisations that include universities, colleges, makers' networks and professional development agencies.  Read full listing…

Origin Craft Fair [ 8 March 2011 ]

Origin: The Contemporary Craft Fair returns to the London Design Festival in 2011. It brings together makers in all disciplines, working at all scales, with key buyers, commissioners and media in a renewed Origin pavilion at Spitalfields Market. There are 2 applications, one for established makers and one for new makers.  Read full listing…

Sustainability in Craft Practice [ 26 January 2011 ]

Sustainability in Craft Practice event, 27 January 2011, The National Glass Centre, Sunderland in partnership with the Crafts Council - a panel of makers and craft professionals, chaired by Izzy McDonald-Booth, Craft and Design Curator and Buyer at the National Glass Centre, will explore key questions around sustainability in craft making including craft practice in the face of rising energy and material costs and growing environmental concerns - with specific reference to glass and ceramics; upcycling as a way of instilling new life and value into existing or disposable objects and materials, and the ethics of producing more objects in an already saturated world.  Read full listing…

Crafts Council Collective [ 8 December 2010 ]

A new programme of professional development opportunities for makers from the Crafts Council. Craft Rally: a national network for makers for the exchange of ideas, skills and knowledge. Next event: Manchester, 8 December. Craft Rally online: join our social networking site to continue and add to the discussions and ideas raised at the Craft Rally events. Hothouse: intensive support programme of business skills and creative development for makers in the early stages of setting up a practice. Portfolio: programmes to support and assist diversification of practice. Injection: Crafts Council business development scheme. Artistic Licence: Crafts Council creative development scheme.  Read full listing…

Call for Craft Partners [ 26 November 2010 ]

The Crafts Council is now seeking proposals from partners for the full programme of Craft Rally and Hothouse. Different approaches to partnership will be shared by the selection of the partner and what resources they have in place. Partners may work as part of a consortium and interested groups are encouraged to apply.  Read full listing…