Mona Craven

Artist | Researcher | Educator

[WWF South Africa @WWFSouthAfrica]

Our thoughts are with all the people and nature affected by the #CapeTownfires and our gratitude to those fighting it on the front lines. 🙏

[Mona Craven @mustbemona]

Pleased to be part of the MakingSpace virtual open studio event

[Mona Craven @mustbemona]

As a participant of the Making Space virtual open studio this weekend here’s a short video of my stitching practice exhibited at Shifthink https://t.co/yKDo4XrElO

[Mona Craven @mustbemona]

Summer Open Studios 2020 https://t.co/0Ss8WA6Klo via @MakingSpace_Org

[947 @947]

The National @ArtsFestival in in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) is a highlight of South Africa's creative calendar every year 🕺🏼 💃🏾

In this year of #Covid19SA it will be very different, as the festival adapts to go digital 🖥️
#NAF2020 https://t.co/hF69JQPNmE

[Aesthetica Magazine @AestheticaMag]

'Congo Tales' depicts one of the world’s most important ecological locations as well as its diverse cultural narratives.

During the exhibition closure, read an interview with photographer Pieter Henket and producer Eva Vonk. From the Aesthetica Archives: https://t.co/OJXpxLGUX0

[Art Throb @ArtThrob1]

Impassioned by the significant group exhibition ‘Matereality’ at ISANG, Ashraf Jamal implores that ours can be a time in which we relearn to care for others, for ourselves, for the world that is devouring us. https://t.co/USYUlUIG8t

[Mona Craven @mustbemona]

So looking forward to seeing the exhibition Fabric:touch and identity later this week @ComptonVerney with @CraftsCouncilUK @UniCreativeArts @UCAROffice @clothandmemory #textiles #design #installation

[Mona Craven @mustbemona]

The paper I presented at Textile and Place, Manchester is printed in Textile Cloth and Culture 🙂 Herewith a link the hope you enjoy reading! https://t.co/oBHMqBQ77N

[Crafts Council UK @CraftsCouncilUK]

Walter Gropius’ decision to relegate Anni Albers to the weaving class of the Bauhaus created one of the greatest textile artists the world has ever known. Watch Anni Albers: A Life in Thread on BBC Four https://t.co/SzTIYBCXTs

[Crafts Study Centre @crafts_csc]

Encompassing Research. A collection of insightful essays, published by UCA’s School of Crafts and Design’s academic staff. Launches 29th August.
@unicreativearts @UCARoffice @UCAJHFG @CSC_UCA @Crafts_CSC @PG_Craft_Design #textiles #jewellery #ceramics #interiordesign #museology

[Mona Craven @mustbemona]

Scotland's first minister prioritises design with rotating exhibition https://t.co/mtTjI8LPcI via @dezeen

[Mona Craven @mustbemona]

George Bradford-Smith proposes astronaut training facility on face of Mont Blanc https://t.co/2KPGz2dt6h via @dezeen

[Johannesburg In Your Pocket 📚 @JohannesburgIYP]

You have to get to this - #Repost @goodman_gallery
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At the centre of #ErnestoNeto's new exhibition is a large-scale immersive sculpture, 'Um dia todos fomos peixes (One day we were all fish)'. Originally commissioned for the the @blueprojectf in Barcelona, the installatio…

[University for the Creative Arts @UniCreativeArts]

A glimpse of the #PopUp our postgrad Craft & Design students, alumni and artists-in-residence have launched in #Farnham - just in time to meet your festive shopping needs 🎁 Make sure you pop in before the 24th December! #WeAreUCA #Craft @LoveFarnham @FarnhamOfficial

[Mona Craven @mustbemona]

"Bauhaus histories tend to be disproportionately dominated by male protagonists" https://t.co/FauGdxQl0I via @dezeen

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@_annettemills Awesome work

[Katrina Burroughs @Kat_Burroughs]

One of the highlights @Interieur_be for me were the towering pots at Atelier Vierkant, moulded and carved architectural vases in clay, made for interiors and gardens. Gorgeous earthy colours. #INTERIEUR18

[Mona Craven @mustbemona]

Glass artists stretching boundaries. Sam Baron and Formafantasma's sketches brought to life in blown glass https://t.co/LyoD9OIVk5 via @dezeen

[Bill Gates @BillGates]

I’ve been traveling to African countries regularly for more than two decades. I wish others could come along so they could see what I see: a young continent filled with optimism and innovation. https://t.co/KpiyxW1euw