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The Crafts Study Centre is open from 10am - 5pm Tuesday to Friday and 10am - 4pm on Saturday. The centre is closed on Sunday and Monday. Entrance is free. For more information on visiting us please see our ‘Contact Us’ page.

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DIRECTOR'S BLOG - TRIAL WITH LIGHT, LAWSON OYEKAN - A NEW ACQUISITION
DIRECTOR'S BLOG - TRIAL WITH LIGHT, LAWSON OYEKAN - A NEW ACQUISITION
DIRECTOR'S BLOG - A BIRD OF LEACH AND BLAKE
DIRECTOR'S BLOG - A NEW ACQUISITION
DIRECTOR'S BLOG - A NEW ACQUISITION
WE MADE IT! - BA GLASS, CERAMICS, JEWELLERY & METALWORK 2021 GRADUATION SHOW - 19-23 JUNE 2021
CURATOR'S CHOICE: DAVID PYE
CURATOR'S CHOICE: DAVID PYE
A NEWLY DISCOVERED LEACH FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH

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Nourish - until 29 October 2022 Our latest exhibition comprising 16 full-time, professional willow basket makers, sculptors and artists looks at the innate beauty of both the materials and finished pieces on show. Each of the 16 makers have considere
‘Fade to Grid’ is just one of the extraordinary pieces on display for our new exhibition RICHARD MCVETIS : SHAPED BY TIME opening @craftsstudycentre on Tuesday 5th April 2022 at 10am. The exhibition features selected works that explore
Linda Brassington has shared a new blog post with us for her #craftingfutures project with @tbilisi_state_academyofart and @britishcouncil Linda writes: “Containing indigo within a defined shape requires a boundary. Traditionally, this is a bar
Tansa : Japanese Threads of Influence opened @craftsstudycentre this week and we are delighted to have this show, curated by the Director of the #internationaltextileresearchcentre d Professor Lesley Millar. Tansa is the Japanese word for explorati
We now have some stunning silk scarves and masks in the shop by @ucatextiles alumni @designedbyabeeer
Today @carolinebartletttextiles came back to @craftsstudycentre with her photographer Michael Wicks to capture some images before the show ends on Saturday 11th at 4pm (the CSC also closes until the NY on Saturday) so if you are planning a visit plea

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CSC PUBLICATIONS

Bernard Leach, Discovered Archives

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BERNARD LEACH : DISCOVERED ARCHIVES edited by Simon Olding

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CRAFTING FUTURES DIARY

CRAFTING FUTURES

Diary to accompany the British Council Crafting Futures project by Linda Brassington. Accompanying booklet also for sale from the Crafts Study Centre Bookshop

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BOOK REVIEW: ARTMAG 161

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GARRY FABIAN MILLAR

Artist Garry Fabian Millar discusses his work with the Crafts Study Centre amongst other things, including his interest in Elizabeth Peacock and Robin Tanner and an essay he is currently writing for a monograph on Richard Batterham to be published by the V&A.

EXHIBITION REVIEWS:

“A very interesting exhibition addressing important issues in an informative and inspiring way”
— Visitor to 'Presence and Absence' - April 2022
“So beautiful to see the wealth of Richard’s work brought together - a stunning collection - such an incredible talent”
— Visitor to 'Richard McVetis : Shaped by Time - April 2022
“A wonderful range of considered works immaculately presented, a testament to the importance of international exchange and an acknowledgment of the far reaching influence exerted by Japan and its textile cultures, past, present and future”
— Visitor to 'Tansa : The Japanese Thread' - March 2022
“Stunning, thought provoking and moving work by Caroline Bartlett. ”
— Visitor to 'A Restless Dynamic' exhibition by Caroline Bartlett - October 2021
“Wow! I have been walking beaches, collecting debris, collaging storms, and now I see these forms interacting with the earth, I am home to paint!”
— Visitor to 'The Common Ground: Frances Hatch' - January 2020