Exhibition Opportunity for South West Designers and Makers
The newly expanded and refurbished THG (Thelma Hulbert Gallery) in Honiton, Devon, is currently seeking makers who produce high quality, contemporary work, either one offs or small scale production, to show in the annual selling exhibition of contemporary craft and design 20 November - 24 December 2010.
South West designers and makers interested in exhibiting in ‘Present Makers 2010’ at the THG should email Angela Blackwell the Gallery Curator ablackwell@eastdevon.gov.uk with the following information:
A brief statement about yourself and your work (no more than one side of A4)
A CV
Five high quality images (jpegs please)
An idea of your retail prices
Alternatively send a CD with this information to:
Angela Blackwell, Gallery Curator
Thelma Hulbert Gallery
Elmfield House
Dowell Street
Honiton
Devon
EX14 1LX
CLOSING DATE: Monday 13 September 2010.
The David Canter Memorial Fund 2010 craft awards
The David Canter Memorial Fund offers awards to give financial assistance to those working in the crafts. The fund is open to those who have finished their formal training and are working full or part-time (UK) but need money for specific projects, e.g. a workshop, buying equipment, educational work or for research and travel.
Awards, which usually range between £500 and £1,000, are made every other year, each time focusing on specific craft disciplines. For 2010 these will be paper, calligraphy and lettercutting and the submission deadline is 17 September 2010.
To request further information and an application form, please email Rachel Mackie at rachel.mackie@crafts.org.uk.
Making Value - contribution of entrepreneurial craft makers to industry, education and
community
A new report published reveals for the first time the extent of the contribution of
entrepreneurial craft makers to industry, education and community and the importance in this
digital and information age of the mastery of real things.
The report ‘Making value; craft and the economic and social contribution of makers’ was
published on Tuesday 22 June 2010 by the Crafts Council at their annual conference
Assemble 2010 held in London. The craft makers’ stories provide a new description of the
economic and social contributions that they make and help us fully understand the
importance of crafts to our society. They are ‘sociable experts’, with portfolio careers, who
are resourceful and resilient, keen to collaborate; motivated by making a difference; and
entrepreneurial in sustaining a successful portfolio practice.
They contribute to economic growth, within and beyond the creative industries, driving
innovation through materials and processes. With community and education settings they
support learning and development, giving material voice to those who are often ‘hard to hear’
and enabling a wide range of social and educational impacts through providing new and
meaningful ways for people to express themselves.
Making Value report:
www.craftscouncil.org.uk/files/file/7cec2fd1e3bdbe39/making_value_full_report.pdf
Workspaces for Artists
Affordable workspace and facilities available to rent for artists in the South West region. Studios are in Exeter and are self-contained with good natural light in a supportive, artist led environment - Alphinbrook Rd, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8TH. Cost £48-£140 a month inclusive.
To apply or find out more visit: www.evastudios.co.uk or call 01392 413110.