New Scholars, Emerging Makers & Apprentices – November 2023
13th December 2023
QEST will fund the training and education of 28 talented craftspeople as part of its Autumn application round, strengthening the future of the UK’s craft industry.
Of the 28 makers awarded funding in this Autumn round, 15 are Scholars, 10 are Emerging Makers (QEST’s newest grant programme) and two are Apprentices.
Discover more about our new makers and their work on the Directory section of our website, or by clicking their names below.
QEST D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Scholar
Reverse glass sign painting
QEST Cordwainers’ Company Scholar
Shoe making combined with embroidery
QEST Grandey’s Place Scholar
Silversmithing
QEST RWHA Scholar
Conservation – books & library materials
QEST Scholar
Paintings conservation
QEST Scholar
Silversmithing
QEST Scholar
Blacksmithing
QEST Scholar
Patternwelding
QEST Jasper Weldon Scholar
Furniture making
QEST Adam Architecture Scholar
Passementerie
QEST Scholar
Brush making and wood turning
QEST Scholar
Carving and sculpture
QEST Scholar
Glass
QEST Scholar
Clarinet making
QEST Mark & Tara Boddington Emerging Maker
Silversmithing
QEST Emerging Maker
Silversmithing
QEST William Parker Emerging Maker
Carving and engraving
QEST Emerging Maker
Glass
QEST Garfield Weston Foundation Emerging Maker
Reverse glass gilding, sign writing
QEST Polly & Justin Redman Emerging Maker
Basketry
QEST Emerging Maker
Metal work and sculpture
QEST Benefact Trust Apprentice
Thatching
QEST Turners’ Company Emerging Maker
Wood turning on a pole lathe
QEST Apprentice
Wood work
QEST Pewterers’ Company Scholar
Pewter