WELCOME!
'Manchester's hidden gem' Concept for Living Magazine Dec 2009
'The place to visit for original gifts and one-off art.' Manchester Evening News May 2009
'Once you see the unique work and meet the makers,
you'll be back again and again. Not to be
missed.'
Angela Mann - Organiser of Great Northern Contemporary Craft
Fair
In the heart of the city's creative Northern Quarter, and situated in the former Victorian Fish and Poultry Market, Manchester Craft and Design Centre (MCAD) is home to 19 studio boutiques, where talented artists and designer-makers produce and sell their work to the public 6 days a week (7 in December).
Work ranges from jewellery, accessories and clothing to furniture, lighting, textiles, ceramics, photography and painting.
MCAD also presents a rolling programme of contemporary craft and design exhibitions and events showcasing high quality and innovative work from emerging and established makers from across the UK and beyond.
In-house Cafe Aromat serves delicious homemade food to eat-in or take away. Creativetourist.com rates the coffee as 'perhaps the best coffee in all of Manchester' and warns that the carrot cake is 'to die for'.
Find out more about our studios and resident designer-makers, and clickhereto find out how to get your own studio at MCAD.
Current Exhibition
THREADBARE: DRAWINGS IN THREAD BY DEBBIE SMYTH
3 July - 30 October
Debbie Smyth, a textile artist from Cheltenham, creates playful yet sophisticated contemporary artworks by stretching a network of threads between accurately plotted pins.
Forthcoming Exhibitions
Past Present Perfect Exhibition
13 November 2010 - 29 January 2011
Call For Entries - Deadline 16 August 2010
As part of the NICE Festival 2010
Past Present Perfect is taking place across three venues in the North West of England (Manchester Craft & Design Centre, the Manchester Museum and the Grosvenor Museum, Chester).
We are looking for innovative work by designers and makers based in Norway and Greater Manchester, responding to the theme of tradition with a contemporary twist.Click here to download more information.
