Craft Industry News

• Exhibit with the Gallery of Independent Makers at the Great British Home Show

  Gallery IM is a new Pop Up Gallery aiming to promote Handmade British Designer Products, providing not only opportunities for makers to sell work, but more importantly, providing patrons of high quality, handmade British products the opportunity to experience more of the wonderful things we make. They have secured a…read more…

  Posted on Wednesday 25th of April, 2012 at 1:44pm, and labeled with 0 comments.

• Call For Makers: ‘Inspired by’ at the V&A

  'Inspired by …' is the V&A's annual art competition for people on part-time courses. It is supported by NIACE, the National Institute of Continuing Education, and participants are invited to create a work of art or craft inspired by the collections of either V&A South Kensington, or the V&A Museum…read more…

  Posted on Monday 23rd of April, 2012 at 11:18am, and labeled with 0 comments.

• Proud sponsors of Made London

  

  MADE London - The Design and Craft Fair is an exciting new event for the capital, organised by the team behind the highly successful Brighton Art Fair and MADE - Brighton's Design and Craft Fair. As much attention is focused on Britain this year, we're delighted to support this new…read more…

  Posted on Tuesday 17th of April, 2012 at 12:39pm, and labeled with 0 comments.

• Call For Makers: Bilston Craft Gallery

  Bilston Craft Gallery is the largest publicly funded venue in the West Midlands region dedicated to the applied arts. They are looking for makers working in ceramics, metal, glass, enamel or leather to exhibit work in their Craftsense space. "The exhibition focuses on five media that are significant in the…read more…

  Posted on Tuesday 3rd of April, 2012 at 5:48pm, and labeled with 0 comments.

• Craft & Design Magazine announce their finalists for 2012 awards

  

  This afternoon Craft and Design Magazine announced the finalists for their 2012 awards and we're really proud to see three madebyhandonline Makers among them. Lucy Jade Sylvester, Anya Keeley and Hannah McAndrew have all received online public votes to place them in the final 36, and now we wait as…read more…

  Posted on Tuesday 3rd of April, 2012 at 12:47pm, and labeled with 0 comments.

• Call For Entries For Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair

  The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair will be at Spinningfields in Manchester 4-7th  October 2012. We are really proud to be sponsoring this event again this year. 160 of the most innovative and influential designer-makers in the UK - both established and emerging - will be selected to showcase and…read more…

  Posted on Wednesday 14th of March, 2012 at 2:23pm, and labeled with 0 comments.

• V&A Ceramics Residency - Call for Proposals

  The V&A is inviting applications from UK-based studio ceramicists who wish to develop their practice in designing and making ceramics through working with the V&A’s collections and through public engagement activities. The Residency will be based in a purpose-built studio in the Ceramics galleries, at the V&A in London. This…read more…

  Posted on Thursday 8th of March, 2012 at 12:23pm, and labeled with 0 comments.

• Call For Makers: Craft in the Bay Summer Show

  Following from the success of last years exhibition, Craft in the Bay are having a second Summer Show in their main exhibition area from 14th July to 2nd September '12. The exhibition is open to all makers living in the UK and working in the craft/applied art field. Set in…read more…

  Posted on Tuesday 28th of February, 2012 at 12:37pm, and labeled with 0 comments.

• Call For Makers: Dartington High Cross House

  High Cross House at Dartington is one of the top five modernist houses in the country. It is now under National Trust Management and will open to the public on March 7th. The aim is to build a community led art and design centre that becomes "not only a hub…read more…

  Posted on Wednesday 22nd of February, 2012 at 11:45am, and labeled with 2 comments.

• Best of British 2012 Registration

  The Best of British Design open call is an opportunity for designer-makers to present their designs directly to the Liberty buying panel. "A panel of experts comprising of Liberty’s Managing Director, Ed Burstell, his esteemed buying team and industry experts including top names from press and fashion retail will pick…read more…

  Posted on Monday 20th of February, 2012 at 10:20am, and labeled with 0 comments.