Craft & Cultural Conversations
Online TalkConnecting Communities Through Culture
1pm, Monday 9 November 2020
Community leaders and experts discussed their craft, design and cultural projects and what community means to them.
This panel discussion was chaired by Tanwen Llewelyn (Programme Coordinator (Learning), Craft Scotland), and speakers included Gehan Macleod (founder partner, GalGale Trust), Gerald Richards (Chief Executive, Super Power Agency), and Arabella Harvey (Director, Round Table Projects).
Photography by Ellie Morag
Online TalkCOMPASS: Selling Craft from a Maker's Perspective
11am, Tuesday 10 November 2020
Three Scotland-based makers spoke about how the pandemic has affected their practice and how they have adapted their routes to market.
This panel discussion was chaired by Veronique AA Lapeyre (Head of Communications & Digital, Craft Scotland) and speakers included jeweller/designer Stefanie Cheong, designer Alan Dibble of Green Thomas, and ceramic artist Frances Priest.
Makers discussed how to identify alternative selling routes during the pandemic, including selling online, directly through Instagram and #artistsupportpledge.
Pictured: Stefanie Cheong / Photographer unknown
Online TalkRoutes into Craft
1pm, Wednesday 11 November 2020
This event showcased emerging Scotland-based makers working across different disciplines, with different backgrounds and varied career paths, showing the many ways for people to build a successful career in craft.
Participants heard from makers who have undertaken apprenticeships, informal learning, second career changers and art schools/colleges graduates, before an audience Q&A.
The panel discussion was chaired by Jo Scott (Head of Programmes, Craft Scotland) and speakers included bookbinder Gillian Stewart, ceramicist Borja Boronta, jewellery designers Adrienn Pesti, Daniela Groza, and Kate McLaughlin, and textiles designers Elaine Wilson and Mariam Syed.
This Craft Week Scotland talk was supported by Baillie Gifford.
Pictured: Borja Moronta / Photography by the artist
Online TalkSupporting Scottish Contemporary Craft
3-4pm, Thursday 12 November 2020
With practical insight in some of the programmes and awards that are highlighting the value of craft and supporting Scottish skills and talent today, participants heard the panellists thoughts about the future of the craft sector and how it might continue to be nurtured and developed.
The panel was hosted by Irene Kernan (Director, Craft Scotland) and featured Susanna Beaumont (Design Exhibition Scotland - DES), Judith Harris (TOAST),
Miranda Harvey (Cordis Prize), and Euan McColl and Chloe Mullen (Jorum Studio and Jorum Craft Award).
This Craft Week Scotland talk was supported by Baillie Gifford.
Pictured: Florence Dwyer, winner of the Jorum Craft Award 2020 / Photography by Matthew Barnes
Online TalkCraft and the Circular Economy
11am, Friday 13 November 2020
Featuring key figures in the world of sustainable and ethical making, this event focused on the circular economy and the ways craft and makers can incorporate circular values and approaches to their work.
The panel was chaired by Mary Michel (Founder, Ostrero and former Director, the Incorporation of Goldsmiths) and speakers included Emily MacDonald (Ethical Making Programme, the Incorporation of Goldsmiths), Kate V Robertson (co-director, Sculpture Placement Group and Circular Arts Network), and Mella Shaw (ceramic artist).
Pictured: Mella Shaw / Photography by James Robertson
Online TalkCrafting the Museum
3pm - 4pm, Saturday 14 November 2020
Closing Craft Week Scotland 2020, this panel discussion addressed how leaders in the museums and galleries saw their programmes developing in future years. In particular, it considered how craft and design can be supported and what the future of the craft sector looks like.
The discussion was chaired by Catherine Holden, Chair of Craft Scotland Board, and speakers included Leonie Bell (Director, V&A Dundee) Chris Breward (Director, National Museums of Scotland) and Christine Rew (Art Gallery & Museums Manager, Aberdeen Museums & Galleries).
Pictured: V&A Dundee / Photography courtesy of the V&A Dundee
