Dunsford Village Show is a quintessential country show at its very best and is the perfect way to spend a fun packed family afternoon in the country. Nestled in the Dartmoor National Park with a woodland backdrop this show is in a terrific location. Entertainment includes “Dangerous Steve”, Dartmoor Hawkers, Street Motion Workshops, Kryton Archers, Classic Cars, Riverford Organic Farmers cookery demonstrations, Bouncy Castle, Papillon Gin, Dog and Horse Shows. Refreshment includes BBQ, cream teas, local ales, cider, Pimm’s and strawberries as well as ice cream and lots more! There are many...
High quality local art and craft will be on sale at the biggest-ever Upton Pyne Craft Fair which is to be held in the village hall and church on Saturday 17 November.
The fair takes place between 12 noon and 4pm, entry is free, and coffee, cakes, light lunches and afternoon teas with be available. The hall and church are in the centre of the village, a mile off the Crediton road just outside Exeter.
The fair is being organised by the Friends of Upton Pyne and proceeds will go towards the maintenance of the Grade 1-listed village...
We are really looking forward to showcasing some of our wonderful makers at the Exeter branch of John Lewis this Saturday.
We’ll be singing from the rooftop (or the top floor) about all the talent we’re surrounded by and where the lovely customers of John Lewis can access it!
Come and say hello if you’re around that day. Hooray for shouting about the importance of independent businesses and a huge thank you to John Lewis for being so helpful and keen to support us.
We'll be there from 9am till 5pm Saturday 20th October.
This half term, join us at the Devon Guild Craft centre on 25th and 26th October for free family fun!. Become a crafty cook at our free making days with activities for all ages, based on the current exhibition, 'Plate Up'. Have fun modelling faux food for a spooky banquet… it may look good enough to eat - but don’t dare try it! Materials provided, donations welcomed. Under 12’s supervised please. Part of the Family Arts and Family Learning Festival.
Visitors to Devon Guild gallery can experience ‘A Year on Dartmoor’ in just one day: acclaimed Devon Guild printmaker, Anita Reynolds, has visited 365 square miles of Dartmoor National Park and represented her journey with various artworks.
Her new solo exhibition (open May 19th) includes print, painting and installations, supported by sketchbooks, on-site monoprints, photography and film.
Known for her immersive techniques, spending large amounts of time working outside, and revisiting Dartmoor locations at different times of the year, Anita's mark-making is both gestural...
In a new exhibition at the Devon Guild, local printmaker and artist Anita represents her journeying over 365 square miles of Dartmoor through various prints, painting and installations. Her dynamic artwork often created on-site, reflects the impact of the changing seasons on the wild Devon landscape.
Open daily, 10am-5.30pm. Free.
Related events:
18 May, 6-8pm: Preview & evening meal. Free entry to gallery. (Phone to book meal) 31 May: Hands On - FREE printmaking drop-in day 17 June: A Way In - workshop day for makers. Includes lunch £50
Get Fresh! Devon Guild contemporary crafts gallery is announcing an Open Call to emerging South West craft designer-makers.
'Get Fresh' is a popular biennial exhibition celebrating the best new designer-makers coming out of the region. It will run at the contemporary crafts gallery Devon Guild of Craftsmen in Bovey Tracey, from Saturday 19 January to Sunday 10 March 2019. This is a really positive opportunity for graduates or creatives just beginning their careers - to exhibit and sell in a prestigious contemporary gallery space. The Guild is announcing an Open Call to craftmakers...
Make willow plant supports for your garden Learn how to weave willow with Richard from Windrush willow.
The plan is to make a tall wigwam shaped support for sweet peas in the morning. This can be repeated in the afternoon or you can choose to make a cylindrical grow through type support for peonies or penstemon’s.
We assume you are a complete beginner and will gently guide you through each project.
Please bring an apron, notepad and packed lunch.
Cost includes all willow materials, expert tuition and hot drinks throughout the day.
A new exhibition showing how creative designers can help make the dreams and visions of others, into reality. We take a look behind the workshop doors to see how the commissioning process works. Devon Guild Members reveal their craft making journeys with clients, ranging from personal tokens to large scale public work - low to high budget. Contemporary objects, drawings, sketchbooks and digital works show how they've interpreted a particular brief, problem-solving to mutual success. See Guild website for regular free craft maker events, throughout the exhibition. Launch party: 23 March...
Launched in 2010, Jerwood Makers Open is a biennial opportunity focusing on UK makers who propose to make ambitious, radical work in their first years of practice.
Five artists, Sam Bakewell, Juli Bolaños-Durman, Jessica Harrison, Marcin Rusak and Laura Youngson Coll, were selected from 271 submissions.
Each received grants to develop and tour new work in a diverse range of materials. Exhibits incorporate chainsaw-carved wood, parian porcelain, repurposed glass, organic waste, vellum and fish skin.
