The Crafts Council, the national development agency for contemporary crafts in the UK, has gone through huge changes in the last five years.
Susan Cross and Adam Paxon are joint winners of the 2007 Jerwood Applied Arts Prize.
Melanie Stidolph reports from the recent professional development session.
The Crafts Council launched a major new selling event for contemporary craft in October.
The Crafts Council have announced the appointment of a new director, Rosy Greenlees, and chair, Joanna Foster CBE.
Nests and cocoon-like forms intrigue me because they are often built directly into existing structures, such as trees or architectural features.
Including the latest on the Crafts Council, the transformation of Ruthin Craft Centre and Ceramic Art London.
For Africa 05 taking place across Britain through spring and summer, many cultural institutions are putting on shows and events linked to the continent and the Diaspora. This is the biggest celebration of African culture ever organised in Britain and […]
A commission by leading letter designer Tom Perkins has recently been installed in the Crafts Council foyer, courtesy of this organisation’s patrons. Launched in February 2004, the Crafts Council Patrons scheme is designed to encourage financial support from individual donors. […]
In 2005 the Crafts Council has been offered the opportunity to hold an exhibition of British craft in the Axis Gallery in Tokyo. Participants will have the opportunity to showcase examples of their work during their visit to Japan. As […]
Where do I start to tell you my story as an artist?
Brigid Howarth looks at the career of ceramic artist Kate Schuricht who developed her own business after receiving a Crafts Council Setting Up award.
Heather Rigg profiles Next Move, a national professional development scheme which aims to launch the careers of applied artists.
