Crafts Council UK

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We are sad to announce the closure of @craftsmagazine as part of our work to change the way we serve the craft community. This summer, a new Crafts Council membership platform will launch - a digital home for the craft community. Read more here: https://t.co/jEgwTV6XqX

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‘This is what I mean when I talk about #punk, disruption and questioning expectations.’

#Artist Delaine Le Bas speaks of her '23 solo installation ‘Incipit Vita Nova. Here Begins the New Life / A New Life is Beginning’ (Secession, Vienna, 2023).

Read more in our AW2024 issue.

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‘This is what I mean when I talk about #punk, disruption and questioning expectations.’

#Artist Delaine Le Bas speaks of her '23 solo installation ‘Incipit Vita Nova. Here Begins the New Life / A New Life is Beginning’ (Secession, Vienna, 2023).

Read more in our AW2024 issue.

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Book Club | Julian Stair in Conversation with Glenn Adamson

Join us online as renowned potter Stair discusses his new book ‘Memory, Material, Ceramics’ with Adamson.

6pm Monday 9th December
Members free, non-members £8
Book here: https://t.co/melDuOh8d0

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From Play Doh pots to Le Corbusier ashtrays, Lewis Dalton shares how crafted vessels reveal our interconnected stories and how this inspired Unboxing the Collection, an exhibition Dalton curated for Crafts Council in October https://t.co/4ktu82TbwA

📸 Lewis Dalton by Ejatu Shaw

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Our exhibition and programme Unboxing the Collection, presented last month, explored the interconnected nature of craft through vessels in our collection 🏺 🍶 👜 https://t.co/rceP8mxuig

📸 Sabrina Chu
1. Vessels at the exhibition
2. Ceramicist Rosa Nguyen leading a workshop

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We're marking two important birthdays 🎈 the National Lottery turns 30 this week, and our Craft for the People project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, turns one https://t.co/7CcAM7sc7s #NationalLottery30

📸 Crafts Council's collections store, by Hayley Madden

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Creatives aged 16-30! Join a free, online session this 22 November on crafting a personal brand. Booking at link in bio 🌠

Part of #discovercreativecareers, a programme funded by @DCMS with additional support from @ace_national

📸 Crafts Council Gallery. Image by Sabrina Chu

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Need somewhere unique, contemporary and creative to host your next party?

We're offering everyone the chance to claim a 10% discount on venue hire if you book before the end of October.

Get in touch: https://t.co/0OlbFNbGfS

Or send an email to: [email protected]

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Delaine Le Bas in conversation at the Whitworth in Manchester: Join us on Friday 18 October for an evening with the 2024 Turner prize nominee, to launch the Autumn/Winter 2024 edition of Crafts https://t.co/AFOOrgUXmx

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Delaine Le Bas in conversation at the Whitworth in Manchester: Join us on Friday 18 October for an evening with the 2024 Turner prize nominee, to launch the Autumn/Winter 2024 edition of Crafts https://t.co/AFOOrgUXmx

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Delaine Le Bas in conversation at the Whitworth in Manchester: Join us on Friday 18 October for an evening with the 2024 Turner prize nominee, to launch the Autumn/Winter 2024 edition of Crafts https://t.co/AFOOrgUXmx

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Can you guess who said it?

Find out in the Autumn/Winter 2024 issue of Crafts, which will be dropping in only a matter of days.

Want it delivered straight to your door (free of charge)? Become a Silver or Gold tier member today: https://t.co/rtLtTQOkSS

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Delaine Le Bas in conversation at the Whitworth in Manchester: Join us on Friday 18 October for an evening with the 2024 Turner prize nominee, to launch the Autumn/Winter 2024 edition of Crafts https://t.co/AFOOrgUXmx

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Delaine Le Bas in conversation at the Whitworth in Manchester: Join us on Friday 18 October for an evening with the 2024 Turner prize nominee, to launch the Autumn/Winter 2024 edition of Crafts https://t.co/AFOOrgUXmx

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Delaine Le Bas in conversation at the Whitworth in Manchester: Join us on Friday 18 October for an evening with the 2024 Turner prize nominee, to launch the Autumn/Winter 2024 edition of Crafts https://t.co/AFOOrgUXmx

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We are super excited to announce our latest exhibition, Exploring the Vessel.

Catch it at Crafts Council Gallery, 11-5pm Thursday 3 October and Friday 4 October, and 11-2pm on Saturday 5 October.

https://t.co/iBXzrgCs88

Banksia vessels by Darren Appiagyei. 📸 Renjoe Film.

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Only a few hours left to fill in our vital Makers Survey!

This survey has been created for us to learn more about your experiences so we can tailor our support. Complete before midnight tonight.

https://t.co/gR4MB9UsgF

Francisca Onumah, photographed by Owen Richards.

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It's your final chance to fill in our important Makers Survey!

In doing so you will help shape the support that we deliver, so we can tailor our work to your individual needs.

Complete the survey before midnight tonight. https://t.co/IC9qNYO3at

Anna Ray. Image by Ruth Ward.

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On Sunday, Crafts Council's executive director, Natalie Melton will be speaking at the Labour Party Conference on the panel 'Regeneration and Placemaking'.

The panel will be exploring how arts and creativity can support local places to thrive.

12.15pm, 22 September. Stand K8.