News
Makers Selected for Design Show Liverpool
We are delighted to announce that some of our resident makers have been selected to exhibit at this year's prestigious Design Show Liverpool.
Fran Salvini, Calico Angel, Linzi Ramsden will all be showing their collections alongside the very best in regional, national and international design and fashion.
Design Show Liverpool runs from 19-22 June 2008 in Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral.
Designed to excite, inform and entertain, the show will also feature installations and room sets, fashion shows, workshops and product presentations. For family visitors there will be an interactive play area.
Link: www.designshowliverpool.com
Tuesday, 1st April, 2008
Welcome to new Director
Manchester Craft and Design Centre are proud to welcome our new Director Kate Day who started 26 november 2007.
Kate was previously Curator for (Crafts) at Manchester Art Gallery and also a former board member of MCAD and Advisor to the board.
We wish her luck in her new role and look forward to working with her towards ambitious and exciting times over the next 25 years of Manchester Craft and Design Centre.
Tuesday, 4th December, 2007
£2000 raised for Marie Curie Cancer Care at 25 year anniversary event
Manchester Craft and Design Centre raise £2000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care at 25 Year Anniversary event!
On Saturday 1 December 2007, over 2000 visitors came along to help us celebrate our 25-year Anniversary. The day was non-stop with a variety of activities and entertainment to suit every age and interest. Food and drink was available all day – there was a constant supply of mulled wine and Café Aromat sold paella and other festive delights!
Families had a wonderful afternoon - children queued up to make angels or a badge and to get their faces painted whilst Manchester Community Choir entertained the crowd, their voices filling the building.
The McNaughton Quintet played a selection of jazz tunes - many thanks to Chris Snead on trumpet, Dave Simpson on drums and Oliver Hamilton on piano.
In the evening comedians Harry & Lou Pickles welcomed the crowd and our new Director Kate Day and then hosted our auction. In total 27 one-off commemorative pieces generously made and donated by current tenants were sold. The £2000 raised will be given to Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Kathryn Edwards, a tenant of the craft centre sang and played the guitar and ukulele
Thanks to everyone for making this a 25 Year Anniversary party to remember!
The joY exhibition in Divinity’s studio
will continue until Monday 31 January 08.
6 Dutch jewellers each have sent gorgeous collections of their work
for our visitors to admire. All work is for sale.
Work on show is by Florie Dupont, Beate Klockmann, Julie
Mollenhauer, Tabea Reulecke, Dana Seachuga & Philip Sajet
The ‘Silver’ Exhibition continues until 12 January 2008. Based around the theme of a banquet or celebratory meal, ‘Silver’ showcases a stunning range of exquisite tableware from some of the very best silversmiths from across the UK. Makers include Grant Braithwaite, Selina Campbell, Shimara Carlow, Rajesh Gogna, Victoria Kershaw, Heather O'Connor, Maya Selway and Mary Ann Simmons.
Monday, 3rd December, 2007