Vanilla Ink a collaborative jewellery incubator and studio in the heart of Dundee, is calling for applications for its 2013/2014 programme. Vanilla Ink aims to help you run and grow your jewellery business and to be able to make a supportive transition from education to industry. They offer a collaborative and affordable studio environment, expert one-to-one [...] Read more »
Source Summit 2013: Momentum – Fashion and Sustainability, London + online, 12 July
Source Summit is the annual industry event for fashion and sustainability, taking place on 12 July at The Crystal, London as well as online. Source Summit 2013 Momentum takes a close look into sustainability in the fashion industry. Organised by the Ethical Fashion Forum, the Summit will unite leaders from the largest global retailers to pioneering [...] Read more »
Call for makers: Garden Museum London, Summer Design Fair (21 July) – deadline: asap
The Garden Museum in London, is currently looking for creative talent to take part in its first ever interactive summer design fair. Applications are invited from local designer makers working with traditional and non-traditional materials. They are looking for designers who wish to sell their work but are also willing to demonstrate or talk about [...] Read more »
Ohh Deer Open Season Spring Competition for designers & illustrators – deadline: 5 July
Ohh Deer is a collective and online platform for the promotion of visual culture, including illustration, graphic design and photography. They work with a host of artists, who produce their work in different ways. Ohh Deer, has opened a new competition for creatives to contribute designs for phone cases, art prints and stretched canvases at [...] Read more »
Arts Council of England Grants for the Arts funding for individuals (max £30k) and arts activities (max £100k) – rolling deadline
The Arts Council England Grants for the Arts is a funding scheme for individuals, arts organisations and other people who use the arts in their work. They are for a wide range of activities which engage people in England in arts activities and help artists and arts organisations in England to carry out their work. Your [...] Read more »
British Ceramics Biennial £3,000 graduate award & exhibition, Stoke on Trent, deadline: 5 July
The British Ceramics Biennial and the National Association of Ceramics in Higher Education (NACHE) invite graduates from BA and MA courses at UK universities to submit their work for selection for FRESH 2013. FRESH is an exhibition of new ceramic work by recent graduates, to be presented in the China Hall on the original Spode [...] Read more »
Craft Central: New Creative Markets: Marketing boost training programme for creative businesses, London – deadline: 19 July
The Design Trust partner Craft Central has designed an intensive business development training programme aimed at London based designer makers who have been in business for 1 year or more. The aim of the programme is to support designers in taking their businesses into new markets in order to increase their job security and turnover. This tailor-made [...] Read more »
Yorkshire Artspace Sheffield: Starter Studio Programme for Silversmiths & Jewellers – deadline: 12 July
Yorkshire Artspace is taking applications for the 2013 Starter Studio Programme for Silversmiths & Jewellers based at Persistence Works Studios in Sheffield. This programme has been running for 11 years. Over the years they have supported 18 early-career designer silversmiths who have used the workshop facilities and programme to kick-start their careers. The programme is [...] Read more »
Have your say: The Scottish craft sector survey – deadline: 24 June
Craft Scotland have produced a survey to help inform future activity, and now invite makers to respond. Craft Scotland seek better ways to measure a number of factors which they believe are important to building and maintaining a thriving craft sector. These include: Stronger craft networks A more confident sector Improved exchange of information, on [...] Read more »
Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award 2013 (worth $7,500), USA – deadline: 30 June
Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is accepting applications for the 2013 Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award for an emerging jewellery artist. The purpose of the Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award is to acknowledge promise, innovation, and individuality in a jeweler’s work and to help advance his or her career. The Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award competition is [...] Read more »