Future Edit

Crafts Council are seeking applications from this year’s BA craft and design graduates, to exhibit and sell work at the Crafts Council Gallery this autumn. Future Edit will present work from a selected group of talented graduates, offering the public an opportunity to buy exciting work from gifted emerging makers, and support them in launching their careers.

Bringing together graduates from higher education institutions across the UK, the exhibition will seek to represent a range of craft disciplines. This will be the Crafts Council Gallery’s opening exhibition and will demonstrate our commitment to giving a platform to emerging craft talent. 

Makers will be selected by a panel including Shai Akram (Director of Design, Studio Alt Shift), Uli Gamper (Project Curator, Crafts Council), Natalie Melton (Creative Director, Crafts Council), Daniel Olatunji (Founder and Maker, Monad London), Ayesha Patel (jewellery designer and one of Crafts Council’s Young Craft Citizens) and the exhibition curator Janice Blackburn and who will be looking for original work that speaks to the Crafts Council’s values to be playful, open and pioneering.

This open call responds to the lack of opportunity for this year’s craft and design graduates to exhibit and sell work at physical degree shows. Future Edit exhibitors will benefit from the proceeds of their sales, giving buyers knowledge that their purchases will directly support makers at a precarious time. In addition, exhibiting graduates will benefit from support from our Learning & Talent Development team, with guidance on pricing, promotion and product development from Crafts Council house experts.

The exhibition will open in November 2020, running through to Christmas.

We are particularly keen to see applications from students who are underrepresented in the Crafts Council’s activity and collections  - this includes Black, Asian and minority ethnic students and students who identify as disabled. This is part of Crafts Council's commitment to reducing inequality in the sector.

To apply, you will need to complete a short application form that gives us an idea of your discipline, work and motivation as a maker.  We will want to see up to three images of your work, and you should provide rough pricing and dimensions as well. You will also be asked to complete an eligibility checklist and an equal opportunities monitoring form.

The deadline for applications is midnight on Wednesday 2 September. 

FAQs can be found here and you can email gallery@craftscouncil.org.uk for any enquiries. 

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