crafts

Crafty Bird Handmade Fayre

Event Date: 
18/10/2014 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Southernhay United Reformed Church, Dix's Field, Exeter

Crafty Bird Handmade Fayre - For people who love crafts and crafting.

There will be stalls selling a range of crafts from people across Devon so go along and start your Christmas shopping.

Everyone welcome.

10.30am-2.30pm

Pinhoe Guides Christmas Shopping Extravaganza

Event Date: 
21/11/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
America Hall, Pinhoe, Exeter

Pinhoe Guides are holding a Christmas shopping evening on Friday 21 November.

Twenty tables will be selling various items including jewellery, craft items, Christmas decorations and cards for sale along with mulled wine, nibbles and mince pies.

There will be a raffle towards the end of the evening. All the stallholders have donated a prize, and we have a couple of other competitions during the evening.

All the money raised will go towards the Pinhoe Guides' trip to Switzerland in August 2015.

Entry is free, although any donations on the door will be...

Chudleigh Christmas Fayre

Event Date: 
04/12/2014 - 5:00pm to 8:30pm
Venue: 
Chudleigh Town Centre

Chudleigh’s Christmas season kicks off on Thursday 4th December with a Christmas Fayre in the town centre, organised by the Chudfest committee in partnership with Chudleigh Town Council and Chudleigh Business Guild.

The lights will be switched on during a parade by the town's children. Father Christmas will be receiving visitors in his grotto. There will be live entertainment throughout the evening and many of the shops will operate late night opening. There will be a craft fair and a Christmas market in the Town Hall, plus additional stalls on the street.

Full details...

Urban Bees: Working Together

Authored by Lynn Bailey
Posted: Sat, 08/23/2014 - 4:34pm

Six members of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen have come together to respond in their own creative way to the plight of the bees and the inspirational example of the rooftop beehives on Princesshay shopping centre in Exeter.

** COMPETITION CLOSED ** WIN tickets to The Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey

A small market town on the edge of Dartmoor will become the focus for some of the best contemporary craft in the country this June.

The Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey is one of the key events in the national crafts calendar. Almost 200 makers from all over Britain will be demonstrating, selling and talking about their work.

Visitors to the event will be able to meet the makers and buy their work – a range of jewellery, ceramics, textiles, furniture, prints and other contemporary crafts.

The Craft Festival also features demonstrations, talks, exhibitions...

Festival will feature some of the best contemporary craft in the country

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 04/30/2014 - 11:38am

A small market town on the edge of Dartmoor will become the focus for some of the best contemporary craft in the country this June. The Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey is one of the key events in the national crafts calendar. Almost 200 makers from all over Britain will be demonstrating, selling and talking about their work. Visitors to the event will be able to meet the makers and buy their work – a range of jewellery, ceramics, textiles, furniture, prints and other contemporary crafts. The Craft Festival also features demonstrations, talks, exhibitions and activities...

Symposium on Book Art (Exeter University)

Event Date: 
15/05/2014 - 10:00am to 5:30pm
Venue: 
Queens Building, Queen’s Drive, University of Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QH, UK

Symposium, Beyond the Book Thursday 15 May, 10am-5.30pm This day-long event investigates what happens when artists consider the matter of books and asks if there is a UK book art movement. It is held in association with the exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen 'Beyond the Book (5 April-June) and is supported by Exeter University's Arts & Culture dept.

Located at: Queens Building, Queen’s Drive, University of Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QH, UK

Chair: Dr. Nicola Thomas (University of Exeter) Confirmed keynote Su Blackwell.

Speakers and debating groups will...

Call For Artists and Makers for Devon Open Studios 2014

Registration for the 2014 Devon Open Studios event has now opened; artists and craftspeople in the county are invited to get involved.

Devon Open Studios, sponsored by Helpful Holidays, is the largest annual art event in the county attracting more than 20,000 visits to artists’ studios each year. During Devon Open Studios 2013, over 16 days in September, 250 artists opened their studios in 140 locations across Devon. The event was a tremendous success with total sales and commissions last year reaching over £135,000.

This year’s event will take place on 6 – 21 September and...

Christmas Crafts for under five

Event Date: 
20/12/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral Education Centre

Christmas Crafts for under fives

Friday 20 December 10.30am - 12.15pm

Keep your little ones entertained as Christmas approaches with some fun decoration and card making!

This is a drop-in workshop. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Christmas Crafts for under fives

Event Date: 
17/12/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral Education Centre

Christmas Crafts for under fives

Tuesday 17 December 10.30am - 12.15pm or Friday 20 December 10.30am - 12.15pm

Keep your little ones entertained as Christmas approaches with some fun decoration and card making!

This is a drop-in workshop. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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