What's On

Our society events and members' exhibitions showcase the latest in contemporary design, craft and innovation.

Ongoing Events

This exhibition delves into the future of glassmaking and features the work of SDC members Hannah Gibson and Elena Fleury-Rojo

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The Royal West of England Acadamy 171st annual open exhibition in Bristol includes the work of SDC member Jessica Palmer

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Featuring the work of SDC members Margaret Jones and Samantha English with other artists who have taken inspiration from the South Downs region

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This exhibition is the culmination of the Guildford House Open Competition. Society member, Susannah Weiland LSDC, will be exhibiting as part of this annual art competition and exhibition, which highlights outstanding artistic talent.

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Jaggedart Group Exhibition exhibition featuring the work of SDC member Batool Showghi

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Collaborative and group show of ceramic art, jewellery and prints inspired by woodland, including work by SDC member Sarah Drew.

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This exhibition aims to capture the vibrant energy in artists' studios across a wide variety of media, styles, and themes. Featuring the work of SDC member Susannah Weiland.

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An exhibition showcasing contemporary tapestry making, featuring SDC members Margaret Jones and Bridget Lane.

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Past Events

For one day, step into the world of ancient trade routes and traditions, and meet SDC member Batool Showghi who is one of the participating artists.

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SDC member Sharon Kearley MSDC will be running this inspiring one-day workshop

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The SDC are delighted to return to London's Bankside Gallery to showcase its prestigious annual exhibition of 2024.

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Margot Eardley MSCD is exhibiting with a diverse and interesting group of Fine Art Printmakers

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A Christmas art show set in the atmospheric C17th West Sussex cottage & printmaking studio

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Panel discussion on the rapidly evolving field of craft curation, with Fellows at the Society of Designer Craftsmen Dr. Hazel Connors FSDC, Margaret Jones FSDC, and UCA Surrey Curator Dr. Loucia Manopoulou

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Studio Safari is back! Hosted by our very own Council member and ceramicist Kayley Holderness, FSDC in conversation with SDC members in their studios. Batool will be zooming us from her studio in Harrow where we will get a look at her latest projects and hear about her passion for creating.

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An exhibition by The Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association to celebrate Unique Fleece. Features the work of SDC member Julia Desch MSDC

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SDC member Sabine Kaner MSDC will be taking part in the 2024 Open Studio weekends in the Stroud Valley

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Exhibition featuring entries from this key open art prize

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Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London featuring the work of SDC member Claudia Luque

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London Design fair includes work by SDC Honorary Fellow Peter Layton

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SDC member Henrietta MacPhee will be exhibiting as part of 'Artists at Home - Open Studio'

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Society member Christine-Ann Richards FSDC will be exhibiting as part of Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2024

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This annual members' exhibition returns to the Kendrew Barn Gallery, St John's College, Oxford and includes the work of SDC member, Wendy Newhofer MSDC.

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In a new annual showcase in partnership with Design-Nation, the Hub shines a spotlight on emerging and developing talents

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SDC member Hannah Gibson has been selected for the British Glass Biennale in Stourbridge this year.

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Exhibition of glass panels - all the artists have been inspired by the life and work of William Morris

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Exhibition featuring the work of SDC members Sharon Kearley and Samantha English

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SDC members Jane Littlefield and Aran Illingworth have their work accepted for the Harley Open 2024 competition.

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Group exhibition at Fronteer Gallery featuring work by SDC member Samantha English

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Aluminium jewellery workshop with Mandy Nash MSDC

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This annual art show is a selling exhibition featuring the work of twenty three artists including Society member Euan Cunningham MSDC.

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Exhibition of Art and Craft by the Makers' Art Collective

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Create/Elevate is the third Harewood Biennial, now established as the major craft Biennial of its kind outside London.

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An exhibition showcasing contemporary tapestry making, featuring SDC members Margaret Jones and Bridget Lane.

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Join us on Friday 28 June when SDC will be awarding a partner prize for Outstanding Innovation in Craft & Design and hosting a talk with SDC Honorary Fellow, Alice Kettle as part of New Designers 2024 at Business Design Centre London 52 Upper Street, N1 0QH.

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163rd Annual Open Exhibition includes work by Aran Illingworth MSDC

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SDC member Emily Smith MSDC (The Metalsmith) will be showing her collection at Waterperry Gardens

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The CAS (Chapel Arts Studios) Open 2024 exhibition including work by SDC member Sharon Kearley.

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Exhibition of Art and Craft by the Makers' Art Collective

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This new exhibition from Studio 21 includes work by some of the Society's established members.

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Society member Clara Hancock will be one of the artists participating in the Hampstead Garden Suburb Artist fair

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SDC member Nicholas Rowe MSDC will be joining other artists & craftspeople in the Anglian Arts Project exhibition at Little Bentley, Essex.

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An exhibition of mixed work by various artists, including SDC member Jane Littlefield, celebrating a love for Glastonbury

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SDC members Christine Meyer-Eaglestone FSDC, Susannah Weiland LSDC and Deborah Timperley MSDC will be exhibiting as part of CRAFTWORKS in Shoreditch.

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Sarah Drew MSDC will be exhibiting as part of Petronilla Silver's 'PERSPECTIVES'

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SDC member Bridget Lane will be showing her hand-woven tapestries at the Dulwich Festival 2024, South East London.

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Exhibition in Arundel featuring work by Kendall Clarke MSDC.

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Online exhibition by the Contemporary Glass Society featuring SDC members Elena Fleury-Rojo and Hannah Gibson.

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An exhibition by Terra Mater Art at Trebah Gardens, Cornwall.

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An exhibition by Prism Textiles at the Art Pavilion, London, featuring the work of SDC members.

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Learn how to make a felt bag in a day with Mandy Nash MSDC.

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A ceramic community project set up by Claire Ireland MSDC

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Mixed media and textile exhibition at Spring Cheltenham featuring the work of Sylvie Millen LSDC

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A unique showcase at Oxmarket Contemporary of MA and PhD alumni artists and makers from UCA Farnham, including Society Member Samantha English.

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An exhibition of new work by Terra Mater Art inspired by the effect of rivers on the Earth.

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This two day workshop, taught by Charlotte Grierson FSDC at Cockpit, Deptford, is suitable for early stage weavers through to intermediate level.

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Society member and textile artist Batool Showghi will be exhibiting with Jaggedart Gallery at Collect 24 - the leading international fair for contemporary craft and design.

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An event exploring 'Surface' for members of Printmaker's Council at the Barbican Library. SDC member and printmaker Sheila de Rosa is one of the artists exhibiting.

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This exhibition at Two Temple Place, London brings together key regional collections, techniques and artists for the first time, and presents more than 100 glass artworks spanning 170 years.

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A Contemporary Glass Society exhibition in Frome where Society member Wendy Newhofer is exhibiting.

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Online exhibition by the Contemporary Glass Society featuring SDC members Wendy Newhofer and Hannah Gibson.

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This is an exhibition of sculpture, jewellery, ceramics and paintings, inspired by the forces and results of tides: sea-tides, moon-tides, tides of opinion...

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Margot Eardley MSDC will be exhibiting her original prints with fellow printmakers Kay Brown and Gillian Owen.

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Society member Clara Hancock will be one of the artists participating in the Christmas Designer Market.

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Susannah Weiland is one of the local Richmond-based artists taking part in 'The Winter Show' at Orleans House Gallery.

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Solo exhibition of ceramic sculpture by Henrietta MacPhee, LSDC

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Winter show of beautiful gifts for Christmas and beyond from the Studio and Workshop of furniture designer and maker, Matthew Burt FSDC.

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This exhibition is the culmination of the Guildford House Open Competition. Society member, Susannah Weiland LSDC, will be exhibiting as part of this new annual art competition and exhibition which highlights outstanding artistic talent.

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Cockpit open studios is an opportunity to meet some of the world’s most celebrated craftspeople in their studios and buy directly from makers.

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Jan Beaney FSDC, Jean Littlejohn FSDC and Batool Showghi MSDC will be exhibiting in the Textile Galleries at the Knitting & Stitching show in Harrogate.

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Margate Ceramics Market returns to the Turner Contemporary, with over 40 new and established makers.

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Vivienne Beaumont MSDC will be one of over 40 artists taking part in this exhibition in Glastonbury, Somerset.

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Solo exhibition of paintings, porcelains and archival photographic prints by Joy Trpkovic, FSDC.

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Hannah Gibson MSDC is one of the 17 eco-conscious artists taking part in this exhibition in Louisiana, USA. All the artists create their work from materials that are usually discarded, including wood, metal, glass, plastic, textiles, paper and found objects.

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This annual ceramics exhibition which includes work by Ali Tomin MSDC, is returning to Morley Gallery in London this November.

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Halloween is coming, this is a perfect glass blowing course for beginners and great fun for children at half term.

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Society member Batool Showghi MSDC will be exhibiting in the Textile Galleries at the Knitting & Stitching show in London.

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Society Fellows Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn will be exhibiting at the Knitting & Stitching show in London. In this exhibition you will see the pieces they created during lockdown up to the present day.

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A solo exhibition of work by Society member Beverly Ayling-Smith MSDC.

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Society member, Tiziana Tateo MSDC, is exhibiting her fiber art work along with 43 other international artists.

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Aimed at weavers who want to further their knowledge and skills, this workshop explores ways of creating texture in weaving using yarns, structures and the role of colour.

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Exhibition of work by the British Society of Enamellers.

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The Society of Designer Craftsmen are bringing WONDER, their Summer Exhibition of exquisite designer craft to Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester.

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Society Fellow and furniture designer-maker Edward Johnson FSDC will be running a range of short courses in July and August 2023 focusing on the art of steam bending.

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A solo exhibition of textile art by Society Fellow Wendy Dolan FSDC

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Co-curated by Society Honorary Fellow and leading textile artist, Alice Kettle Hon FSDC, Arnolfini launches its summer 2023 programme with Threads, a major exhibition featuring twenty-one contemporary international artists and makers, for whom textiles is their chosen medium.

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This is an online exhibition, featuring the work of Society member Anita Bell MSDC.

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This exhibition honours the exceptional talent that has studied on the textile courses at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), Farnham over many years.

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Alongside five fellow artists, Society member Harriet Ferris MSDC responds to the title ’Wandering’, exhibiting a variety of monochrome stoneware vessels finished with matt and gloss glazes.

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Returning to Compton Verney for its third year, this popular summer event is a highlight in every potter’s calendar

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Creating beautiful art from unwanted rubbish, this exhibition celebrates work which makes best use of things artists find – including newspaper, driftwood, old cutlery and tin.

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A week celebrating the interaction of words, art, music and faith

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Solo exhibition of Society member Vivienne Beaumont's soulful textile work, shaped by symbols and stories, archetypes and female transformation.

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An exhibition celebrating 21 years since the Maker and Practitioners (MaP) group was established.

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Printmaker, Tori McLean (MSDC), will be exhibiting with Ochre Print Studio at Adam's Gallery in Reigate.

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Society member and glassmaker Hannah Gibson MSDC will be exhibiting with the Contemporary Glass Society at Buckenham Galleries, Southwold.

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A one day practical workshop with Society Fellow Charlotte Grierson exploring how colour works in weaving. This workshop covers colour theory and then applies it in weaving.

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This duo exhibition at The Sentinel Gallery is jointly developed by Nicholas Rowe MSDC, featuring many of his recent woodturned works in gorgeously characterful woods, as well as some trademark forms.

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