Devon Guild of Craftsmen

Riverside Mill
Bovey Tracey
Devon
TQ13 9AF
England

Website

contemporary craft centre with gallery, shop and cafe

www.crafts.org.uk

E-mail

devonguild@crafts.org.uk

Telephone

01626 832223

Fax

01626 834220

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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The Devon Guild of Craftsmen houses a large exhibition space showing a changing programme of contemporary craft and design by international applied artists. It exhibits and sells contemporary crafts by its 240 Guild Members, ranging from furniture and prints to ceramics and jewellery. As well as organising touring exhibitions, the Guild is also a leading charity for craft education and runs related events, outreach and activities for all leanring groups. Located in Bovey Tracey, the Guild aims to act as a regional hub and inspiration for makers and visitors to view, collect and learn more about contemporary craft.

Venue Type:

Gallery

 Opening hours

Mar - Sept:
Mon-Sun 10.00-17.30
Oct - Feb:
Mon-Sun 10.00-17.00

Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day

 Admission charges

Free admission

 Getting there

The Devon Guild is situated beside the River Bovey in the Riverside Mill, at the lower end of Bovey Tracey town centre. Bovey Tracey itself is just 15 miles south west of Exeter, approximately 2 miles off the A38 Expressway to Plymouth. After leaving the A38 at the Bovey Tracey exit, follow directions to the town centre (there are also brown tourist signs).

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Restaurant
 Children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children's play area
 Disability access
  • Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Mail order service available
 Commercial and hire services
  • Licensed for weddings
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

There is also a large car park right next to the Guild. Disabled ramp, parking and toilets. Cafe on site open daily.

Riverside Mill
Bovey Tracey
Devon
TQ13 9AF
England

Website

contemporary craft centre with gallery, shop and cafe

www.crafts.org.uk

E-mail

devonguild@crafts.org.uk

Telephone

01626 832223

Fax

01626 834220

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The Jubillee Gallery at the Devon Guild has an outstanding programme of frequently changing exhibitions, talks and workshops. There are 6 major exhibitions per year which cover for example, design in craft, sustainable materials, themed shows and contemporary glass and enamelling. Individual members' work is also showcased in the Terrace Gallery and Craft Shop.

Collection details

Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Design, Fine Art, Photography

Key artists and exhibits

  • Blandine Anderson, sculptural ceramics
  • Katie Gayle, jewellery
  • Julia Manning, prints
  • Tim Andrews, ceramics
  • Dail Behennah (mixed media)
  • Richard Godfrey, ceramics
  • The Contemporary Craft fair

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available

Riverside Mill
Bovey Tracey
Devon
TQ13 9AF
England

Website

contemporary craft centre with gallery, shop and cafe

www.crafts.org.uk

E-mail

devonguild@crafts.org.uk

Telephone

01626 832223

Fax

01626 834220

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.
Ceramic and flock sculptor made by exhibitor Natash Lewer

‘Engaging the Senses’ - exhibition exploring multi-sensory experience

7 May — 17 June 2012 *on now

A mixed exhibition of interactive sculpture and installations designed to stimulate sensory responses. Moving beyond the merely visual, visitors can touch, hear and smell different work such as Ruth Spaak’s tactile plastic structures, Jon Williams’ perfumed clay pots or Natasha Lewer’s textured ceramics inspired by childrens toys. Work by Tim Layden and Marcia Simlak explores visual representations of synaesthesia. The exhibition aims to trigger rich, new responses to hand-made objects. See our website for full exhibitor list.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Where

main gallery

Website

http://www.crafts.org.uk

Riverside Mill
Bovey Tracey
Devon
TQ13 9AF
England

Website

contemporary craft centre with gallery, shop and cafe

www.crafts.org.uk

E-mail

devonguild@crafts.org.uk

Telephone

01626 832223

Fax

01626 834220

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Face to face resources

Big Hand Little Hand, educational crafts residency scheme

The Devon Guild's scheme for placing makers and artists in schools and colleges. Aiming to promote craft through access to designing and making skills, practice and process, the Guild works in partnership with schools, craftspeople and other organisations such as local businesses to fund educational projects. These have previously included residencies on environmental art, mosaic, willow scuplture and silk painting.

Creator

  • The Devon Guild of Craftsmen
  • Big Hand Little Hand

How to obtain

Contact the Education Officer at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AF, Tel: 01626 832223.

 Resources

Riverside Mill
Bovey Tracey
Devon
TQ13 9AF
England

Website

contemporary craft centre with gallery, shop and cafe

www.crafts.org.uk

E-mail

devonguild@crafts.org.uk

Telephone

01626 832223

Fax

01626 834220

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Getting there

The Devon Guild is situated beside the River Bovey in the Riverside Mill, at the lower end of Bovey Tracey town centre. Bovey Tracey itself is just 15 miles south west of Exeter, approximately 2 miles off the A38 Expressway to Plymouth. After leaving the A38 at the Bovey Tracey exit, follow directions to the town centre (there are also brown tourist signs).

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