Welcome to the July 2012 round up of opportunities from the Craft Scotland website.

Listed below are details of opportunities to show and sell work, including a Craft Scotland and FCA&C Treat pop-up shop, as well as jobs, studios to let, and conferences such as Assemble from the Crafts Council UK.

Opportunities to show/sell/promote

Fashion Foundry - open for applications
Deadline: 20/07/2012 
Fashion Foundry is a new business incubator and talent hub for fashion and textile designers in Scotland.
 
Opportunity for makers - treat pop-up
Deadline:  30/07/2012  
Fife Contemporary Art & Craft (FCA&C) in association with Craft Scotland will present a pop-up display and retail event in St Andrews from 17 to 19 November 2012.

Apply for HOT GLASS! New work from the furnace
Deadline: 01/08/2012 
A world-class exhibition dedicated to the best in contemporary blown, hot-worked and sand-cast glass takes place at the prestigious Contemporary Applied Arts (CAA) gallery next spring.

Scottish Autism Market Fair - spaces available for Craft makers
Deadline: 01/08/2012  
Scottish Autism are happy to announce the return of Scottish Autisms Fair to be held on Saturday 13th October 2012 at Wallace High School, Stirlingshire.

Stalls available at Ascension 2012
From: 03/08/2012 To: 04/08/2012  
This is a sizeable event, part of the Edinburgh fringe, showcasing new age therapies, products and crafts.
 
Stalls available at Empower 2012
From: 10/08/2012 To: 11/08/2012  
This event is part of the Edinburgh Fringe and is intended to showcase complementary health and wellness, associated products and interesting natural crafts.

Craftfinder - Call for makers
Deadline: 28/08/2012 
Craftfinder is a new venture connecting people with makers and places in the UK where they can enjoy contemporary craft. Do you want to join us?

Take part in NEOS 2012 with VSA
Deadline: 31/08/2012
Entries for North East Open Studios (NEOS) 2012 may have closed but VSA, the UK’s largest city social care charity supporting people in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, has announced it has space to accommodate further artists and creators at its annual NEOS event at Easter Anguston Farm, Peterculter, Aberdeen.

Dobbies Christmas Art & Craft Fair – Stalls Available
Deadline: 31/08/2012 
Dobbies Christmas Art & Craft Fair will be held on Sunday 7th October at Dobbies Garden World Melville.
         
Call for Artists: New Glass - Ancient Skill, Contemporary Artform
Deadline: 30/09/2012 
The Lakeland Arts Trust (LAT) and the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) are working in partnership to create a vibrant exhibition exploring the skill of the contemporary glass-maker.
 
Entries Open For 2nd European Award For Lifelong Passions - La Seconda Luna
Deadline: 16/10/2012
The first prize to publicly acknowledge people who cultivate a passion, ordinary and extraordinary alike. Creative eccentrics, risk takers and innovation lovers - tell us about your passion and win 26,000 Euros!

Residencies, jobs and apprenticeships

 
Job Opportunity - Two Visual Art or Craft Artists for Weather Project
Deadline: 03/08/2012  
As part of an offsite art project in the Levenmouth area of Fife on the theme of weather, FCA&C are looking to appoint 2 artists.
Location 1 - Kirklands High School, Methil, Fife / 2 - Kinetic, Buckhaven, Fife

Textile Intern Opportunity
Deadline: 27/07/2012
An opportunity has arisen for a part-time intern with Laura Spring between September and November 2012.
Location: Albert Drive Studios, 334 Albert Drive, Glasgow G41 5HH
 

Studios and Spaces

Vanilla Ink Studios CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Deadline: 27/07/2012 
Scotland's first innovative Jewellery Studios. We are a unique facility supporting craft, innovation and collaboration.
Location: Studio 216, WASPS, Meadow Mill, West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee, DD1 5BY
 
Workshop Space for Makers in Central Edinburgh
Deadline: 19/07/2012
Workshop spaces in a shared studio, with tools and equipment for; Jewellery, Ceramics, Print and Textiles will be available in the new year. Central Edinburgh- amazing building! You can apply for a space now and get involved.
 

Symposiums and Conferences

In the Loop 3: the Voices of Knitting
05/09/2012 To: 07/09/2012  10:00 - 16:30 
The themes of this third international, interdisciplinary conference focusing broadly on knitting will include adornment, discovery and exploration, representation in all types of media, and sport and well-being from voices across the world.
Location: Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8RX
 
North Lands Creative Glass 2012 International Conference
08/09/2012 To: 09/09/2012  10:00 - 17:00 
A two day International Conference bringing together the best of glass, art and craft to explore expansive themes in an inspirational environment.
Location: North Lands Creative Glass, Alastair Pilkington Studio, Main Street, Lybster, KW3 6BJ
 
Assemble 2012: the Crafts Council Conference
20/09/2012  09:00 - 18:00 
This year, the overarching theme for Assemble is the contribution craft makes to innovation and enterprise, and the relationship between making, science and technology
Location: RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AD

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