Great feature on the BBC Radio WM breakfast show about the future of the glass industry. Especially the challenge of sustainable/affordable energy.

Glass makers, have you applied for Made in the Middle?
Deadline 22 April.

craftspace.co.uk/mitm/

Ruskin Glass Centre
@rhgcmuseum

Calling all Climate Craftivists!
If you're a maker who uses their craft to advocate for conservation, Climate Justice or the natural world, we would love to hear from you!

Meet the newest member of the Craftspace Youth team, Erin Gilbey.

We asked Erin to tell us a bit about themselves.
Hi, I’m Erin, I’m a Birmingham-based freelance creative producer, writer and facilitator with a keen interest in eco and queer narratives.

We were excited to visit Lunts bronze foundry in Birmingham this week. Set up in the 1930's, it's still going. Amazing traditional modelling, casting and patina skills and processes combined with digital tech.

📣TEG Administrator Opportunity (freelance)📣

We’re looking for someone with experience in financial management, board support incl minute taking and office management to join us!

📅 Apply by 2pm on Friday 29 March.

Full details on our website: touringexhibitionsgroup.org.uk/teg-freelance-…

DF at a Crafts Study Centre trustee mtg Art Workers' Guild in London today. Always nice to be surrounded by lovely artwork. Can't quite make out the artist's signature.

Thank you for sharing and for affirming the value of Dorcas Stories exhibition.

Last chance to apply, deadline coming up. Our Director Deirdre Figueiredo will be on the selection panel this year.

The National Lottery Heritage fund is open for applications. CreativeBlackCountry are hosting a webinar
creativeblackcountry.co.uk/blog/2024/1/12…

DF attending a reflection event Centrala to mark the end of a 3 year research project 'Post-Socialist Britain, memory, representation & cultural identity amongst German, Polish and Ukrainian immigrants in the UK. PostSocBritain postsocialistbritain.bham.ac.uk

Congratulations to Samantha Moore based in our region for her BAFTA nomination for a film about knitting. Flying the flag for the power of making, thank you. bbc.com/news/uk-englan… #knitting #craft