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
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 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
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
Make a large or small willow plant support from locally grown, freshly harvested willow. Using this beautiful native willow, you will learn one basic but very strong weave. You will create a spiralling weave. All the techniques used are helpful for other willow garden projects. These plant supports are great for supporting sweet peas and ... 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 (10 and 11 April, 5-7pm each day) and templates and wires will be sent to you in advance. To create your daffodil, tulip and iris, ... 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
This course is for anyone wishing to learn how to transform a sheet of paper into a range of three dimensional forms. It is advisable that participants have taken the ‘Introduction to Paper Folding’ class first, but not essential. We won’t be making products in this class but you will learn a variety of techniques ... Read more
Over the six days, professional chair maker Jason Mosseri will teach you all the elements of chair-making and you will leave with a strong, elegant chair made by your own fair hand. You will learn how to select a suitable green ash log, cleave it into parts, and, using a wooden spring pole lathe, “turn” ... 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