Member News

Sumi Perera FSDC will be running a course on paper manipulation and 3D assemblage at the Royal Academy (March 16-17th 2019) to make a site-specific work for their 250th Anniversary in the new Clore Leaning centre.

Sarah Waters LSDC has been selected to exhibit her work at the World Festival of Threads in Toronto, Canada later this year. Her solo gallery will include her Felt Monoliths made mostly from local British wool and shortlisted from thousands of worldwide entries.

Surrey Artists' Open Studios - SDC members Joe Szabo (MSDC) & Stephanie Wright (MSDC) have been shortlisted for Surrey Artist of the Year shortlisted, with an exhibition at New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham starting in September.

Julie Heaton LSDC has had her free machine embroidered drawing selected for this year's Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition. The piece, entitled 'The Bristol 2 Litre Engine', can be found hanging in Grayson Perry's yellow gallery. The RA show continues until 20th August.

Sam Fanaroff, SDC Fellow and founder of the Sussex Guild of Craftsmen, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2018 for his services to Crafts. Sam will be exhibiting alongside other Fellows, Members and Licentiates of the Society at the Designer Crafts 'Hand of the Maker' exhibition at Chelsea College of Art in July 2018.

Many congratulations to SDC member Charlotte Wilkinson MSDC who has been selected as the winner of the craft&design Best Newcomer Award at the British Craft Trade Fair 2018. BCTF said "Charlotte Wilkinson's glass epitomises the exceptional craftsmen and design skills that we look for when judging our award".

Members Peter Layton FSDC, Cathryn Shilling MSDC, John Makepeace FSDC(H), Anita Carnell MSDC & Juliette Bigley MSDC took part in Collect 2018 at the Saatchi Gallery, London

Sarah Waters LSDC has been selected to show her new felt exhibition ‘Stone’ at the Knitting & Stitching Show in Alexandra Palace, London.