MATERIAL LIVES
Guest speakers: Sean Sutcliffe, co-founder Benchmark; Richard McVetis, artist and hand embroiderer; Juliette Bigley, artist-metalsmith
Chair: Grant Gibson
An artist, sculptor and designer each discuss how and why they alighted upon the materials that shaped their lives and careers.
MATERIAL LIVES
Guest speakers: Sean Sutcliffe, co-founder Benchmark; Richard McVetis, artist and hand embroiderer; Juliette Bigley, artist-metalsmith
Chair: Grant Gibson
An artist, sculptor and designer each discuss how and why they alighted upon the materials that shaped their lives and careers.
MATERIAL LIVES
Guest speakers: Sean Sutcliffe, co-founder Benchmark; Richard McVetis, artist and hand embroiderer; Juliette Bigley, artist-metalsmith
Chair: Grant Gibson
An artist, sculptor and designer each discuss how and why they alighted upon the materials that shaped their lives and careers.
SATIRE AND CERAMICS
Guest speaker: Barnaby Barford
Chair: Grant Gibson
Barnaby Barford initially came to prominence with satirical ceramic pieces that turned a mirror on to contemporary society. Over the years, his practice has become increasingly difficult to define as he works across drawing, sculpture, film, installation and painting. However, more often than not, he returns to clay.
GLASS ACTS
Guest speakers: Jahday Ford, Louis Thompson, Lena Bergstrom and Lulu Harrison
Chair: Grant Gibson
To celebrate the UN International Year of Glass, a quartet of glass artists, at different stages of their careers, discuss their respective practices and the reasons they find the material so alluring.
GLASS ACTS
Guest speakers: Jahday Ford, Louis Thompson, Lena Bergstrom and Lulu Harrison
Chair: Grant Gibson
To celebrate the UN International Year of Glass, a quartet of glass artists, at different stages of their careers, discuss their respective practices and the reasons they find the material so alluring.
GLASS ACTS
Guest speakers: Jahday Ford, Louis Thompson, Lena Bergstrom and Lulu Harrison
Chair: Grant Gibson
To celebrate the UN International Year of Glass, a quartet of glass artists, at different stages of their careers, discuss their respective practices and the reasons they find the material so alluring.
GLASS ACTS
Guest speakers: Jahday Ford, Louis Thompson, Lena Bergstrom and Lulu Harrison
Chair: Grant Gibson
To celebrate the UN International Year of Glass, a quartet of glass artists, at different stages of their careers, discuss their respective practices and the reasons they find the material so alluring.
PROSE AND POTS
Guest speaker: Julian Stair
Chair: Grant Gibson
Julian Stair is a potter and historian, who was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List for services to ceramics. He discusses his practice with Grant Gibson, host of award-winning podcast Material Matters.
Grant Gibson curated all the Conversations in Craft talks, and will chair the sessions.
RADICAL CRAFT
Guest speakers: Celia Pym, knitting, darning and textile artist; Jane Marriott, trust director of Harewood House; Alice Kettle, textile artist; Jay Mistry, handbuilt sculptural activist
Chair: Grant Gibson
How is the craft world responding to some of the world’s most pressing issues – such as the pandemic, the Black Lives Matters movement, globalisation, and climate change? In this talk we meet craft makers and curators whose work reflects on our current state of flux.
RADICAL CRAFT
Guest speakers: Celia Pym, knitting, darning and textile artist; Jane Marriott, trust director of Harewood House; Alice Kettle, textile artist; Jay Mistry, handbuilt sculptural activist
Chair: Grant Gibson
How is the craft world responding to some of the world’s most pressing issues – such as the pandemic, the Black Lives Matters movement, globalisation, and climate change? In this talk we meet craft makers and curators whose work reflects on our current state of flux.
RADICAL CRAFT
Guest speakers: Celia Pym, knitting, darning and textile artist; Jane Marriott, trust director of Harewood House; Alice Kettle, textile artist; Jay Mistry, handbuilt sculptural activist
Chair: Grant Gibson
How is the craft world responding to some of the world’s most pressing issues – such as the pandemic, the Black Lives Matters movement, globalisation, and climate change? In this talk we meet craft makers and curators whose work reflects on our current state of flux.
RADICAL CRAFT
Guest speakers: Celia Pym, knitting, darning and textile artist; Jane Marriott, trust director of Harewood House; Alice Kettle, textile artist; Jay Mistry, handbuilt sculptural activist
Chair: Grant Gibson
How is the craft world responding to some of the world’s most pressing issues – such as the pandemic, the Black Lives Matters movement, globalisation, and climate change? In this talk we meet craft makers and curators whose work reflects on our current state of flux.
HANDMADE INTERIORS
Guest speakers: Juliana Cavaliero, co-founder Cavaliero Finn; Ptolemy Mann, artist and designer, Jo Le Gleud, co-founder Maddux Creative
Chair: Grant Gibson
Interior designers are becoming increasingly keen to work with makers on schemes. But why? And is this fascination with craft anything more than a passing fad?
HANDMADE INTERIORS
Guest speakers: Juliana Cavaliero, co-founder Cavaliero Finn; Ptolemy Mann, artist and designer
Chair: Grant Gibson
Interior designers are becoming increasingly keen to work with makers on schemes. But why? And is this fascination with craft anything more than a passing fad?
HANDMADE INTERIORS
Guest speakers: Juliana Cavaliero, co-founder Cavaliero Finn; Ptolemy Mann, artist and designer
Chair: Grant Gibson
Interior designers are becoming increasingly keen to work with makers on schemes. But why? And is this fascination with craft anything more than a passing fad?
PAST AND PRESENT
Guest speakers: Deborah Pocock, CEO of Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST); Mary Lewis, endangered crafts manager, Heritage Crafts Association; Debika Ray, acting editor, Crafts; Chris Eckersley, artist, designer and co-founder of Bodging Milano
Chair: Grant Gibson
As the world becomes increasingly digital are we in danger of losing traditional hand skills? And, if we are, does it really matter?
PAST AND PRESENT
Guest speakers: Deborah Pocock, CEO of Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST); Mary Lewis, endangered crafts manager, Heritage Crafts Association; Debika Ray, acting editor, Crafts; Chris Eckersley, artist, designer and co-founder of Bodging Milano
Chair: Grant Gibson
As the world becomes increasingly digital are we in danger of losing traditional hand skills? And, if we are, does it really matter?
PAST AND PRESENT
Guest speakers: Deborah Pocock, CEO of Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST); Mary Lewis, endangered crafts manager, Heritage Crafts Association; Debika Ray, acting editor, Crafts; Chris Eckersley, artist, designer and co-founder of Bodging Milano
Chair: Grant Gibson
As the world becomes increasingly digital are we in danger of losing traditional hand skills? And, if we are, does it really matter?
PAST AND PRESENT
Guest speakers: Deborah Pocock, CEO of Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST); Mary Lewis, endangered crafts manager, Heritage Crafts Association; Debika Ray, acting editor, Crafts; Chris Eckersley, artist, designer and co-founder of Bodging Milano
Chair: Grant Gibson
As the world becomes increasingly digital are we in danger of losing traditional hand skills? And, if we are, does it really matter?
WOOLY THINKING
Guest speaker: Freddie Robbins
Chair: Grant Gibson
The common perception of knitting is that it’s a gentle, mindful activity. A thing you can do quietly in front of the television to relax after a hard day. Freddie Robins’ work is the antithesis of all that. It’s frequently dark, often witty, and always provocative, challenging the perceived hierarchy of art and craft.