The National Centre for Craft and Design

Chloe Solomon - - Innovation Award Winner 2015

• 10 September — 5 November 2016 *on now

Winner of NCCD’s Innovation Award at Lustre 2015, Chloe Solomon presents her ‘S K I N’ collection. Chloe Solomon is a Bristol based jeweller, designer and maker. Her current collection, 'S K I N' has been inspired by the human form and the textures and colours found in skin have been the catalyst for this new body of work. Delicate pastel hues and crackled white surface textures make up a translucent material that Chloe has developed; these strips of ‘skin’ are then housed in silver linear forms.

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/whatson/#chloe-solomon-innovation-award-winner-2015

Class of 2016

• 10 September — 5 November 2016 *on now

We are proud to present Class of 2016 showcasing our pick of the best graduate talent from Britain’s leading institutions for craft and design. Once again we dedicate our top floor to Britain’s rising stars to encourage and support those that are pushing the boundaries and making innovative and exquisite objects and products.

Artists:
Adam Lamb
Charlotte Alexander
Charlotte Street
Claire McPartlan
Emily Henriques
Harriett Grist
Bonnet Lui
Maia Rowan Hellawell
Maja Bjork
Miranda Estevez-Baker
Molly Hutchinson

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/whatson/#class-of-2016

Here and Now

• 1 October 2016 — 15 January 2017

Showcasing the breadth of international talent and most innovative approaches to the medium, the show challenges the notion that tapestry is a dying craft and marks a point in time for the artform.

Alongside British tapestry weavers, the exhibition features artists from Australia, Norway, Latvia, Japan and the USA with over 20 artists represented overall.

Here & Now has been curated in partnership with Lesley Millar, Professor of Textile Culture and Director of the International Textile Research Centre at the University for the Creative Arts, UK.

The show has been partly funded by the Daiwa Foundation and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

A fully illustrated catalogue is available to purchase from the exhibition.

Artists:
Australia - Valerie Kirk
Canada - Barbara Heller
Finland - Aino Kajaniemi
Japan - Ayako Matsumura; Misao Watanabe; Yasuko Fujino; Ai Ito, Saori Sakai
Latvia - Rolands Krutovs, Ieva Krumina
Norway - Kristin Sæterdal; Tonje Høydahl Sørli
UK - Caron Penney; Fiona Rutherford; Sara Brennan; Jilly Edwards, Fiona Hutchinson, Joan Baxter, Pat Taylor, Philip Sanderson
USA - Erin M Riley

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/whatson/#here-and-now

shiftWorks by seam collective

• 12 November 2016 — 8 January 2017

To coincide with our season of textiles, we host shiftWorks in our Mezzanine gallery. shiftWorks is a celebration of the shift dress; the first mainstream adoption of the shift dress was in 1965 and this touring exhibition highlights its importance. Twelve textile artists, designers and makers from seam, a textile collective, are creatively exploring their craft to showcase contemporary textile design using the shift dress as a canvas for their ideas.

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/?s=shift#shiftworks-by-seam-collective

Life Drawing

• 1 October 2016 10am-3pm

Phil Bowman returns for four taught Life Drawing sessions to help hone your skills of observation

Suitable for

• 16-17
• 18+

Admission

In conversation with Lesley Millar and featured artists

• 1 October 2016 10:15-10am

Join us on the opening day of Here & Now for an informal talk with our Head of Exhibitions in conversation with guest curator Lesley Millar, featured artist Caron Penney and other selected artists
Free, everyone welcome

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/

Tapestry Weaving with Caron Penney

• 1 October 2016 10:15am-4pm

Learn the basics to tapestry weaving with master weaver Caron Penney in this one day workshop
£49pp, materials provided, Adults

Suitable for

• 18+

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/?s=weaving#tapestry-weaving-caron-penney

Artist Martyn Blundell will challenge your way of thinking and defy traditional methods of drawing in this one day workshop.

Materials and lunch included, 16yrs+

Suitable for

• 16-17
• 18+

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/about/#contact

Sewing Essentials

• 3 October 2016 10am-2pm

If you’ve got a sewing project on the go then pop along for tea, chat, advice and guidance with our textile expert Emma Ronald

Suitable for

• 18+

Admission

Silversmithing evening course

• 4 October 2016 6-9pm

Learn the basics of silversmithing in this popular workshop that teaches soldering, sawing, hammering, joining, polishing, and finishing to create your own jewellery piece

Suitable for

• 18+

Admission

Visit Made in Sleaford, grab a sketchbook and help us create a Tapestry that depicts the industrial and contemporary heritage of Sleaford and create your own sketched print to take home.

Free, drop-in session, all ages welcome

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/

NCCD is proud to host and partner the annual Made in Sleaford expo which celebrates the importance and value of manufacturing, design and engineering in the town.

Free, everyone welcome

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/

Sat 22 (Gallery drawing) and Sun 23 Oct (Textiles and the body)

Here & Now acts as the stimulus for this workshop where you will be guided through two days of sensitive observation and experimentation with materials to create new drawings.

materials and lunch included, 16yrs+

Suitable for

• 16-17
• 18+

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/about/#contact

Spend the day with Fashion and Textile Lecturer Sarah Elliott and experiment with textile techniques (snacks & drinks included)

12yrs+

Suitable for

• 11-13
• 14-15
• 16-17
• 18+

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/about/#contact

Half Term - Family workshop

• 25 October 2016 10am-2pm

Explore the themes of our Here & Now exhibition through designing and making in this family workshop aimed to children, young people and families

Free, drop-in session, 5-16yrs

Suitable for

• 5-6
• 7-10
• 11-13
• 14-15
• 16-17

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/about/#contact

Join Deirdre, Ann and Alison, from the soft engineering exhibit, for a special free preview at 5pm on Friday 11 November for a first look at the exhibition.

Suitable for

• Any age

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/

Learn how to make a warp and set up a backstrap loom in this innovative approach to weaving. Perfect for making bracelets, table mats and wall hangings.
£37.50pp, please book, materials provided.

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/

Soft Engineering

• 12 November 2016 — 8 January 2017

Soft Engineering brings together the work of three well established textile artists for the first time; Deidre Wood, Alison Ellen and Ann Richards. Having pursued separate careers in knitting and weaving, the artists found many common threads that have inspired them to work together to create this joint exhibition. These makers are all vigorously engaged in experiment and are passionate about materials, processes and the new forms emerging from them. Despite employing different techniques and structures, they find that their approaches interconnect and cross over in intriguing and sometimes surprising ways.

Suitable for

• Any age

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/whatson/#soft-engineering

Meet the Curator

• 15 November 2016 10am-4pm

If you are a designer/maker looking to exhibit your work then come along and meet our curatorial team for a day of insight into planning, curating and managing exhibitions

Suitable for

• 18+

Admission

Make a shift dress in a day with Julie Heaton

• 19 November 2016 10am-4pm

Interested in making your own clothes or want to learn how to follow a pattern? In this fast paced one day workshop you will make your very own swinging shift dress!
£55pp, 14yrs +

Suitable for

• Family friendly

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/

NCCD has teamed up with the Alzheimers Society to offer workshops to local Dementia carehomes and free dementia friends training to all
Free, no need to book, all ages welcome

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Website

http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/

Silversmithing - Make a bangle

• 17 December 2016 10am-4pm

Learn the basics of silversmithing to make a bangle for yourself or someone special this Christmas
basic materials included, silver available to purchase on the day, 16yrs+

Suitable for

• 16-17
• 18+

Admission

Christmas Holidays – Embellish a shift dress drop-in session

• 21 December 2016 — 4 January 2017

Drop into our mezzanine every day and have a go at embellishing a shift dress from the Shiftworks collective
drop-in session

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission