Craft Features
Features on Scottish and international craft, including reviews, special events, and profiles of makers, places and projects.
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Celebrate the Festival of Museums 2012
16/05/2012
More InfoThis weekend sees the return of Festival of Museums, the annual three day celebration featuring a host of exciting and innovative day and night events in museums and galleries throughout Scotland.
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The Barony Centre opens at Craft Town Scotland
02/05/2012
More InfoA dedicated craft exhibition and activities centre has opened in West Kilbride, and launches with a touring exhibition from the Crafts Council.
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Celebrate the Olympics with Glass Games 2012
26/04/2012
More InfoThis summer there are more than 70 chances to discover the magic of glass in’ Glass Games 2012,’ a nationwide Olympic-inspired programme of events that celebrates the skills of glass artists.
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Craft on the expanded Google Art Project
03/04/2012
More InfoNew galleries and museums from around the world have been added to the Google Art Project.
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The Great Tapestry of Scotland
28/03/2012
More InfoThe Great Tapestry of Scotland is a unique project to stitch the entire story of Scotland from pre-history to modern times.
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Invest in People, Invest in Skills - Laura's notes from the HCA Conference 2012
27/03/2012
More InfoOn Saturday 24 March Laura Anderson attended the Heritage Crafts Association Spring Conference at the V&A London, a day of presentations and discussions around the theme “Evolving Craft Communities: From the Stone Age to the Digital Age.”
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Year of Creative Scotland 2012
21/12/2011
More InfoThe Year of Creative Scotland 2012 begins with a bang this Hogmanay with a spectacular fireworks display Edinburgh, and will continue until 31 December 2012.
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Tony Cragg Sculptures and Drawings - Annie Woodford Review
22/09/2011
More InfoAnnie Woodford reviews the exhibition Tony Cragg: Sculptures and Drawings, at the Gallery of Modern Art Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Festivals Craft 2011
03/08/2011
More Infocraftscotland have rounded up the craft exhibitions, events and workshops taking place in Scotland's capital during the Edinburgh Festivals season.
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Entwined - exhibition and film
17/07/2011
More InfoIn the latest HI-Arts Making Progress exhibition on at Inverness Art Gallery, maker Caroline Dear presents Entwined/suainte.
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Gracefield Arts Centre - Craft Place
15/06/2011
More InfoFor June 2011 our featured Craft Place is Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries, which celebrates its Diamond anniversary later this month. We spoke to Fiona Wilson, one of two Arts Officers responsible for programming the exhibitions, events, workshops and activities at Gracefield as well as managing the facilities and staff.
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Spring Fling 2011 Review By Annie Woodford
05/06/2011
More InfoThe varied and unspoilt landscape of Dumfries and Galloway is the setting for the annual Spring Fling. This open studio event provides an opportunity for the public to visit the workplaces of over eighty artists and makers, enabling them to learn about the artist’s inspirations and working practices and to buy examples of their work.
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Craft Places - Timespan Museum and Arts Centre
18/05/2011
More InfoOur featured place for May 2011 is Timespan, the Museum and Arts Centre based in Helmsdale. We spoke to Nicola Henderson, Development Director of Timespan.
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Craft at the Festival of Museums 2011
11/05/2011
More InfoCraft Scotland have rounded up many of the craft events taking place especially for the Festival of Museums, 13-15 May 2011.
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Craft Places - Craft Town Scotland
20/04/2011
More InfoFor April 2011 Craft Scotland feature a whole town as our craft place – Craft Town Scotland, West Kilbride.
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Heritage Craft Association Conference 2011
14/04/2011
More InfoIn March 2011 Craft Scotland attended the first Heritage Crafts Association conference in the beautiful surroundings of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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Craft Places - The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh
10/03/2011
More InfoFor our second feaure in our new series looking at Craft Places, Craft Scotland spoke to The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh.
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Craft Places - The Collins Gallery, Glasgow
21/02/2011
More InfoFor the first in a new series looking at Craft Places, Craft Scotland spoke to Laura Hamilton, curator of the Collins Gallery, Glasgow.
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From Philanthropy to Positivity
14/01/2011
More InfoThe last twelve months brought lots of change for Craft Scotland as we continued to build the organisation.
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Millinery - A Woman's Work
13/09/2010
More InfoAccording to the census records of the time, there were 82,000 milliners working in the US in 1900s. This placed it as the 14th most popular profession for women, with dressmaking as 3rd (338,144) and seamstressing 9th (138,724).
The difference lies in the distinction between occupation and profession. Where seamstresses worked from home, millinery marked the move for women into the professional arena. Milliners were defined by the fact that they owned their own shops.
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