2014

contemporary craft
exhibitions and
events

www.crafts.org.uk

Riverside Mill, home of Devon Guild of Craftsmen, is the hub of contemporary crafts
culture in South West England. Our galleries, shop and caf in Bovey Tracey, Devon
are free admission and we welcome visitors 7 days a week throughout the year.
We are an educational charity and foster
creative endeavour at all ages and levels.
Our extensive outreach programme in
schools and colleges encourages innovative
ideas, development of skills and freedom
of expression. Professional development
support and access to opportunities fasttracks and guides new and emerging makers
into sustainable rewarding practices and
invigorates the creative economy of the
region.
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We receive critical acclaim for our exhibitions,
our innovative education programme reaches
thousands of participants each year, and the
artists we nurture enjoy successful careers.
But we cant do this alone. Each year
we need to raise funds from trusts and
foundations, companies and individuals in
order to deliver our education programme
and keep our exhibitions free to access.
There are a number of ways you can help
us, including
Sponsoring an exhibition
Supporting our education work
through a regular donation
Joining as a Friend or Best Friend
Leaving a legacy
Becoming a corporate supporter
Volunteering
To discuss sponsorship opportunities, regular giving
or leaving a gift to the Devon Guild in your will,
please contact Erica Steer (Executive Director) on
erica.steer@crafts.org.uk

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Membership
All working craftspeople based in the South West
(Devon, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, Dorset, Somerset,
Wiltshire, Gloucestershire) can apply to become a
Member with the opportunity to sell work in our
Craft Shop, submit work for exhibitions and gain
access to marketing, networking and professional
development.
We also support emerging makers through our
Associate Membership scheme.

Find out how to get involved as a

volunteer, Friend or Member on
www.crafts.org.uk or call 01626 832223

cover: Aine Venables (in Narrative Remains),

above: Tracey Falvey workshop with refugees in
Plymouth, Big Draw event in our Jubilee Gallery

The Devon Guild is a registered charity no. 296568

Narrative Remains

An exploration into the

relationship between words and making

Saturday 18 January - Sunday 23 March

Selected by Peter Florence, Director, Hay Festivals and Amanda Popham, renowned ceramicist and Member
of the Devon Guild, this exhibition shows the work of regional, national and international artist-makers,
working in disciplines of contemporary craft, who are directly influenced by words.
Narrative Remains explores the relationships between stories, poems, prose or quotes and the chosen
makers work. The exhibition shows the imagination engendered by words and stories through the creation
of contemporary craft. Work on show includes installations, photography, print, collage, enamel, ceramics
and textiles. In these works the narrative emerges in the spaces between the pieces as well as between
the viewer and the work, opening up more possibilities for extending the storytelling.
Exhibitors: Sonja Andrew, Sue Brown, Clare Goddard, Tina Hill, Effie Jessop, Iris Milward, Jitka Palmer,
Donna Rumble-Smith, Trudie Timlin Brown, Alex Valentine and Aine Venables.
WORKSHOP

Calligraphy
with Celia Lister
Saturday 8 March
10am - 4pm
Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey
An introduction to italic
calligraphy, working from its
traditional roots, covering the
principles of good letterforms
using an edged pen and
introducing the tools and
equipment used in lettering
art. Suitable for beginners and
those with some experience.
50 (45) including basic
materials. Advance booking
essential.

WORKSHOP

Shadow puppet
making with
The Clockwork Moth
Saturday 22 March
1- 4pm
Free drop-in workshop.
Children must be accompanied
by an adult.
Alex Valentine

Beyond the Book

An exhibition of artists who use books as their medium
Saturday 5 April - Sunday 8 June
The artists in this exhibition examine the book as a cultural and a
symbolic object, and as a container of history, narrative and memory.
What happens when artists consider the matter of books?
The conventional book became a household object after
the invention of printing, and has only recently been
rivalled by the computer screen and electronic text.
This exhibition sets out to explore the transition of
books through a variety of formats, from
photographs to sculptures, installations and jewellery.
This exhibition will examine the broad spectrum of
work currently being created by artists and designers
who are using books to deconstruct and describe their
qualities, both aesthetically and conceptually.
All of the artists in the exhibition share an interest in
memory, language and narrative. They use books as a way
of filtering their ideas.
The exhibition demonstrates how diverse the Book Art
movement is in the UK by showcasing British-based talent,
and illustrating the notions and narratives behind the making.
Alongside the why, the exhibition will examine the process,
material and nature of production.

WORKSHOP

Reconfiguring the Book

with Maddy Pethick
Saturday 31 May 10am - 4pm
Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey
Deconstruct and reconstruct old books
into something new. Folding, sticking,
stitching, ripping construct
concertinas, peepholes and tunnels
to investigate how books can be
re-imagined and altered.
50 (45) including basic materials.
Advance booking essential.

Su Blackwell

Exhibitors: Ellen Bell, Su Blackwell,

Jonathan Boyd, Yvette Hawkins,
Samantha Y Huang, Alexander Korzer-Robinson,
Jeremy May and Ros Rixon
Co-curator Su Blackwell is a leading UK
based artist working predominantly with paper
and books. www.sublackwell.co.uk

Materials Matter

A Devon Guild of Craftsmen Membership Exhibition

Saturday 21 June - Sunday 7 September
The annual Members exhibition is an important one for our Membership as it is
an opportunity for them to produce their best new work. It is also unique in the
Guild exhibition calendar as the work on display has been chosen by a group
from within the Membership.
This years exhibition will take the opportunity to celebrate the diversity of
materials chosen and used by the Members of the Guild. The exhibition will
inform visitors that materials do indeed matter to these makers. Through
individual statements, information panels and by having examples of raw materials
on display the exhibition will tell stories of why each maker has chosen a certain
material. Perhaps it is because they live where a material grows, like willow, or is
found naturally, like clay, or used as a by-product of an industry they are associated
with such as wool from sheep or wood from tree surgery. By visiting this
exhibition you will gain a unique insight into a selection of our leading craftspeople
from the South West and find out why Materials Matter to them.
Free craft demonstrations every Saturday from 21 June - 6 September (10am - 4pm)
detail of work by 2013 Presidents Prize winner Helen Edwards

Home Ground

Celebrating local distinctiveness and a sense of place

Saturday 20 September - Sunday 9 November

Taking its direction from Common Ground, a charity that explores the
relationship between nature and culture through the creative industries, this
exhibition celebrates makers who are concerned with local distinctiveness and
value their sense of place.
Home Ground will showcase the work of contemporary art/craft practitioners
who use locally distinct materials, or locally sourced recycled materials, to
produce work which reflects and sustains their locality and its nature and
culture. The exhibition encompasses a whole
range of craft production from traditional and
The Big Draw
heritage skills to contemporary objects and
Wednesday 29 and
installations. The ecology of natural materials is
Thursday 30 October 11am 4pm
a vital part of many of the exhibitors lives and
Join the National Campaign for Drawing and drop in to
the exhibition celebrates and seeks to endorse
our family fun days with creative activities inspired by
this home-grown making.
Home Ground. Free, drop-in event. Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
www.commonground.org.uk
See www.crafts.org.uk for more details nearer the event.
John Hagger

Riverside Gallery
The Riverside Gallery is dedicated to presenting a more in-depth
investigation into the diverse work and interests of our Members,
giving audiences the opportunity to explore and learn.
Land Sea Sky

Jacqui Parkinson
Life, Loss and Laundry
Friday 24 January Sunday 16 March
Less than a mile from the
Devon Guild is Devon House,
which housed a large laundry
that served many grand houses
in Victorian and Edwardian
times. This exhibition,
developed by Jacqui Parkinson,
reflects the lives of the laundry
workers, and how washing,
patching and mending still
resonate through all our lives
as metaphors.
Meet the Maker
Saturday 1 February 2 - 4pm
Jacqui Parkinson will be in the
gallery to talk about her work
and the exhibition. Free,
drop-in event.

Friday 16 May Sunday 22 June

A mixed media exhibition of
South West makers whose
work is closely connected
with their environment.
Exhibitors:
Hilary Burns baskets
Terry Gilding wood
Laurel Keeley ceramics
Debby Mason prints
Sam Pickard textiles

Jacqui Parkinson, archive picture of Laundry at Devon House

An insight into makers

relationships with, and in
some cases preservation,
recording and conservation

Hatswop
Friday 21 March - Sunday 11 May
Mary Sumner (printmaker) and Jenny Southam (ceramicist) have been
working on a creative collaboration, each swopping craft disciplines
under the guidance of the other. The exhibition will aim to inform the
viewer how they have gone through the process of creation and hopes
to inspire others to step outside the particular constraints and traditions
of their chosen mediums.
Workshop: Forms of Nature
with Jenny Southam and Mary Sumner
Saturday 12 April 10am - 4pm
Create your own work using paper cut-outs, collage, rubbings, wax
resist and other techniques. Make a composition using natural forms
and landscape as the starting point. Drop-in, free event children must
be accompanied by an adult.

Jenny Southam, Jenny and Mary photo by Jem Southam, Mary Sumner

Advance booking
essential for many
events 01626 832223
of, their environment
including the use
of home-sourced
materials (willow,
wood) and work
which documents
nature in all
its detail and
variety.

Anita Reynolds

Anita Reynolds
Outline South West Part 2

Sam Pickard

Demonstration: Laurel Keeley

Saturday 17 May 10am - 1pm
Laurel will demonstrate hand building
with slabs and slip decoration and show how
she coils a large pot. Free.
Demonstration: Debby Mason
Saturday 21 June 10am - 4pm
Debby will show how she rocks up and burnishes
a mezzotint plate. Free.

Devon Open Studios at Devon Guild

Saturday 6 - Sunday 21 September
Exhibition showcasing a
selection of work by Devon
Guild Members who are
also taking part in Devon
Open Studios event run by
Devon Artist Network. Pick up a
Devon Open Studios brochure and
explore further.

Friday 26 September - Sunday 16 November

Over the last three years Anita Reynolds has walked
the 630 mile South West Coast Path that runs from
Minehead to Poole. The Riverside Gallery showed the
artwork produced from the first 280 miles in 2013;
prints produced each day of the remaining 350 miles of
the project will be exhibited this year. This half includes
the home stretch of the South Devon coastline and
concludes just beyond the Jurassic coast of Dorset.
Also on display will be Anitas sketchbooks, photographs,
maps and educational material about the printmaking
processes employed during the project.
Workshop: Monoprint and drypoint
printmaking with Anita Reynolds
Saturday 18 October 10am - 4pm
Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey
Using Perspex sheets, simple tools, card and ink,
prints will be made using a portable press. Both
techniques will be practised individually and then
followed by combination prints.
50 (45) including basic materials.
Advance booking essential.

Villages in Action
touring programme
Some of the Riverside Gallery
exhibitions will be touring to
rural venues in association
with Villages In Action.
Visit www.villagesinaction.co.uk or
www.crafts.org.uk for details.

Christmas
Celebration
Saturday 6 December
10am - 5pm

Saturday 22 November - Sunday 4 January 2015

With over 50 of the best contemporary
designer-makers from across the UK,
working in a variety of disciplines,
with a range of prices to suit everyone,
this is an excellent opportunity to buy
a unique piece of craft this
Christmas.
Alongside the exhibition,
our shop has everything you
need to decorate your home
and celebrate Christmas
a fabulous range of
Christmas gift ideas and
decorations, together with
beautiful and distinctive
cards and gift wrap. All
our products are
ethically sourced.

Emma Calvert

Join us for a day of

Christmas festivities with
carol singers, free mulled
wine and food/drink
tastings. Select from a
huge range of Christmas
decorations, cards and
handmade gifts in our
Craft Shop.
WORKSHOP

Wire Bird Sculpture

with Celia Smith
Saturday 22 November
10am - 4pm
Phoenix Hall,
Bovey Tracey
Starting with simple,
flat wire drawings, learn
joining and manipulating
techniques. You will also
learn how to strengthen
your sculpture, about
balance and stance, and
different types of recycled
wires as you progress to a
3D bird structure.
60 (55) including basic
materials. Advance booking
essential.

Other Devon Guild Events

Professional
Development
Courses
Gillian Taylor, former Press
Officer with Arts Council
England South West, will
be running a series of short
professional development
workshops at Devon Guild.
Open to all. Advance
booking essential. 50 for all
3 courses if booked at the
same time.

Using social media to promote your work

Wednesday 26 February 6 - 8.30pm 20
Learn to use Facebook, Twitter and other social media to promote your
work. This short course will cover the basics of setting up Twitter and
Facebook accounts and give a flavour of the wide range of social media
available to help artists and makers promote their work.

How to get your story in the news

Wednesday 12 March 6 - 8.30pm 20
Learn what makes a good news story, how to attract journalists and
communicate your message effectively. During a practical exercise you will
get help and advice on how to write an effective press release.

Blogging and website basics

Wednesday 26 March 6 - 8.30pm 20
Learn how to create a basic website or blog to give yourself a valuable online
presence to promote your work. You will learn some of the basics about setting
up a website, writing for the web and making the most of images and video.

Plant Sale
Saturday 17 May 10am - 4pm
After last years success, come and join us for another plant sale at the Guild.
Donations of plants/cuttings welcomed. Helpers needed to assist in running the
event. Please contact us if you wish to donate or help with the event on the day.

arts wave
devon
Working with Devon County Council, experienced
local arts and education organisations Daisi, Dance in
Devon, Devon Guild of Craftsmen and Wolf & Water
have collaborated to bring a range of accessible arts
opportunities to local people. This 3 year project works
with communities to design activities and programmes
which engage, support and inspire their participation in
Devons rich wealth of arts opportunities. Its mission is
to enhance wellbeing through creating opportunities to
explore, create and play.
Watch out for the arts wave devon pop-up at events
and discover the positive impact of a little spur-of-themoment creativity.
Follow the project and events on
www.facebook.com/artswavedevon
and twitter.com/artswavedevon or contact
artswavedevon@daisi.org.uk

Simon Ripley pop-up printmaking workshop at Crediton. Photo Sarah Gray

The Terrace caf

Our licensed caf, on the first floor of Riverside Mill, has a reputation for
superb food and drink. We use locally sourced produce from the best
suppliers in the area, plus Fair Trade tea and coffee.
We are in a delightful setting alongside the River Bovey and have a
rooftop terrace with views across the town for summer dining. We
have good accessibility, with a lift to the first floor, flat access throughout
and a ramp to the outside terrace. Families are welcome and we have a
small play area.
The Terrace caf serves breakfasts and lunches prepared from scratch in
our own kitchen, together with cream teas and afternoon teas with our
own delicious home-made cakes and scones.
Tempting vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are always available
and we can cater for most other dietary requirements.
The Terrace caf is available for hire outside our normal opening hours
for breakfast meetings or evening events and meals. We welcome
enquiries for your business meetings, parties and other gatherings.
We now have wifi at Riverside Mill so please ask for the password.
Visit www.crafts.org.uk to see our new menus and promotions or
call 01626 831959 for hire or other enquiries.

FESTIVAL
craft food music

BOVEY TRACEY Sept 5-6 2014

www.nourishfestival.org
Contemporary

Craft

Craft Shop
Our Craft Shop supports our
charity and our Members
livelihoods. We sell a constantly
changing display of our
Members craftwork and you
can buy tickets for most of our
events over the counter or on
the phone.

Members Showcase
25 January - 10 March
Stuart Low
15 March - 5 May
Genia Lorberg

10 May - 23 June
Makers Xchange with Makers Guild Wales
28 June - 18 August
Mike Tingle

Showcases and
promotions include:

23 August - 13 October
Michelle Greenwood-Brown

Focus on
Devon Guild
Members

18 October - 1 December
Julia Manning

Jewellery

March
Lea Phillips

Ceramics

April
Julia Finzel

Printmaking

May
Don White

Woodturning

Mosaics
Prints

Shop online at www.crafts.org.uk

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Textiles

July
Debby Kirby

Textiles

August
Jude Freeman

Mosaics

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Ceramics

October
Jane Llewellyn-Jones Jewellery

December
Will Shakspeare

Prints

Baskets

February
Anne Farag

November
James Kendrew

Arts Council Englands

interest free loans
make it easy for you
to buy or commission
original, high quality
works of art from
Riverside Mill. Loans
of between 100 and
2000 are available
over a period of up to
10 months. Terms
and conditions apply.

6 December - 19 January 2015

Malcolm Law
Ceramics

10% discount on selected work

in the Craft Shop

September
Chris Taylor

Own Art

Textiles

Gift vouchers available

January
Hilary Burns

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The Contemporary

CraftFestival

6- 810am-5pm
JUNE2014
Daily
Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey, Devon
In association with the Devon Guild of Craftsmen

3 Days 200 of the UKs finest designer makers workshops

demonstrations childrens craft tent masterclasses fantastic food
talk tipi live music free parking and childrens entertainment

Visit our New Festival Shop!

Open Thursday-Sunday on Fore Street

in Bovey Tracey (next to Flying Pig Caf)

www.craftsatboveytracey.co.uk

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Devon, England TQ13 9AF
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Open 7 days a week 10am - 5.30pm
(caf closes at 5pm November - February)
Riverside Mill is at the centre of Bovey Tracey.
The building is easily accessible throughout with
a level entrance at the side of the building, wide
aisles throughout, an accessible toilet and a lift
to our first floor caf. See www.crafts.org.uk or
call us on 01626 832223 for more access
details.
Public transport Hourly buses from Exeter
and Newton Abbot stop outside. Traveline
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The nearest train station is Newton Abbot
(5 miles). National Rail Enquiries 08457
484950 or www.nationalrail.co.uk
Cyclists and walkers Riverside Mill is right
on the Dartmoor Way www.dartmoorway.co.uk
which has 95 miles of cycling and walking in
Dartmoor National Park. We have cycle racks
in our courtyard.
By car Bovey Tracey is 15 miles south west
of Exeter, only 2 miles off the A38 expressway
to Plymouth. Take the A382 signed Bovey
Tracey off the A38 and follow the brown tourist
signs. There are two public car parks very close
to the Riverside Mill (Le Molay-Littry Way car
park has level access).
There is one space for blue badge holders and
a drop-off point in the adjacent Riverside Inn
car park.

This brochure is available in large print, braille

and audio formats. Exhibition support notes are
available in large print in the Jubilee Gallery

2014 Diary

Jubilee Gallery Riverside Gallery

EXHIBITION EXHIBITION

All events at Riverside Mill except where stated

Friday 24 January - Sunday 16 March
Saturday 1 February
Wednesday 26 February
Saturday 8 March
Wednesday 12 March

2 - 4pm
6 - 8.30pm
10am - 4pm
6 - 8.30pm

Saturday 22 March

1- 4pm
6 - 8.30pm

EXHIBITION

MEET THE MAKER: Jacqui Parkinson Free drop-in event

COURSE: Using social media to promote your work
WORKSHOP: Calligraphy
with Celia Lister Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey
COURSE: How to get your story in the news
Riverside Gallery

EXHIBITION

WORKSHOP: Shadow puppet making

with The Clockwork Moth Free drop-in event
COURSE: Blogging and website basics
Jubilee Gallery
EXHIBITION

Beyond the Book

Saturday 5 April - Sunday 8 June

Saturday 12 April

Riverside Gallery

Hatswop

Friday 21 March - Sunday 11 May

Wednesday 26 March

Jubilee Gallery
EXHIBITION

Narrative Remains
Jacqui Parkinson Life, Loss and Laundry

Saturday 18 January - Sunday 23 March

10am - 4pm

WORKSHOP: Forms of Nature

with Jenny Southam and Mary Sumner Free drop-in event
Riverside Gallery

Land Sea Sky

Friday 16 May - Sunday 22 June

EXHIBITION

Saturday 17 May

10am - 4pm

Plant Sale

Saturday 17 May

10am - 1pm

DEMONSTRATION: Ceramics by Laurel Keeley

Saturday 31 May

10am - 4pm

WORKSHOP: Reconfiguring the Book

with Maddy Pethick. Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey

Friday 6 - Sunday 8 June

10am - 5pm

The Contemporary Craft Festival Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey

Jubilee Gallery
EXHIBITION

Materials Matter

Saturday 21 June - Sunday 7 September

Saturdays from 21 June to 6 September 10am - 4pm

Free Craft Demonstrations

Saturday 21 June

DEMONSTRATION: Printmaking by Debby Mason

10am - 4pm

Friday 5 & Saturday 6 September

Nourish Festival events at venues in Bovey Tracey

Saturday 6 - Sunday 21 September

Devon Open Studios at Devon Guild

Home Ground
Anita Reynolds Outline South West Part 2

Saturday 20 September - Sunday 9 November

Friday 26 September - Sunday 16 November
Saturday 18 October

10am - 4pm

Riverside Gallery

EXHIBITION
Jubilee Gallery
EXHIBITION

Riverside Gallery

EXHIBITION

WORKSHOP: Monoprint and drypoint printmaking

with Anita Reynolds Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey

Wednesday 29 & Thursday 30 October 11am - 4pm

The Big Draw Free drop-in event

Saturday 22 November - Sunday 4 January 2015

MAKE 2014

Saturday 22 November

10am - 4pm

WORKSHOP: Wire Bird Sculpture

with Celia Smith Phoenix Hall, Bovey Tracey

Saturday 6 December

10am - 5pm

Christmas Celebration

Jubilee Gallery
EXHIBITION

FREE ADMISSION TO ALL EXHIBITIONS

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