24 Jun 2010 in Artforms, Crafts Blog, Regions, Visual Arts & Crafts
Assemble On Tuesday I was in a very hot London for the Craft Council Conference, Assemble. Set in the lovely surroundings of LSO St Lukes, I had high expectations for the day, hoping to come home inspired and informed! The Craft Council used the conference to launch research papers as well as the giving […]
22 Jun 2010 in Audience Development Blog, Blogs, General
In recent years contemporary craft makers have been challenging our perceptions of what craft is, pushing the boundaries of traditional craftsmanship and emerging to represent a new, innovative and exciting artform. Jenny Deschenes, Laura West, Lucy Woodley and Daniel Kavanagh, four makers from across the Highlands and Islands, demonstrate in their joint exhibition Made It! the ingenuity, passion and creativity that contemporary craft is today.
11 Jun 2010 in Artforms, Crafts Blog, Regions, Visual Arts & Crafts
Eileen Gatt, beaker On the 4th June we had our afternoon event to Celebrate Craft and our Mentoring Project, Making Progress. It also saw the opening of our exhibitions, Made It! and Laura West’s Spotlight. As promised, the sun shone, tasty food, refreshing fizz and good conversation was in order! As part of the mentoring […]
19 May 2010 in Artforms, Crafts Blog, Regions, Visual Arts & Crafts
HI-Arts Mentoring to Market visit to Collect, London.
8 Feb 2008 in Reviews, Visual Arts & Crafts
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, January 2008