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SUMMARY:We are Commoners
DESCRIPTION:Creative Acts of Commoning \nThis exhibition invites you to become or recognise yourself as a ‘Commoner’. Featuring UK and international artists\, the projects exhibited here represent ideas and resources to inspire acts of commoning. \nIncluding new work by artists: Amy Twigger Holroyd\, Deirdre Nelson\, Linda Brothwell\, Blackwater Polytechnic: (a collaboration created by Ben Coode-Adams and Freddie Robins)\, Jacky Oliver\, Common Agency Projects (Shane Waltener & Laura Glaser)\, Lise Bjørne Linnert with Gelawesh Waledkhani\, Rachael Colley\, Alinah Azadeh\, Hefin Jones and Kate Hodgson. \nOpening Hours\nTo be announced. \nFree Admission. \nUpdate March 2021: Please check the venue website for local restrictions due to COVID-19. \n  \nImage: Claudia Rodriguez and Ana Joaquina Ramirez\, REDES Project Procession (Photo: Metztli Cerda) \n 
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/we-are-commoners-national-centre-for-craft-and-design/
LOCATION:The Hub\, Sleaford\, Navigation Wharf\, Carre Street\, Sleaford\, Lincolnshire\, NG34 7TW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:We are Commoners
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SUMMARY:4600 Gifts: Ready Set Make! with Newbigin Community Trust
DESCRIPTION:Craftspace invites the people of Birmingham to hand-make gifts for the 4600 athletes competing in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games \n4600 Gifts is an invitation to you\, your friends and your neighbours to join in welcoming athletes to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. \nTogether\, we will make 4600 hand-embellished gifts\, upcycling locally-sourced materials into messages of welcome\, made with love in Brum.  \nJoin in one of our workshops hosted by Newbigin Community Trust at Lodge Road Community Church to turn a simple blank gift template into a one-off\, beautiful object that will be treasured forever by our visitors from the Commonwealth. \nCrafters don’t need any experience or know-how to take part; we provide everything needed to wrap\, knot and stitch. \nThe finished gifts and personal messages will be presented to a visiting athlete when they arrive for the Games in July. \nEach gift will carry a message of welcome from one hand to another\, marking a special moment in time for Birmingham. \nEvery Tuesday\nFrom 26th April – 17th May\nSession 1: 10am – 12pm\nSession 2: 12.30pm – 2pm \nBook your place on Eventbrite \nBirmingham 2022 Festival presents 4600 Gifts produced by Craftspace\, generously supported by Arts Council England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/4600-gifts-ready-set-make-with-newbegin-community-trust/
LOCATION:Lodge Road Community Church\, 143 Lodge Rd\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B18 5BJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:4600 Gifts
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220429T123000
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SUMMARY:4600 Gifts: Ready Set Make! with St Germains Community Hub
DESCRIPTION:Craftspace invites the people of Birmingham to hand-make gifts for the 4600 athletes competing in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games \n4600 Gifts is an invitation to you\, your friends and your neighbours to join in welcoming athletes to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. \nTogether\, we will make 4600 hand-embellished gifts\, upcycling locally-sourced materials into messages of welcome\, made with love in Brum.  \nJoin in one of our workshops hosted by St Germains Community Hub at St Germains Chruch to turn a simple blank gift template into a one-off\, beautiful object that will be treasured forever by our visitors from the Commonwealth. \n Crafters don’t need any experience or know-how to take part; we provide everything needed to wrap\, knot and stitch. \nThe finished gifts and personal messages will be presented to a visiting athlete when they arrive for the Games in July. \nEach gift will carry a message of welcome from one hand to another\, marking a special moment in time for Birmingham. \nEvery Friday\nFrom 29th April – 20th May\n10.30am – 12.30pm \nBook your place on Eventbrite \nBirmingham 2022 Festival presents 4600 Gifts produced by Craftspace\, generously supported by Arts Council England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/4600-gifts-ready-set-make-with-st-germains-community-hub/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:4600 Gifts
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SUMMARY:4600 Gifts: Ready Set Make! with Newbigin Community Trust
DESCRIPTION:Craftspace invites the people of Birmingham to hand-make gifts for the 4600 athletes competing in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games \n4600 Gifts is an invitation to you\, your friends and your neighbours to join in welcoming athletes to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. \nTogether\, we will make 4600 hand-embellished gifts\, upcycling locally-sourced materials into messages of welcome\, made with love in Brum.  \nJoin in one of our workshops hosted by Newbigin Community Trust at Lodge Road Community Church to turn a simple blank gift template into a one-off\, beautiful object that will be treasured forever by our visitors from the Commonwealth. \nCrafters don’t need any experience or know-how to take part; we provide everything needed to wrap\, knot and stitch. \nThe finished gifts and personal messages will be presented to a visiting athlete when they arrive for the Games in July. \nEach gift will carry a message of welcome from one hand to another\, marking a special moment in time for Birmingham. \nEvery Tuesday\nFrom 26th April – 17th May\nSession 1: 10am – 12pm\nSession 2: 12.30pm – 2pm \nBook your place on Eventbrite \nBirmingham 2022 Festival presents 4600 Gifts produced by Craftspace\, generously supported by Arts Council England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/4600-gifts-ready-set-make-with-newbegin-community-trust/
LOCATION:Lodge Road Community Church\, 143 Lodge Rd\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B18 5BJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:4600 Gifts
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SUMMARY:We are Commoners: Days of Commoning
DESCRIPTION:Find out more about We are Commoners\nVisit the exhibition\, at The Civic\, Barnsley until 23rd April 2022. \nFree activities and events\, online and in person at The Civic\, Barnsley. \nJoin us for a day of commoning through craft\, exploring ideas around nature and the commons. \nActivities include: jewellery making and costume making workshops\, a screening of short films\, a performance\, a guided tour and a panel discussion. \nSchedule for Saturday 23rd April\nCheck The Civic website for more details and booking details for workshops. \n10.30am – 3pm (In person. Drop in.) \n\nMake and take jewellery workshop\nMake jewellery from foraged materials with artist Rachael Colley.\nWorkshop with artist Lady Kitt\nExploring costume making\, drag\, folk art and recycling.\n\n1.30pm (Bookable) \n\nExhibition Tour\nGuided tour of We are Commoners with co-curator Emma Daker.\nBook your place.\n\n3.15pm \n\nCommon Agency Projects Performance\nPerformance of new Commoning Action #20 exploring nature as a site for meeting and interaction\n\nSchedule for Sunday 24th April\nCheck The Civic website for more details. \n2pm (on Instagram) \n\nMass Commoning Action Performance\nCommon Agency Projects’ innovative mass Commoning Action performance on Instagram.\n\nAll day event (Online) \n\nFilm Screenings\nArtists’ and community acts of commoning in or linked to nature\nArtist Talk & Panel Discussion\nOn the theme of our connection with nature. Including Rachael Colley and Shane Waltener.\n\nThis is the last weekend of the exhibition at The Civic. If you can’t make it visit our virtual tour.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/we-are-commoners-days-of-commoning/
LOCATION:The Civic\, Barnsley & Online\, Hanson St\, Barnsley\, S70 2HZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:We Are Commoners,We are Commoners
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SUMMARY:We are Commoners: Meet the Artist
DESCRIPTION:This event is organised by Resurgence. Please follow the link to their website for booking and more info. \nA talk about Nature as a ‘commons’ with Common Agency Projects artist Shane Waltener including a communal making activity and Q&A. \nCommon Agency Projects formed as a collaborative practice between artists Shane Waltener and Laura Glaser in response to our ‘We Are Commoners’ exhibition. They merge interests and experience in visual arts\, dance and performance. During lockdown in 2020 they met weekly in parks and common spaces\, experiencing the function of these spaces as new forums\, cultural centres or theatres of the pandemic. Through observation\, movement improvisation and play\, the artists developed and rehearsed making and performance scores addressing the idea of Nature as a ‘commons’. Their interactions embrace the weather\, the seasons\, the site and all that grows in it. These ‘commoning’ actions are recorded to discuss with each other and interested park-goers. \n“On so many levels\, including personal and political\, and for all of us\, Nature and the environment are our remaining and shared common language” – Sean Swallow \nThe communal making activity\, inspired by Sean Swallow’s quote\, will be guided by Shane and involve attendees interpreting one of Common Agency Project’s written performance scores. The actions will prompt you to think about your locality and where Nature is to be found within it; what Nature means to you; the agency and transformative potential of materials in your environment; and the notion of ‘working with’ Nature. \nJoin Shane & Deirdre for a Q&A with Resurgence and Ecologist magazine editor Marianne Brown. \nBook your place at resurgenceevents.org \nThe event takes place online\, via Zoom.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/we-are-commoners-meet-the-artist/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:We are Commoners
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220412T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220412T130000
DTSTAMP:20220330T130327Z
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SUMMARY:4600 Gifts: Ready Set Make! with Kinmos
DESCRIPTION:Craftspace invites the people of Birmingham to hand-make gifts for the 4600 athletes competing in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games \n4600 Gifts is an invitation to you\, your friends and your neighbours to join in welcoming athletes to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. \nTogether\, we will make 4600 hand-embellished gifts\, upcycling locally-sourced materials into messages of welcome\, made with love in Brum.  \nJoin in one of our workshops hosted by Kinmos at Cambridge Road Methodist Church to turn a simple blank gift template into a one-off\, beautiful object that will be treasured forever by our visitors from the Commonwealth. \nCrafters don’t need any experience or know-how to take part; we provide everything needed to wrap\, knot and stitch. \nThe finished gifts and personal messages will be presented to a visiting athlete when they arrive for the Games in July. \nEach gift will carry a message of welcome from one hand to another\, marking a special moment in time for Birmingham. \nKinmos works with people with lived experience of mental health to be the best person they can be.\nTuesday 12th April: 11am-1pm\nTuesday 19th April: 11am-1pm \nBook your place on Eventbrite \nBirmingham 2022 Festival presents 4600 Gifts produced by Craftspace\, generously supported by Arts Council England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/4600-gifts-ready-set-make-with-kinmos/
LOCATION:Cambridge Road Methodist Church\, Cambridge Road\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B13 9UE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:4600 Gifts
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SUMMARY:4600 Gifts: Ready Set Make! at Selfridges
DESCRIPTION:Craftspace invites the people of Birmingham to hand-make gifts for the 4600 athletes competing in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games\n\n\n\n\n\n4600 Gifts is an invitation to you\, your friends and your neighbours to join in welcoming athletes to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. \n\n\nTogether\, we will make 4600 hand-embellished gifts\, upcycling locally-sourced materials into messages of welcome\, made with love in Brum. \nJoin in one of our workshops hosted by Selfridges to turn a simple blank gift template into a one-off\, beautiful object that will be treasured forever by our visitors from the Commonwealth. \nCrafters don’t need any experience or know-how to take part; we provide everything needed to wrap\, knot and stitch. \nThe finished gifts and personal messages will be presented to a visiting athlete when they arrive for the Games in July. \nEach gift will carry a message of welcome from one hand to another\, marking a special moment in time for Birmingham. \nSaturday 9th April & Sunday 10th April 2022\nSelfridges\, Birmingham\n11am – 5pm on Sunday \nBook your place on Eventbrite \n4600 Gifts is produced by Craftspace\, as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival\, generously supported by Arts Council England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/4600-gifts-ready-set-make-at-selfridges/
LOCATION:Selfridges\, The Bullring Upper Mall East\, Moor Street Queensway\,\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B5 4BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:4600 Gifts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220326T180000
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SUMMARY:Ferrous Festival - Queer + Metals: Discussion\, Debate\, Performance
DESCRIPTION:An evening of discussion\, debate and performance based around the Queer + Metal Exhibition for Ferrous Festival 2022.\n\n\n\n\n\nCurators Deirdre Figueiredo and Dauvit Alexander will give a tour of the the Queer + Metal exhibition\, discuss its genesis and explore the ideas behind the show with artist\, writer\, activist and theoretician Rebekah Frank\, jewellery artist\, John Moore\, student artist-blacksmiths from Hereford College of Art and others. As part of this discussion\, Rebekah will present some of the findings from her digital residency with Craftspace. After the event in the gallery space\, the event will move to the Powerhouse Theatre for a drag performance by metalsmith Fei He. \n\n\nThis event is Free. Book your tickets.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/ferrous-festival-queer-metals-discussion-debate-performance/
LOCATION:6A St Peter’s Square\, Hereford\, HR1 2PG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Queer Metals
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220404
DTSTAMP:20220321T143827Z
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SUMMARY:Queer + Metals Exhibition at the Ferrous Festival
DESCRIPTION:Queer + Metals exhibition at the Ferrous Festival \nA Craftspace exhibition co-curated by Dauvit Alexander and Deirdre Figueiredo in collaboration with Rebekah Frank. \nThe exhibition and digital residency with Rebekah Frank explores the multiplicity of queerness in relation to metalwork and metalsmithing. Whether as identities\, lived experiences\, thinking\, cultures\, aesthetics\, influences\, stories\, places and imagination. Viewed together in this context\, the artworks can be seen as an act of resistance. The exhibition is a means to empower\, affirm and express solidarity between LGBTQIA+ creatives\, making visible the ways they are shaping\, disrupting and contributing to contemporary craft and design practices. Rather than provide answers or fixed ideas\, it seeks to open up possibilities and make connections within a diverse\, intersectional\, complex and fluid community of making. \nWe respect that for some within our community ‘queer’ is still associated with oppression whilst others are strongly reclaiming it as a liberating non-binary collective term. \nUK artists are represented physically in the exhibition\, whilst international artists who participated in Rebekah Frank’s digital residency are represented through an Instagram campaign and video interviews. The Queer + Metals project has included practitioners at different stages of their careers from a wide variety of backgrounds\, many of whom have practices as intersectional as their lives. There are blacksmiths\, sculptors\, jewellers\, farriers\, welders\, machinists\, activists and performers. \nDauvit\, Deirdre and Rebekah identify as LGBTQ+ as part of their intersectional identities\, making this project a personal and collective endeavour. We are proud to occupy public space in presenting this work. It provides the opportunity for a wider audience to become more aware of diverse cultures and for LGBTQIA+ visitors to feel included. \nThe exhibition is open from 11am – 4pm.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/queer-metals-exhibition-at-the-ferrous-festival/
LOCATION:6A St Peter’s Square\, Hereford\, HR1 2PG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Queer Metals
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220324T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220324T150000
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SUMMARY:4600 Gifts: Ready Set Make! at Moseley Road Baths
DESCRIPTION:Craftspace invites the people of Birmingham to hand-make gifts for the 4600 athletes competing in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games \n4600 Gifts is an invitation to you\, your friends and your neighbours to join in welcoming athletes to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. \nTogether\, we will make 4600 hand-embellished gifts\, upcycling locally-sourced materials into messages of welcome\, made with love in Brum.  \nJoin in one of our workshops hosted by Moseley Road Baths to turn a simple blank gift template into a one-off\, beautiful object that will be treasured forever by our visitors from the Commonwealth. \nCrafters don’t need any experience or know-how to take part; we provide everything needed to wrap\, knot and stitch. \nThe finished gifts and personal messages will be presented to a visiting athlete when they arrive for the Games in July. \nEach gift will carry a message of welcome from one hand to another\, marking a special moment in time for Birmingham. \nEvery Thursday\n17th March – 14th April\nMoseley Road Baths\nSession 1: 12pm-1.30pm\nSession 2: 1.30pm-3.00pm \nBook your place on Eventbrite \nBirmingham 2022 Festival presents 4600 Gifts produced by Craftspace\, generously supported by Arts Council England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/4600-gifts-ready-set-make/
LOCATION:Moseley Road Baths\, 497 Moseley Road\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B12 9BX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:4600 Gifts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220317T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220317T133000
DTSTAMP:20220330T130224Z
CREATED:20220302T154459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T130224Z
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SUMMARY:4600 Gifts: Ready Set Make! at Moseley Road Baths
DESCRIPTION:Craftspace invites the people of Birmingham to hand-make gifts for the 4600 athletes competing in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games \n4600 Gifts is an invitation to you\, your friends and your neighbours to join in welcoming athletes to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. \nTogether\, we will make 4600 hand-embellished gifts\, upcycling locally-sourced materials into messages of welcome\, made with love in Brum.  \nJoin in one of our workshops hosted by Moseley Road Baths to turn a simple blank gift template into a one-off\, beautiful object that will be treasured forever by our visitors from the Commonwealth. \nCrafters don’t need any experience or know-how to take part; we provide everything needed to wrap\, knot and stitch. \nThe finished gifts and personal messages will be presented to a visiting athlete when they arrive for the Games in July. \nEach gift will carry a message of welcome from one hand to another\, marking a special moment in time for Birmingham. \nEvery Thursday\n17th March – 14th April\nMoseley Road Baths\nSession 1: 12pm-1.30pm\nSession 2: 1.30pm-3.00pm \nBook your place on Eventbrite \nBirmingham 2022 Festival presents 4600 Gifts produced by Craftspace\, generously supported by Arts Council England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/4600-gifts-ready-set-make/
LOCATION:Moseley Road Baths\, 497 Moseley Road\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B12 9BX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:4600 Gifts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220210T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220210T170000
DTSTAMP:20220119T121032Z
CREATED:20220119T120933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220119T121032Z
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SUMMARY:In:Site Learn Talk with Julia Rowntree
DESCRIPTION:Making the most of your In:Site Live day\, working with people and organisations\, developing projects & workshops\nTalk and Q&A with Julia Rowntree \nClosed event.\nThis event is part of In:Site Learn and is for artists selected to take part in In:Site 2022. \nIn:Site Learn focusses on practice and career development\, supporting emerging artists and makers to develop the skills\, experience\, knowledge and confidence needed to progress and expand their career paths. The programme combines the real-life stories\, experiences and knowledge of craft\, art and design professionals alongside group or one-to-one mentoring\, networking opportunities and support from Craftspace. The In:Site Learn talks and mentoring programme features an exciting cohort of UK based and international artists\, craftspeople and designers including Ibukun Baldwin\, Stefano Santilli\, Rebekah Frank\, Laura Slater\, Anna Ray and Julia Rowntree. \nIn:Site is an annual event in the centre of Birmingham\, which provides an opportunity for selected new arts graduates to create bespoke\, site-specific artworks.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/insite-learn-talk-with-julia-rowntree/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:In:Site Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220424
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SUMMARY:We are Commoners
DESCRIPTION:Creative Acts of Commoning \nThis exhibition invites you to become or recognise yourself as a ‘Commoner’. Featuring UK and international artists\, the projects exhibited here represent ideas and resources to inspire acts of commoning. \nIncluding new work by artists: Amy Twigger Holroyd\, Deirdre Nelson\, Linda Brothwell\, Blackwater Polytechnic: (a collaboration created by Ben Coode-Adams and Freddie Robins)\, Jacky Oliver\, Common Agency Projects (Shane Waltener & Laura Glaser)\, Lise Bjørne Linnert with Gelawesh Waledkhani\, Rachael Colley\, Alinah Azadeh\, Hefin Jones and Kate Hodgson. \nOpening Hours\nMonday to Friday: 9am – 5pm \nFree Admission. \nUpdate March 2021: Please check the venue website for local restrictions due to COVID-19. \nImage: Claudia Rodriguez and Ana Joaquina Ramirez\, REDES Project Procession (Photo: Metztli Cerda)
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/we-are-commoners-the-civic/
LOCATION:The Civic\, Barnsley.\, Hanson St\, Barnsley\, S70 2HZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:We are Commoners
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220111T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220111T163000
DTSTAMP:20211122T145228Z
CREATED:20211122T144619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T145228Z
UID:28318-1641907800-1641918600@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:In:Site Learn Talk with Laura Slater & Anna Ray
DESCRIPTION:Printed and constructed textiles: surface pattern & print\, commercial textiles\, small & big business collaborations\, experimental working processes\, constructed textiles and working with gallery settings. \nTalk and Q&A with Laura Slater & Anna Ray \nClosed event.\nThis event is part of In:Site Learn and is for artists selected to take part in In:Site 2022. \nIn:Site Learn focusses on practice and career development\, supporting emerging artists and makers to develop the skills\, experience\, knowledge and confidence needed to progress and expand their career paths. The programme combines the real-life stories\, experiences and knowledge of craft\, art and design professionals alongside group or one-to-one mentoring\, networking opportunities and support from Craftspace. The In:Site Learn talks and mentoring programme features an exciting cohort of UK based and international artists\, craftspeople and designers including Ibukun Baldwin\, Stefano Santilli\, Rebekah Frank\, Laura Slater\, Anna Ray and Julia Rowntree. \nIn:Site is an annual event in the centre of Birmingham\, which provides an opportunity for selected new arts graduates to create bespoke\, site-specific artworks.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/insite-learn-talk-with-laura-slater-anna-ray/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:In:Site Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211216T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211216T200000
DTSTAMP:20211207T120450Z
CREATED:20211109T112829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T120450Z
UID:28291-1639652400-1639684800@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:Craftspace at Christmas in Cathedral Square
DESCRIPTION:We’re looking forward to seeing everyone as craft fairs reopen this Christmas\, come along to say hello! We’ll have lots of gift inspiration including jewellery from Shelanu\, DIY brooch kits and our new We are Commoners merchandise. \nChristmas in Cathedral Square will take place in the grounds of Birmingham Cathedral between 17 November-19 December 2021\, offering a mixture of craft\, gift and food and drink stalls. We’ll be there on the 16th December. \nImage: Commons Sense should bag\, £19.50. \nOr\, buy online in the Craftspace shop.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/craftspace-at-christmas-in-cathedral-square/
LOCATION:Birmingham Cathedral\, Colmore Row\, Birmingham\, West Midlands\, B3 2QB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Craft Fair,Shelanu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211215T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211215T163000
DTSTAMP:20211207T120149Z
CREATED:20211207T115752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T120149Z
UID:28419-1639582200-1639585800@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:YARNING
DESCRIPTION:The ongoing development of Yarning is supported by Craftspace with more to come in 2022.\nRead more about Yarning in our archive.\n\n\n\nTrevor Pitt presents a live streaming of his play YARNING: four women spin tales of life\, survival and knitting for Christmas\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nIn association with Yardley Great Trust Group\, Trevor Pitt presents his play YARNING as a live streamed event. In response to Covid restrictions the play has been adapted so that it can be experienced by people at home\, and in particular older people in residential care settings. Trevor has been working with Yardley Great Trust Group and their residents to create a heartwarming and life affirming event. \nBooking\nBook you free place online via Eventbrite. \n5 days before the performance you will be sent a link to watch the performance that will be streamed live via Youtube. You will also be sent a Zoom link to join an after performance discussion with the writer Trevor Pitt\, director Jake Oldershaw and actors Debra Baker\, Norma Cohen\, Kitty Martin and Jenny Earl. \nAbout the play\nPremiered in 2016 it played to ‘sold out’ audiences at Midlands Arts Centre. Four women spin yarns of their lives and how they grew up with knitting. Performed as a series of interweaving monologues\, each story is life affirming\, telling of survival against the odds to achieve a dream. \nTrevor’s first play draws on 10 years working with knitters\, spinners and sheep farmers from across the country. Using recordings he made with the remarkable women he met along the way\, Yarning tells four women’s life stories:\nAt the age of 9 Greta went to live at the Doctor’s house with her Aunty who was an amazing knitter.\nBetty moved her family from Manchester to Cumbria to become a sheep farmer.\nGloria was born in Oxford Workhouse and raised by relatives who all knitted.\nMarion’s house is full to the rafters with wool and crafting paraphernalia and she loves it. \nYARNING is supported using public funding by Arts Council England .
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/yarning2021/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Craftspace Curates,Yarning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211209T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211209T200000
DTSTAMP:20211122T150412Z
CREATED:20211122T150412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T150412Z
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SUMMARY:In:Site Learn Talk with Rebekah Frank
DESCRIPTION:Career and practice: unpredictability\, success and failure\, navigating your own path\n\nHosted by Rebekah Frank and includes a chain-making demonstration. \nClosed event.\nThis event is part of In:Site Learn and is for artists selected to take part in In:Site 2022. \nIn:Site Learn focusses on practice and career development\, supporting emerging artists and makers to develop the skills\, experience\, knowledge and confidence needed to progress and expand their career paths. The programme combines the real-life stories\, experiences and knowledge of craft\, art and design professionals alongside group or one-to-one mentoring\, networking opportunities and support from Craftspace. The In:Site Learn talks and mentoring programme features an exciting cohort of UK based and international artists\, craftspeople and designers including Ibukun Baldwin\, Stefano Santilli\, Rebekah Frank\, Laura Slater\, Anna Ray and Julia Rowntree. \nIn:Site is an annual event in the centre of Birmingham\, which provides an opportunity for selected new arts graduates to create bespoke\, site-specific artworks.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/insite-learn-talk-with-rebekah-frank/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:In:Site Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211204T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211204T170000
DTSTAMP:20211109T113500Z
CREATED:20211109T105420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T113500Z
UID:28282-1638615600-1638637200@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:Shelanu at MAC Christmas Arts Markets
DESCRIPTION:We’re looking forward to seeing everyone as craft fairs reopen this Christmas\, come along to say hello! We’ll have lots of gift inspiration including jewellery from Shelanu. \nExpect a range of stalls with a wonderful selection of quality handmade products including ceramics\, jewellery\, paintings\, and craft items. The markets are free to attend and take place from 11am – 5pm\, with stalls throughout MAC’s bustling public spaces and First Floor Gallery.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/shelanu-at-mac-christmas-arts-markets-2/
LOCATION:Midlands Arts Centre\, Cannon Hill Park\, Birmingham\, B12 9QH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Craft Fair
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211205
DTSTAMP:20211109T113506Z
CREATED:20211109T110404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T113506Z
UID:28284-1638576000-1638662399@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:Shelanu at Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
DESCRIPTION:GNCCF is an online fair showcasing some of the very best contemporary craft. We’ll have lots of gift inspiration including jewellery from Shelanu. \n 
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/shelanu-at-great-northern-contemporary-craft-fair/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:Craft Fair
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211129T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211129T163000
DTSTAMP:20220119T121148Z
CREATED:20211122T150709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220119T121148Z
UID:28313-1638192600-1638203400@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:In:Site Learn Talk with Ibukun Baldwin & Stefano Santilli
DESCRIPTION:Ethical production\, the circular economy & working with people \nIbukun Baldwin will be hosting a talk with a Q&A session and Stefano Santilli will follow with a talk & activity. \nClosed event.\nThis event is part of In:Site Learn and is for artists selected to take part in In:Site 2022. \nIn:Site Learn focusses on practice and career development\, supporting emerging artists and makers to develop the skills\, experience\, knowledge and confidence needed to progress and expand their career paths. The programme combines the real-life stories\, experiences and knowledge of craft\, art and design professionals alongside group or one-to-one mentoring\, networking opportunities and support from Craftspace. The In:Site Learn talks and mentoring programme features an exciting cohort of UK based and international artists\, craftspeople and designers including Ibukun Baldwin\, Stefano Santilli\, Rebekah Frank\, Laura Slater\, Anna Ray and Julia Rowntree. \nIn:Site is an annual event in the centre of Birmingham\, which provides an opportunity for selected new arts graduates to create bespoke\, site-specific artworks.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/insite-learn-talk-with-ibukun-baldwin-stefano-santilli/
LOCATION:West Midlands
CATEGORIES:In:Site Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211128T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211128T180000
DTSTAMP:20211109T113512Z
CREATED:20211109T111049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T113512Z
UID:28287-1638097200-1638122400@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:Craftspace at Paperdolls Christmas Market
DESCRIPTION:We’re looking forward to seeing everyone as craft fairs reopen this Christmas\, come along to say hello! We’ll have lots of gift inspiration including jewellery from Shelanu\, DIY brooch kits and our new We are Commoners merchandise. \nThe market returns to Birmingham’s Custard Factory on Sunday\, November 28th. Expect top quality\, contemporary craft by a hugely talented group of artisans and designer makers. \nImage: Commons Sense should bag\, £19.50.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/craftspace-at-paperdolls-christmas-market/
LOCATION:The Custard Factory\, Gibb STreet\, B9 4AA
CATEGORIES:Craft Fair
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211127T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211127T170000
DTSTAMP:20211109T113522Z
CREATED:20211109T104838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T113522Z
UID:28280-1638010800-1638032400@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:Shelanu at MAC Christmas Arts Markets
DESCRIPTION:We’re looking forward to seeing everyone as craft fairs reopen this Christmas\, come along to say hello! We’ll have lots of gift inspiration including jewellery from Shelanu. \nExpect a range of stalls with a wonderful selection of quality handmade products including ceramics\, jewellery\, paintings\, and craft items. The markets are free to attend and take place from 11am – 5pm\, with stalls throughout MAC’s bustling public spaces and First Floor Gallery.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/shelanu-at-mac-christmas-arts-markets/
LOCATION:Midlands Arts Centre\, Cannon Hill Park\, Birmingham\, B12 9QH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Craft Fair,Shelanu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211113T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211113T170000
DTSTAMP:20211109T102358Z
CREATED:20211102T114231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T102358Z
UID:28250-1636801200-1636822800@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:We are Commoners: Day of Commoning
DESCRIPTION:Find out more about We are Commoners\nVisit the exhibition\, at Devon Guild until 13 November 2021. \n  \nFree activities and events\, online at the Digital Craft Festival and in person at Devon Guild. \nJoin us for a day of commoning through craft\, exploring ideas around Fashion Commons and offering alternatives that avoid a wasteful throwaway culture. Valuing skills and creativity in maintenance\, repair and re-use. \nActivities include: a screening of short films\, garment exchange\, commoning marketplace\, a guided tour and a panel discussion. \nSchedule\nCheck the Devon Guild and Digital Craft Festival website for more details and booking details for workshops. \nAll day events\, 11am – 5pm (In person. Drop in.) \n\nFilm screening\nScreening of short films made by artists about their acts of commoning.\nBlue Fashion Commons\nBring your blue garments to exchange or repair. Experiment with folk motifs in chain stitch.\nCommoning Marketplace\nActivities and information from local projects: MEND Assembly\, Fibershed\, Precious Plastic Plymouth\, Green Maker Initiative/Low Carbon Devon and S4S Project.\n\n1pm (Screening & Online.) \n\nPanel discussion\nOn the theme of Fashion Commons. Including artist Amy Twigger Holroyd. (Check online to watch.)\n\n3.30pm (In person.) \n\nExhibition tour\nA tour of We are Commoners with one of the Craftspace curators.\n(Check online to book.)
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/devon-guild-day-of-commoning/
LOCATION:Devon Guild of Craftsmen\, Riverside Mill\, Bovey Tracey\, Devon\, TQ14 9AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:We are Commoners
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211023T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211023T153000
DTSTAMP:20211012T102202Z
CREATED:20211012T101958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T102202Z
UID:28190-1634994000-1635003000@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:Make a Zine (SHOUT x CRAFTSPACE)
DESCRIPTION:“Make a Zine” is a craft workshop developed by Craftspace for the SHOUT 2021 Festival. \nBook online via Eventbrite. \n\n\n\n\n\nSHOUT invite you to participate in an upcoming FREE workshop that supports intergenerational conversations within our community. This event is part of SHOUT’s efforts to develop a platform that focuses on bringing together people of different ages to share their life stories and is supported by Ageing Better LGBT Hub. \n\n\n“Make a Zine” was originally designed by Craftspace and artist Seleena Laverne Daye for the Making for Change project. Zine-making is a widely appealing and accessible format often used for talking about identity. It incorporates writing\, drawing\, collage and stitch with the aim to develop a way to visually communicate one’s story and one’s experience. To see the previous iteration of the workshop click HERE. \nThroughout this workshop\, you will have a chance to make a Zine while sharing and talking about your experiences of the commonalities and differences in relation to the social and political changes that are affecting our LGBTQ+ community. \nThe Zines you create will be displayed in the Birmingham LGBT Centre. \nThis activity will be led by Jacob Monk who is a Lancashire born hand-weaver and textile artist now based in London. Jacob’s design process celebrates the history and craftsmanship that goes into making an ikat fabric\, whilst using contrasting colour combinations to create contemporary artworks. \nThe event will take place at Birmingham LGBT Centre on 23rd October 2021 between 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm. \nThere is a limited amount of spaces available; make sure you book your ticket before attending! \nBook online via Eventbrite. \n 
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/make-a-zine-shout-x-craftspace/
LOCATION:Birmingham LGBT Centre\, 38/40 Holloway Circus\, Birmingham\, B1 1EQ
CATEGORIES:Making for Change
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211017T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211017T170000
DTSTAMP:20211014T115534Z
CREATED:20211008T125340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T115534Z
UID:28150-1634468400-1634490000@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:We are Commoners: Day of Commoning
DESCRIPTION:Find out more about We are Commoners\nVisit the exhibition\, at MAC until January 2022. \n  \nFree activities and events\, online and in person at MAC! \nJoin us for a day of commoning through craft exploring themes of co-operating\, healing and claiming. \nActivities include: a celebration of stitch\, a drop-in make and take jewellery workshop\, an online stitch repair workshop\, a screening of short films\, a BSL guided tour\, an artist talk and panel discussion on the theme of care and repair. \nSchedule\nCheck the MAC website for more details and booking details for workshops. \nAll day events\, 11am – 5pm (In person. Drop in.) \n\nScreening of short films made by artists about their acts of commoning.\nDrop-in pendant making workshop using food waste and natural foraged materials with artist Rachael Colley.\n\n11.30am–12.30pm  (Online. Bookable) \n\nOnline stitch repair workshop with artist Alinah Azadeh. Join Alinah to make visible repairs to clothing that means something to you whilst talking about repair and mending as a way to heal ourselves.\n\n12pm – 3pm (In person. Drop in.) \n\nA celebration of stitch as resource\, ritual and skill that is shared in common across all cultures. Gather with textile artists Ranbir Kaur\, Mahawa Keita and local stitchers to exchange skills or watch a demo. If you’re a stitcher feel free to bring your samples or demonstrate and share your skills.\n\n1.30pm – 2.30pm (In person. Bookable.) \n\nArtist talk and panel discussion:\nRachael Colley will give an illustrated talk about her work and material experiments. Rachel is inspired by circular design and zero waste principles.\nThe panel discussion\, on the themes of care and repair\, will be chaired by ‘field philosopher’ Jeremy Kidwell from the University of Birmingham.\nThis talk will also be live streamed and available to view here\n\n2pm – 3pm (In person. Bookable.) \n\nA BSL tour of the We are Commoners exhibition guided by artist Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq. In the People’s Postcode Community Gallery.\n\n2.30pm – 5pm (Online) \n\nLive stream screening of short films made by artists about their acts of commoning.\nAvailable to view here
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/we-are-commoners-day-of-commoning/
LOCATION:Midlands Arts Centre\, Cannon Hill Park\, Birmingham\, B12 9QH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:We Are Commoners
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211016T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211016T153000
DTSTAMP:20211012T102901Z
CREATED:20211012T102901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T102901Z
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SUMMARY:Medals for Everyday Courage (SHOUT x CRAFTSPACE)
DESCRIPTION:**FULLY BOOKED**\n\n“Medals for Everyday Courage” is a craft workshop developed by Craftspace for the SHOUT 2021 Festival.\n\n\n\n\n\nSHOUT  invite you to participate in an upcoming FREE workshop that supports intergenerational conversations within our community. This event is part of SHOUT’s efforts to develop a platform that focuses on bringing together people of different ages to share their life stories and is supported by Ageing Better. \n\n\n“Medals for Everyday Courage” was originally designed by Craftspace and artist Alinah Azadeh with the aim to bring people together to produce medals for themselves or as a gift to someone else to celebrate and acknowledge their acts of courage\, especially in this time of crisis. You can check out the video of the previous iteration of the workshops by clicking HERE. \nThroughout this workshop\, you will have a chance to make the medals while sharing and talking about your experiences of the commonalities and differences in relation to the social and political changes that are affecting our LGBTQ+ community. \nThe medals you create will be displayed in Birmingham LGBT Centre and a selection of them will be featured in the upcoming CRAFTSPACE exhibition at Midlands Arts Centre (November 2021). \nThis activity will be led by Karina Thompson\, a Birmingham-based textile artist with over 30 years of experience in helping people tell the stories of their lives and neighbourhoods using creative processes. Although primarily working with textiles\, she often uses a wide range of materials and digital processes to enhance people’s making. She has led projects in spaces as diverse as a wood\, an isolation ward for cancer patients\, a young offenders’ centre and a robotics research facility. \nThe event will take place at Birmingham LGBT Centre on 16th October 2021 between 1 pm and 3:30 pm.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/medals-for-everyday-courage-shout-x-craftspace/
LOCATION:Birmingham LGBT Centre\, 38/40 Holloway Circus\, Birmingham\, B1 1EQ
CATEGORIES:We are Commoners
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220117
DTSTAMP:20210927T075807Z
CREATED:20210921T150914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210927T075807Z
UID:28117-1633737600-1642377599@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:We are Commoners: MAC showcase
DESCRIPTION:Featuring projects by We are Commoners artists: Alinah Azadeh\, Ele Carpenter\, Alice McLean and Justine Boussard\, Linda Brothwell\, Lise Bjørne Linnert and Gelwesh Waledkhani. \nAt MAC you can see a showcase of community work linked to We Are Commoners\, our national touring exhibition which explores the contemporary commons movement. Artist-led projects and workshops encouraged ‘acts of commoning’ – actions of shared benefit to a group – within local communities in Birmingham and Norway. Also featured is Linda Brothwell’s Acts of Care Bench Repair Project in Bristol. \nIn this showcase\, craft skills and materials provide a means to common. The projects featured demonstrate the need to imagine a more collectively-made and owned future. The artists’ projects are represented across three themes: Claiming\, Healing and Co-operating. They all suggest a shift in thinking from ‘you’re on your own’ to ‘we’re in this together.’ \nWe hope visitors will feel encouraged by the examples of co-operative action. To experiment\, seek out exchange and make connections with people\, objects\, spaces and their environments. #WeAreCommoners \n“The commons means: Things we share/ Places we share/ Systems we share/ Ideas we share/ Culture we share.” – Peter Barnes\, On the Commons co-founder \nMore details on the MAC website.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/we-are-commoners-mac-showcase/
LOCATION:Midlands Arts Centre\, Cannon Hill Park\, Birmingham\, B12 9QH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:We are Commoners
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220807
DTSTAMP:20211012T111528Z
CREATED:20211012T111321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T111528Z
UID:28197-1633392000-1659830399@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:Exhibition: Presence and Absence
DESCRIPTION:This is a Craftspace consultancy project\, working with Crafts Study Centre. \nPresence and Absence is curated by Deirdre Figueiredo with Dr Stephen Knott. Although the selection of works will be fundamentally based on the CSC’s permanent collections and archives\, as independent curators they will seek new meanings from the careful assemblage of artefacts and records drawn from the foundation years of the CSC up to the present day. \nThe exhibition will\, however\, not be driven\, as in the past\, by a consideration of the work of a sole maker\, curator or artist-trustee. It will directly respond to the gaps in the CSC collections. It will speak to the lack of a full diversity in collecting; the absence of work by makers of cultural backgrounds that are other than white British. It will ask why\, how and why not? It will lay out the strengths and the weaknesses of the collection\, and establish a profound benchmark for a new collecting regime\, where a full and diverse range of practitioners\, students\, researchers and visitors might feel that the collection is relevant to their needs\, interests and histories. \nEntrance to the CSC and exhibitions is free. \nImage: Kanama by Ranti Bam.
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/exhibition-presence-and-absence/
LOCATION:Crafts Study Centre\, Falkner Road\, Farnham\, GU9 7DS
CATEGORIES:Consultancy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211114
DTSTAMP:20210927T082325Z
CREATED:20210125T084636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210927T082325Z
UID:26662-1631923200-1636847999@craftspace.live
SUMMARY:We are Commoners
DESCRIPTION:Creative Acts of Commoning \nThis exhibition invites you to become or recognise yourself as a ‘Commoner’. Featuring UK and international artists\, the projects exhibited here represent ideas and resources to inspire acts of commoning. \nIncluding new work by artists: Amy Twigger Holroyd\, Deirdre Nelson\, Linda Brothwell\, Blackwater Polytechnic: (a collaboration created by Ben Coode-Adams and Freddie Robins)\, Jacky Oliver\, Common Agency Projects (Shane Waltener & Laura Glaser)\, Lise Bjørne Linnert with Gelawesh Waledkhani\, Rachael Colley\, Alinah Azadeh\, Hefin Jones and Kate Hodgson. \nOpening Hours\nMonday – Tuesday: Closed\nWednesday – Saturday: 11AM – 5PM\nSunday: Closed \nFree Admission. \nUpdate March 2021: Please check the venue website for local restrictions due to COVID-19. \n  \nImage: Claudia Rodriguez and Ana Joaquina Ramirez\, REDES Project Procession (Photo: Metztli Cerda)
URL:https://craftspace.live/event/we-are-commoners-devon-guild-of-craftsmen/
LOCATION:Devon Guild of Craftsmen\, Riverside Mill\, Bovey Tracey\, Devon\, TQ14 9AF\, United Kingdom
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