We are involved in developing contemporary crafts in Scotland by supporting crafts-based organisations, galleries, individual craftsmakers along with the development of audiences.
Craft Festival Scotland
Scotland’s crafts industry is in the midst of redefining it’s relevance for the 21st century, presenting bold initiatives such as craftscotland’s C-Word campaign, to challenge our perceptions and present the diverse and expanding world of crafts. Craft Festival Scotland, the first of its kind, offers a number of surprises as it displays work from the Borders to Shetland, inviting people to participate, debate and enjoy Scottish crafts in all their varied forms.
Displaying the exciting and edgy, this festival illustrated how developments in technology, combined with creativity and talent, can produce exceptional and diverse crafts throughout Scotland. Galleries across the country transformed into live laboratories, studios, project space and installations from May to June 2010 and there were many opportunities to get involved and turn your hand to crafts, be it hats, felt or jewellery.
Craft Festival Scotland was the result of a five-year research project, Past, Present & Future Craft Practice, led by Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee, to explore new directions in Craft.
For more information on Craft in Scotland, why not start with www.craftscotland.org