Month: June 2022
Jay Price Wins ARA Award from Shape Arts
The Adam Reynolds Award 2022 and bursary has been awarded to QEST Scholar Jay Price. The ARA is designed to support the practice of a mid-career disabled artist and Jay’s … Read more
Craft Festival Bovey Tracey | 17-19 June 2022
We were delighted to exhibit at the Craft Festival Bovey Festival for the first time this year. Four QEST scholars joined us in our giant hat tipi: printmaker Theadora Ballantyne-Way, … Read more
New Scholars & Apprentices Announced
We are delighted to announce that we have awarded funding to 19 new scholars and 3 apprentices working across the UK in a varied range of crafts. Discover more about … Read more
Raising the roof by Jonathan Bastable
Jack Richardson has been an apprentice to master thatcher Joe Thornton for almost three years – and he knows he’s found his dream job Unless you are a thatcher, you … Read more
Man of Letters: the artist behind Sir John Gielgud’s Memorial Stone
QEST Scholar and Ambassador Wayne Hart is an award-winning letter carver, typographer and sculptor, who was recently chosen by Westminster Abbey to create a memorial stone for the celebrated actor … Read more