August 2006
Latest news, events, opportunities and training for the Scottish crafts community.
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Featured Maker
In August we are featuring jeweller Grainne Morton whose one-off pieces are created from found miniature objects. She is currently exhibiting in 100% Proof at the Scottish Gallery and at Dazzle in the Traverse Theatre Atrium in Edinburgh. She has been selected to sell her work at Origin: the London Craft Fair in October. Read more »
Latest News
Reflections – A Decade of North Lands Creative Glass opens at the Museum of Scotland showing over 60 works by leading international glass makers who have been inspired by Caithness. Read our review »
An exhibition of photography by Shannon Tofts called The Face of Craft: Portraying Scotland’s Makers featuring ten makers has opened at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Read more»
100% Proof, an exhibition of Scottish jewellery and silversmithing opens at the Scottish Gallery alongside Northern Lights, an exhibition of new work in glass to celebrate ten years of North Lands Creative Glass. Read more »
Visit our online craftscotland at Homes & Interiors Scotland Exhibition Preview and see work by Inge Panneels, Brodie Nairn, Eileen Gatt, Lizzie Farey and Frances Priest. The exhibition itself opens at the SECC, Glasgow on 9 September. View preview »
The second Annual General Meeting of craftscotland will be on at the same time as the SECC exhibition - 9 September 2006. You are invited to hear about the successes of the past year and our plans for the future. Read more»
Deadlines to remember in August:
Dumfries & Galloway Craftmakers' Awards Scheme 2006/07 - 14 August 2006
School Crafts Residency (ceramics), Hawick - 18 August 2006
School Crafts Residencies, Lanarkshire - 31 August 2006
Call for participation - jewellery project - 31 August 2006
craftscotland AGM - 2 September 2006
Spring Fling 2007 Applications - 8 September 2006
View a full list of opportunities and training.
Win craftscotland exhibition tickets
We have 25 pairs of tickets to give away to the Homes and Interiors Scotland Exhibition 06 (9 & 10 September 2006) which are valid for either day. The first 25 subscribers to email enquiries@craftscotland.org with the subject line 'craftscotland exhibition' (including their name and address) by 5pm Friday 11 August will win a ticket to the show (admits two).
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