Mad Kid's Bedroom Wall Pot, Grayson Perry, 1996. Image © Nick Moss

Grayson Perry was never motivated by a desire to work in clay as such, but chose pottery because studio ceramics was in ‘thrall to a formal idea’. Having gained pottery skills at evening classes,…

Image above: One Letter Apart, 2013, machine and hand knitted wool, hand crocheted wool, expanding foam, ball of sisal, second-hand hand knitted wool glove, antique glass bead necklace, flints, sequins, glitter, mohair yarn, dress pins on oak base, approx 1700 × 550 × 430 mm) Installation photography: Ben…

The Resale Royalty Scheme, established under the Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act 2009 (the Act), commenced on 9 June 2010. Under the Scheme, artists receive five per cent of the sale price when eligible artworks are resold commercially for $1000 or more. Between 10 June 2010 and 15 May…

The Pillow

porcelain, glass bits, 70 x 80 x 40cm, 2007

What we remember from our past is usually as fragmented as it is inaccurate. Carrying around the baggage of our stories, adding facts to them in our minds, we fictionalize the…

Jon Eric Riis, Ikarus (Detail)

Considered by many to be the nation's leading contemporary tapestry artist, Jon Eric Riis has perhaps more than any other artist taken the ancient craft of hand-woven tapestry to the level of important contemporary fine art.…

Amanda Packer. Recollect (collection of pendants). Copper, silver, enamel, paint, thread. $200 each. 2" x 5" x 1.5" average. LEAP Winner 2014.

The LEAP Award was established in 2007 in honor of SCC Director of Exhibitions Kate Lydon’s 20-years of service.  The program…

Enamel Guild North East presents

UNDER FIRE: a Virtual Gallery of International Enamel Artists



Deadline: Oct 9, 2015



In keeping with its mission to promote the art of vitreous enameling, the Enamel Guild North East is sponsoring an open call for work…

We want YOU! Applications open tomorrow for the 2016 #accshow Hip Pop program:…

Dallas Museum of Art Acquires Collection Of Modern and Contemporary Jewelry, Featuring More Than 700 Works by Internationally Acclaimed Artists

The Rose-Asenbaum Collection Elevates the DMA To One of the Foremost Jewelry Collections in the World

Dallas, TX—May 1, 2015—The Dallas Museum of Art has announced the acquisition…

Xavier Noël studied for a degree in fine arts then in history of art at the University of Strasbourg, before obtaining a CAP (Professional Aptitude Certificate) as a gilder-ornamentist, then training in gilding at the Atelier Meyer (Meilleur Ouvrier de France). But he quickly felt the need to leave the world of…

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Bath School of Art and…

Gabriel Craig and Amy Weiks are coming to the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh during the first weekend of September. They'll give an artist lecture and are teaching a workshop. This will be an opportunity to see some of the…

Dear marketing people – please stop appropriating the word CRAFT for everything. We’ve had crafted cars, coffee and crisps and now crafted cannabis has been coined. This has to stop. "Crafted cannabis - an artisanal weed experience"? Enough already.…

Danit Peleg embarked on a year-long journey to find a way to print a 5-piece fashion collection as part of her graduate collection at Shenkar. Using soft materials and flexible patterns, she printed this collection at home.

Partners: TechFactoryPlus, XLN, Recreus, BQ.…

You CAN make a better living doing what you love! Come discover ways at the fourth annual MJSA ConFab, set for Oct. 18 at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City. ConFab features sessions that get to the heart of how to make a business successful, all presented in plain language by…

PRESCOTT, AZ (August 18, 2015): Halstead awards top honors to Samantha Skelton, artist and owner of Samantha Skelton Jewelry Designs based in Fairview, Pennsylvania. The…