What's On
What's On
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A New Life
23rd March 2013 - 29th June 2013
An inspirational showcase of designer makers who bring new life to recycled, reclaimed and vintage objects. With fantastic jewellery, sculptures and assemblage objects.
Exhibitors include madebyhandonline Makers Alys Power, Jennifer Collier, Katherine Richmond, Ciaran McKay, Anya Keeley and Judith Brown.
View more detailsCategory: Exhibition
Region: North East
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Phone: 0113 247 8241
Venue:
Leeds Craft and Design Gallery
The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AB
see mapCost: Free admission
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Woodlands
29th April 2013 - 20th July 2013
Take a walk through the woods this spring at the RBSA Gallery. An exhibition alive with the sights and smells of the forest, ‘Woodlands’ showcases jewellery and ceramics inspired by the flora and fauna of Britain’s woodlands alongside innovative work exploring the potentials of wood as a craft medium.
Includes wood-fired ceramics by madebyhandonline Maker Hannah McAndrew.
View more detailsCategory: Exhibition
Region: Midlands
Website: http://www.rbsa.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/woodlands-craft-exhibition/
Venue:
RBSA Gallery
4 Brook Street
Birmingham
B3 1SA
see mapCost: Free admission
Event times: Monday to Friday 10:30am – 5:30pm, Saturdays 10:30am – 5:00pm, Sundays 1pm – 5:00pm -
Ceramics Now
1st June 2013 - 20th June 2013
A collaboration across 4 galleries, Bluecoat Display Centre, Beverre Gallery, Contemporary Ceramics and the New Ashgate Gallery, each selecting from CPA members.
View more detailsCategory: Exhibition
Region: North West
Venue:
Bluecoat Display Centre
The Bluecoat
College Lane Entrance
Liverpool
L1 3BZ
Event times: 10am-5.30pm Mon-Sat / 12-5pm Sundays
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Studio E174 - Bucks Open Studios
8th June 2013 - 23rd June 2013
As part of the Bucks Open Studios, Elizabeth Callinicos, Clarissa Galliano, Lucian Taylor and madebyhandonline Maker Suzanne Potter will be opening the doors of Studio E174 in High Wycombe to show their work and demonstrate their incredible skills to the public. Do visit if you’re in the area!
View more detailsCategory: Open Studio
Region: South East
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Phone: 01494 259 522
Website: http://www.studio-e174.co.uk/index.php?page=events-exhibitionsVenue:
Studio E174
Commercial Square
Leigh Street
High Wycombe
HP11 2RH
see mapEvent times: Sat 8, Sun 9, Sat 15, Sun 16, Sat 22, Sun 23 June - 11am-6pm
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The Button Project
14th June 2013 - 8th August 2013
A stunning exhibition of contemporary handmade buttons will go on show alongside the silk costume collection at Macclesfield’s Heritage Centre. The exhibition will be launched at Barnaby, the town’s summer festival of art and fun, and will showcase work by artists and makers from across the UK, and even beyond.
Well over 300 makers have put themselves forward for The Button Project, with more on their way. Whether in silver, gold, enamel, glass, wool or silk, these buttons will be tiny works of art, and beware! they can be highly addictive. The artists have many different approaches and techniques, and include those who are just starting out as well as the internationally renowned, plus many who create simply as a labour of love.
View more detailsCategory: Exhibition
Region: North West
Website: http://www.silkmacclesfield.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions
Venue:
Macclesfield Heritage Centre
Roe Street
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6UT
see mapEvent times: Monday- Saturday 10am-4pm
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The Craft & Design Experience
21st June 2013 - 23rd June 2013
Purchase direct from nearly 200 leading makers of glass, sculpture, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, 2d art and more.
A great opportunity to see and support madebyhandonline Makers Helen Brice and Susan Holton.
View more detailsVenue:
Henley Show Ground
Greenlands Farm
nr Hambleden
Henley On Thames
RG9 3AS
see mapEvent times: 10am – 5pm daily
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Earth and Fire International Ceramic Festival
21st June 2013 - 23rd June 2013
Earth and Fire is one of the country’s premiere ceramic events. For three days at the end of June, over a hundred potters from across the UK and Europe come to Nottinghamshire to sell direct to the public from outdoor market stalls.
View more detailsVenue:
Rufford Abbey
Rufford Abbey Country Park
Ollerton
NG22 9DF
see mapCost: Free admission
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The Art Market
22nd June 2013 - 23rd June 2013
Over 100 selected artists and designer-makers all come together in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire to show their most recent work.
A great opportunity to meet some of our makers, including Dionne Swift, Sarah Culleton, Jennifer Collier and Tone von Krogh.
View more detailsVenue:
Holmfirth Indoor Market
Huddersfield Road
Holmfirth
HD9 3JH
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The People Behind the Cloth - World Textiles Day Scotland
22nd June 2013
A day out for the clothaholic doesn’t get much better than World Textile Day where you can admire, study, touch and buy fantastic fabrics sourced by genuine world textile experts on their travels around the world.
Committed clothaholics never, ever take their textiles for granted…We cherish them, we caress them and above all we use them. But what about The People Behind the Cloth – the skilled spinners, weavers, dyers, printers, embroiderers and stitchers around the world who create the wonderful fabrics and textiles we love so much? How much do we know about their lives, their traditions and their dedication to their craft?
The exhibitors – all world textile experts – will display stunning textiles from their personal collections and will be on hand to elaborate and answer your questions.
View more detailsVenue:
Bridge of Allan Parish Church of Scotland
12 Keir St
Bridge of Allan
Stirlingshire
FK9 4NW
see mapCost: Free admission
Event times: 10:00 - 16:30 -
The Goldsmiths’ Company Pavilion At Somerset House
26th June 2013 - 29th June 2013
Celebrating British contemporary design in the fields of Jewellery, Silver and Furniture. All the designer-makers will be present in person and all the jewellery, silver and furniture is for sale.
Featuring work by madebyhandonline Maker Suzanne Potter.
View more detailsCategory: Exhibition
Region: London
Website: http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/exhibitions-promotions/goldsmiths%27-pavilion/
Venue:
Somerset House
West Wing Galleries, Somerset House,
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA
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Event times: Wednesday to Friday 11am to 6.30pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm -
The 2013 International Ceramics Festival
28th June 2013 - 30th June 2013
The 2013 International Ceramics Festival, the UK’s leading festival of ceramics, will take place at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre over the weekend of Friday 28 – Sunday 30 June 2013.
Internationally renowned ceramicists and potters from all over the world will be travelling to the beautiful coastal surroundings of Aberystwyth to take part in a jam-packed weekend of special exhibitions, artist-led talks, practical demonstrations, lectures and films. The artists’ workspaces will also be open to the public and there will be the chance to buy work from the leading artists.
The festival launched in 1987 and since then the three-day biennial has grown in size and stature. It has a reputation for featuring the world’s best-known ceramic artists and potters, attracts visitors from around the world and is now a regular date on the international cultural calendar. For full details please follow the link below…
View more detailsVenue:
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion
Wales
SY23 3DE
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Forming Words
7th July 2013 - 9th November 2013
Forming Words showcases a selection of contemporary craft objects which have been inspired and informed by text. Each work in this exhibition was specially commissioned by Flow Gallery, London, and responds to a piece of writing of the artist’s choice, from poetry to a letter to lyrics. MCDC is the exhibition’s first touring venue outside London.
This exhibition includes work by madebyhandonline Maker Clare Hillerby.
View more detailsVenue:
Manchester Craft and Design Centre
17 Oak Street
Manchester
M4 5JD
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Craft In The Bay Summer Show
13th July 2013 - 21st September 2013
The third summer exhibition from the Makers Guild in Wales will showcase work from some of the UKs finest contemporary applied art and craft makers.
View more detailsCategory: Exhibition
Region: Wales
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Website: http://www.makersguildinwales.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/details/279-summer-show-2013Venue:
Craft in the Bay
The Flourish
Lloyd George Avenue
Cardiff
CF10 4QH
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Art in Action
18th July 2013 - 21st July 2013
“In 1977, 51 artists and musicians took part and 14,000 visitors arrived. Today Art in Action welcomes approximately 25,000 people over four days. Visitors come to learn, buy and enjoy, the exhibitions, classes and performances of 400 demonstrating artists, designer makers, teachers, musicians and performers. Disciplines include painting, sculpture, glass, woodwork, textiles, ceramics, metalwork and jewellery.” Follow the web link below for more details on the Art in Action website. You can also purchase tickets through the website.
This is a great opportunity to see work by madebyhandonline Maker Christian O’Reilly.
View more detailsVenue:
Waterperry House
Waterperry,
Near. Wheatley,
Oxfordshire
OX33 1JZ
see mapEvent times: 10.00am - 5.30pm daily
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Northern Stars
27th July 2013 - 14th September 2013
This exhibition presents work from the Crafts Council’s Hothouse 2012/13 participants, including our madebyhandonline maker Naomi Robinson.
Hothouse is the Crafts Council’s programme of focussed, intensive business skills and creative development for emerging makers.
View more detailsCategory: Exhibition
Region: North West
Website: http://www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com/exhibition/rising-stars/
Venue:
Bluecoat Display Centre
The Bluecoat
College Lane Entrance
Liverpool
L1 3BZ
Event times: 10am-5.30pm Mon-Sat / 12-5pm Sundays
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Cornwall Design Fair 2013
16th August 2013 - 18th August 2013
The 2013 Cornwall Design Fair will be returning to the beautiful setting of Trereife House near Penzance.
A great opportunity to see high quality craft and design in a stunning location.
View more detailsVenue:
Trereife House
Penzance
Cornwall
TR20 8TJ
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Fireworks Now
7th September 2013 - 3rd November 2013
An exciting exhibition of recent work by members of the Fireworks Studios in Cardiff, including madebyhandonline Maker Virginia Graham.
View more detailsVenue:
Craft in the Bay
The Flourish
Lloyd George Avenue
Cardiff
CF10 4AQ
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Tent London 2013: The Craft Market
19th September 2013 - 22nd September 2013
The Craft Market is a four day selling exhibition of the most progressive contemporary craft during the London Design Festival. Anything but a traditional market, the inaugural show of The Craft Market will present an intense selection of over 30 highly skilled independent makers in glass, jewellery, millinery, ceramics, textiles & metalwork etc for an exhibition and selling event. A great opportunity to see the work of madebyhandonline Maker Helen Noakes.
View more detailsVenue:
Gallery 14
Old Truman Brewery
Ely's Yard off Hanbury Street
London
E1 6QL
see mapCost: Free admission
Event times: Thursday: 10am - 7pm, Friday: 10am - 8pm, Saturday: 10am - 8pm, Sunday: 11am - 6pm -
Making Futures 2013
26th September 2013 - 27th September 2013
Making Futures aims to bring together an international cast of practitioners, academics, curators, campaigners, activists, and representatives from associated organisations and agencies, to investigate contemporary craft as a ‘change agent’ within 21st century society - particularly in relation to global environmental and sustainability issues, socially embedded practices and social innovation.
For full details about the aims and themes of this conference please visit the website below.
View more detailsCategory: Conference/Talk
Region: South West
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Website: http://makingfutures.plymouthart.ac.uk/Venue:
Mount Edgcumbe Estate
Cremyll
Torpoint
Cornwall
PL10 1HZ
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Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
10th October 2013 - 13th October 2013
We’re delighted to be sponsors of the North’s most prestigious selling event - featuring over 150 of the UK’s leading designer makers from established names to new graduate talent.
Great Northern Events is a not-for-profit company established to champion and promote high quality craft via the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair at Spinningfields. The event, which attracted 6400 visitors in 2009, provides cutting edge contemporary craft to buy direct from over 150 selected designer-makers in ceramics, glass, jewellery, interior and fashion textiles, wood, silver, furniture and more. A must for the the UK events calendar!
View more detailsCategory: Craft Fair
Region: North West
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Website: http://www.greatnorthernevents.co.ukVenue:
Spinningfields
Hardman Boulevard
Manchester
M3 3AQ
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Festival of Crafts
19th October 2013 - 20th October 2013
The 17th annual Festival of Crafts will present over 80 leading designer-makers showcasing bespoke and beautiful work. Contemporary crafts on show include ceramics, textiles, glass, metal, jewellery and wood. A great opportunity to buy something special: individual and original craft work created by skilled British craft makers.
View more detailsCategory: Craft Fair
Region: South East
Phone: 01252 745405
Website: http://www.farnhammaltings.com/Venue:
Farnham Maltings
Bridge Square
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7QR
see mapEvent times: Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm
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Made London
25th October 2013 - 27th October 2013
MADE LONDON is organised by the team behind MADE - Brighton’s Design and Craft Fair, Brighton Art Fair and the Palace Art Fair. At madebyhandonline.com we are delighted to be sponsors of this event for a second year. It will showcase the very best and most original makers of high quality contemporary craft and design, and is a must for all makers and craft-buyers!
View more detailsVenue:
One Marylebone
1 Marylebone Road
London
NW1 4AQ
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Lustre Contemporary Craft Market
8th November 2013 - 10th November 2013
This prestigious event in the contemporary craft calendar features top quality work by selected UK designer makers - a key diary date for anyone interested in discovering unique pieces of jewellery, textiles, ceramics, glass, wood and metalwork.
View more detailsCategory: Craft Fair
Region: Midlands
Phone: 0115 846 7777
Website: http://www.lakesidearts.org.uk/Crafts/LUSTRE.htmlVenue:
Lakeside Arts Centre
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
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Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair
15th November 2013 - 17th November 2013
High quality selected makers will be exhibiting their work in the 20th Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair. Visitors will be able to choose from a stunning range of Jewellery, Textiles, Furniture, Wooden Home wares, Ceramics and Porcelain, Glass, Stone Carving, Basketry, Leather Bags, Fashion Accessories, Metalwork and Sculpture.
View more detailsCategory: Craft Fair
Region: Midlands
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Phone: 01432 260182
Website: http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/craftfair/Venue:
The Courtyard
Edgar Street
Hereford
HR4 9JR
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Made - Brighton Art & Craft Fair
21st November 2013 - 24th November 2013
MADE BRIGHTON will again be welcoming over 120 innovative and original makers and designers to show and sell their work directly to the public. Beautiful and unique jewellery, textiles, glass, ceramics, furniture and much more across all prices brackets, means the fair provides something for everyone’s taste and budget.
We are very proud to be sponsoring this event this year.
View more detailsVenue:
Corn Exchange
Church Street
Brighton
BN1 1UG
see mapCost: £7.50 per person (children under 14 free)
Event times: Thurs. 19th 6.00pm - 8.30pm (ticket only) Friday 20th 11.00am - 8.00pm, Sat. 21st 10.00am - 6.00pm, Sun. 22nd 10.00 - 5.00pm -
Salisbury Christmas Market
28th November 2013 - 21st December 2013
This new German-inspired Christmas Market, which was rated by the Daily Telegraph, as “One of the Top 10 Christmas Markets in the UK” in 2012, is different from all the other ones in the country in that it features a large percentage of British designed and made goods. Among the 71 chalets at this year’s event, visitors will find many designers, makers and local craftspeople, as well as groups of artists who have come together especially for the event. Keen to support small businesses and the British economy, the Salisbury Christmas Market was acclaimed in it’s first year for the exceptional quality of the goods on sale, the tasteful presentation of the chalets and the excellent standard of the event. With traditional festive music from local schools and choirs, a Father Christmas Grotto and a spectacular lantern procession on the Opening Night featuring over 100 awe-inspiring lanterns,this Christmas Market is unique, inspiring and a sets new standards in Christmas Markets in this country.
View more detailsVenue:
Guildhall Square
Salisbury
SP1 1JH
see mapCost: Free admission
Event times: 10am - 6pm (Sun-Wed), 10am - 7pm (Fri & Sat), 10am - 8pm Thurs. -
Selected
30th November 2013 - 21st December 2013
Selected is a new selling exhibition which will celebrate contemporary Scottish craft and design and is presented by Dovecot Studios in partnership with Craft Scotland, and is supported by Creative Scotland. Selected will take place at Dovecot and will be presented across all three of Dovecot’s gallery spaces.
More details to follow as soon as available.
View more detailsVenue:
Dovecot Studios
10 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LT
see mapEvent times: Open daily