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Craft Expertise

An AHRC funded research project exploring diversity and expertise development in the contemporary craft economy

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  • Events
    • Final Project Event March 23rd 2023
    • Making Changes in Craft June 2021
    • Artist commission events
    • Tackling racism in craft February 2021
    • Project Conference – Craft Economies: Inequalities, Opportunities and Interventions

Final project event taking place March 23rd 2023

Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 By Karen Patel
Final project event taking place March 23rd 2023
News

Our final project event will be taking place at Birmingham City University on March 23rd. At the event we will reflect on the impact of the project and talk about what more needs to be done to make the craft sector more inclusive. The event will also include a launch of the ‘Craft Economies and … Read More “Final project event taking place March 23rd 2023” »

Craft Expertise and We Gather featured in BCU award wins

Posted on November 10, 2022 By Karen Patel No Comments on Craft Expertise and We Gather featured in BCU award wins
Craft Expertise and We Gather featured in BCU award wins
News

This year Birmingham City University (BCU) have won two awards for excellence in diversity and inclusion, and both recognised the work of the Craft Expertise project and the We Gather exhibition. In November 2022 BCU picked up the award for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion at the 2022 Multicultural Business and Community Champion (MBCC) awards. … Read More “Craft Expertise and We Gather featured in BCU award wins” »

Photos and visitor comments: We Gather Exhibition

Posted on February 2, 2022July 15, 2022 By Karen Patel No Comments on Photos and visitor comments: We Gather Exhibition
Photos and visitor comments: We Gather Exhibition
News

Here are some photos from the launch of the We Gather exhibition, which was on at the Crafts Council Gallery until 12 March 2022. The exhibition was commissioned by the Craft Expertise project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and features new work by Shaheen Ahmed, Lorna Hamilton-Brown, Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings, Francisca Onumah and … Read More “Photos and visitor comments: We Gather Exhibition” »

We Gather exhibition

Posted on November 10, 2021February 2, 2022 By Karen Patel No Comments on We Gather exhibition
We Gather exhibition
News

As part of the Craft Expertise project we commissioned five makers to create pieces of work related to the project themes of diversity and inequalities in craft. This work will be shown at the Crafts Council Gallery as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations. The artists are Shaheen Ahmed, Lorna Hamilton-Brown, Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings, Francisca Onumah … Read More “We Gather exhibition” »

Recording of Making Changes in Craft event

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 By Karen Patel
Recording of Making Changes in Craft event
Craft expertise Phase 2, News

The recording of the ‘Making Changes in Craft‘ event, which took place on 29th June 2021, is now available to view below. The recording includes subtitles.

‘Making Changes in Craft’ report, and Craft Expertise Phase 2 launch

Posted on June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 By Karen Patel
‘Making Changes in Craft’ report, and Craft Expertise Phase 2 launch
Craft expertise Phase 2, News

On Tuesday 29th June 2021 project lead Karen Patel presented the findings and recommendations from Phase 1 of the Craft Expertise project at the event Making Changes in Craft. The final report, available to download here, is the culmination of two years of research with makers from around the UK. The aim of the first … Read More “‘Making Changes in Craft’ report, and Craft Expertise Phase 2 launch” »

Video: artist work in progress event

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 By Karen Patel No Comments on Video: artist work in progress event
Video: artist work in progress event
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Image credit: Mariam Syed, Textile Designer As part of the Craft Expertise project we have commissioned five craft artists to produce a piece of work related to the project themes of diversity in craft. The artists are Shaheen Ahmed, Lorna Hamilton-Brown, Omeima Mudawi-Rowlings, Francisca Onumah and Onome Otite. On 25 May they shared their work … Read More “Video: artist work in progress event” »

Upcoming events: Work in Progress (25 May) and Making Changes in Craft (29 June)

Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 By Karen Patel
News

We are holding two events in the next month as part of the project: Artist work in progress – tackling racism and inequality in craft. Tuesday 25 May, 2pm. Register on Eventbrite In this event, the five artists we have commissioned to produce work for an exhibition at the Crafts Council gallery in November 2021 … Read More “Upcoming events: Work in Progress (25 May) and Making Changes in Craft (29 June)” »

‘Tackling racism and inequalities in craft’ event and second working paper

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 By Karen Patel
‘Tackling racism and inequalities in craft’ event and second working paper
News

On Tuesday February 16th we held an online event for this project in which I presented further findings from the research, gathered some more ideas for action to address inequalities in craft, and got to hear from some fantastic craft artists we are commissioning. You can watch my research presentation portion of the event below. … Read More “‘Tackling racism and inequalities in craft’ event and second working paper” »

Workshop series in collaboration with STEAMHouse

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 By Karen Patel
Workshop series in collaboration with STEAMHouse
News

In November and December 2020 I ran a three-day online workshop series for the project in collaboration with STEAMhouse in Birmingham. You can read a full recap of the workshops including methods and insights over at the Research Blog.

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About this project

Craft Expertise, or ‘Supporting diversity and expertise development in the contemporary craft economy’ is an AHRC funded UKRI/RCUK Innovation Fellowship led by Dr Karen Patel of Birmingham City University, in collaboration with Crafts Council UK.

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