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…
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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…
Comments closedIn July 2020 I participated in an open forum organised by the Craft Expertise project partner, Crafts Council UK. The forum aimed to: Publicly acknowledge…
Leave a CommentI was pleased to be a part of this article in Crafts Magazine, which features comment from 7 people on diversity and inequalities in the…
Continue readingFeature for Crafts Magazine – how can the craft world address its lack of diversity?
Comments closed For Soundings journal I have written a blog post about the current conjuncture – where the impacts of COVID-19 are disproportionately affecting people of colour…
Comments closedIn June 2020 I presented at the Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre Seminar series, which was organised by Nesta and King’s College London. I…
Comments closedIt is now almost a year into this project ‘Supporting Diversity and Expertise Development in the Contemporary Craft Economy’, short name ‘Craft Expertise’. In November…
Comments closedThe Maker Stories Podcast series is now live. The first two episodes feature Jasmine Carey, a designer-maker for Deco 22, and Rose Sinclair, a lecturer…
Comments closedRegistration is now open for the project conference which is taking place at STEAMHouse Birmingham on Wednesday 4th December 2019. See the Event page for…
Comments closedOn 6 September 2019 Karen presented at the CAMEo conference at the University of Leicester on her work on challenges for women makers of colour…
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