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Get creative with our What’s On listings brimming with craft workshops, courses and exhibitions. You’ll find the ultimate guide to Scottish contemporary craft talent with our Craft Directory, and read inspiring maker stories.
Craft Scotland is the national development agency supporting makers and promoting craft.
This body of work by Erin McQuarrie takes its title from Margaret Tait’s poem The Scale of Things, reflecting a shared attention to the natural world. Rooted in Orkney’s landscape and…
19 Jun - 26 Sep 2026This collaboration between the Scottish Textiles Showcase, bespoke kiltmaker Andrea Chappell and the Dye, Weave, Pleat project celebrates what is now an endangered craft, looking at the practice of kiltmaking, traditional…
25 Jun - 30 Aug 2026
Kelda Young is a designer and maker from the Scottish Highlands and is currently based in Wasps Studios, Glasgow. She creates sustainably conscious contemporary jewellery using recycled precious metals, each…
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Since 2022, Craft Scotland has been entrusted with stewardship of the esteemed Inches Carr Craft Bursaries. Learn more about the history of the bursaries including Deirdre Inches and her husband…
31 Aug 2026
Every three years Craft Scotland circulate a sector survey to understand how the contemporary craft sector in Scotland is developing. The data we gather is immensely useful as it enables us…
24 Jul 2026
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