Curator Elizabeth Ann Day
A graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee-based programmer and arts organiser Elizabeth Ann Day (she/her) specialises in the utilisation of non-traditional settings for works of contemporary art and design. From 2018-20, Elizabeth served on the GENERATORprojects committee, where she first developed an interest in grassroots activity and its imperative role in sustaining and developing the careers of emerging practitioners.
Responding to the limitations and accessibility of space for experimental working, Elizabeth launched Volk Gallery alongside frequent collaborator Luke Cassidy Greer in 2021. A repurposed vending machine, Volk shows a monthly exhibition in Dundee’s Central Library. Elizabeth is an editor of Windfall*, an infrequent arts publication and collaborative project focussed on providing critical and paid exposure for emerging contemporary artists, looking at similar themes of representation and opportunity. Alongside these self-motivated positions, Elizabeth has held roles with a number of established organisations at the intersection of art and community. Currently, she works as a Project Coordinator with UNESCO City of Design Dundee, producers of Dundee Design Festival and hosts of Dundee's UNESCO Creative City designation.
Curator Kate Pickering
Kate Pickering (she/her) is a craft practitioner, curator and cultural producer working across jewellery, community and contemporary craft in Scotland. Her practice has developed through over a decade of building and leading grassroots initiatives, where curation has taken many forms, from exhibitions and festivals to workshops, learning spaces and creative communities.
In 2025, Kate made her curatorial debut with HAG: Knowledge, Power & Alchemy through Craft, bringing together leading Scotland-based makers to explore embodied knowledge and material practice. This marked a shift towards a more defined curatorial approach, building on years of shaping projects and platforms within the craft sector.
Kate is particularly interested in revealing the processes behind making and challenging how craft is presented and valued. She is drawn to curatorial approaches that move beyond traditional display, creating space for conversation, learning and connection between makers and audiences.
Photography by Lydia Smith
Curator Scott Smith
Scott Smith (he/him) is an Aberdeen-based contemporary silversmith working from Deemouth Artist Studios. His practice explores the relationship between Scotland’s material culture and contemporary craft, drawing inspiration from Pictish carved stones, archaeological artefacts and the weathered textures of the North-East landscape. His work translates historic visual languages into functional and sculptural silver objects.
Scott graduated from The Glasgow School of Art and is a QEST Emerging Maker Scholar, a recipient of the Inches Carr Craft Development Award and a multiple Gold Award winner at the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council. He is also a Trustee of Visual Arts Scotland.
Alongside his studio practice, Scott is interested in developing a curatorial strand focused on contemporary Scottish craft and its relationship to place, identity and sustainability. He is particularly drawn to projects that foreground process, archive and the lived experience of makers.
Photography by Duncan McGlynn
Curator Laura Wilson
Connecting people with stories through objects is central to Laura Wilson’s (she/her) practice. She is a ceramic designer, educator and curator based in Scotland, with over fifteen years’ experience across making, teaching, public engagement and community-based practice. Her work explores how materials, processes and acts of making carry narrative and meaning.
Alongside her studio practice, she has developed a socially engaged approach in gallery, museum and community contexts. She delivers workshops that help audiences engage with and interpret collections. She collaborates with groups across the lifespan to design inclusive creative programmes that emphasise participation, dialogue and shared experience. Her experience also spans exhibition planning, curation and installation.
Her curatorial practice is driven by a commitment to accessibility, engagement and the power of objects to connect people through shared stories.
Photography by 1500 Photography
