Five London-based contemporary craft and visual arts galleries have forged an unprecedented relationship to bring together an ambitiously diverse selection of work in early 2021. ‘Crafting a Difference’ at SoShiro gallery, is a positively defiant act of coming together at a time when so many have been forced apart. Work in ceramics, wood, glass, metals, ... Read more
Online exhibition The Art of Being an Apprentice charts the journey of Elaine Wilson as she completes her three-year QEST Allchurches Trust Apprenticeship at Dovecot to become a junior weaver. From translating her own paintings to tapestry, to weaving works inspired by Romantic painter JMW Turner and contemporary artist Jenny Saville, The Art of Being an ... Read more
This online class is split over two sessions (3 & 10 March) and is suitable for beginners who would like to try embroidery for the first time, or those who have not picked up a needle since childhood and who are looking for a new, exciting and rewarding hobby. The imagination design was inspired by ... Read more
In this popular ‘Introduction to Paper Folding’ class, you’ll be introduced to some basic folding techniques and be guided through the process of making three spectacular pieces to fold and keep. On booking, you will be sent a kit in the post containing all the tools and materials you’ll require for the workshop. The kit ... Read more
In this series, five Scotland-based designers and makers will guide you through their journey as a creative business. The featured makers are textile designer Laura Spring, silversmith Bryony Knox, jewellery designer Heather McDermott and ceramic artists QEST Johnnie Walker Scholar Frances Priest and Cara Guthrie. Over three online sessions, they will share insights into their ... Read more
The popular Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair returns online, as the go-to place to explore all things print. The Fair showcases work by emerging and established UK-based artists, designers and illustrators working in a broad range of mediums including screen-print, etching, monoprint, giclee, risograph, lithograph, collagraph, linocut, letterpress and more. QEST Johnnie Walker Scholar Jemma Gunning ... Read more
The Japan Society is delighted to present an online katazome workshop with QEST Garfield Weston Foundation Scholar Sarah Desmarais. Japanese katazome (or stencil dyeing) is a centuries-old method of printing on cloth using paper stencils and a rice paste resist in combination with indigo or other dyes. Traditionally, it was often used to produce fabric ... Read more
The second edition of the Interactive Virtual Craft Fair is a celebration of British craftsmanship that centres around the elevation of women in craft and the sharing of their unique stories. Featuring over 30 exhibitors across a range of disciplines, the fair promotes the tradition of handmade craft and connect designer-makers with both international and ... Read more
Officine Saffi presents Magazzino (Warehouse), an exhibition of recent works displayed for the first time at the gallery, including two pieces by QEST Radcliffe Trust Scholar Kaja Upelj. This group show arises from the simple desire to exhibit stunning ceramic works while summarising the gallery’s path and artistic research. Behind each object on display lies ... Read more
As part of the Handmade in Britain Interactive Virtual Fair QEST CEO Deborah Pocock, will be joined by four QEST alumni exhibiting at the fair: ceramicists Bryony Applegate and Blue Bell Hill, sculptor Poppy Field and furnituremaker Jack Relton. They will discuss their different routes into their chosen crafts, the ways they have been responding ... Read more
Amy Goodwin is a traditional signwriter and fairground artist based in Cornwall. All her work is undertaken using traditional methods – by hand, using no tape nor digital assistance. As part of the Anatomy of Design Festival, hosted by Doorstep, join Amy in her beautiful studio, to gain insight into her work and discuss how ... Read more
This online celebration of handmade contemporary craft is organised by the team from The Craft Festival as their events have been postponed due to the current crisis. Thanks to the support of Arts Council of England, The Digital Craft Festival brings together nearly 200 makers from the events from Bovey Tracey and Cheltenham, along with an exciting ... Read more
Weaving Master Maker, Laura Thomas in conversation with Louise Jones-Williams, Director of Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre. Laura Thomas is an award-winning woven textile artist and designer specialising in producing striking textiles for contemporary spaces. Graduate of the Royal College of Art, Laura's has work can be found in the permanent collection of The Victoria & ... Read more
Marble, bronze, and terracotta are all celebrated materials for sculpture in the round. However, plaster, another noteworthy material in antiquity, is understudied and often absent from the archaeological record. This British Academy conference will explore plaster as a sculptural material in its own right, as well as addressing the use of plaster models for the ... Read more
Join paper artist Su Blackwell in this online class and learn how to create bright and bold spring flowers out of paper. The class takes place over two consecutive evenings (30 and 31 March, 5.30-7.30pm each day) and templates and wires will be sent to you in advance. To create your daffodil, tulip and iris, ... Read more
Rue Pigalle invites you to join a live conversation with silversmiths Michael Lloyd, Nan Nan Liu and QEST Scholar Rod Kelly, whose work features in the online exhibition Designs on Silver, as part of the Goldsmiths' Fair. The silversmiths will join from their studios on Zoom - the Shetland Islands with Rod Kelly, a remote ... Read more
In this popular ‘Introduction to Paper Folding’ class, you’ll be introduced to some basic folding techniques and be guided through the process of making three spectacular pieces to fold and keep. The kit comes in a sturdy box and contains a collection of high quality tools, a fabric drawstring bag and enough pre-cut paper to ... Read more
QEST Sanderson Rising Star Craft Award
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