At Manchester Craft & Design Centre we’re passionate about supporting new graduates and bridging the gap between graduation and professional practice. MMU Graduate Solo Exhibition Award Winner Josh Till Now in its eleventh year, our MMU Graduate Solo Exhibition Award offers one talented graduate a sponsored award package which includes… Read More
At Manchester Craft & Design Centre we’re passionate about supporting new graduates and bridging the gap between graduation and professional practice. Part of this work includes awarding a pop-up showcase to two Textiles & Surface Design graduates from The University of Bolton. The standard of work on show at Bolton… Read More
The team here at MCDC have been spotting talent at regional and national graduate shows since 2011, and have been awarding exhibitions to graduates for the last 10 years! We hand-pick makers who we think are the “ones to watch” in the world of contemporary craft & design. We then… Read More
Amy Congdon uses speculative design work to investigate the implications of engaging with new technologies, such as biotechnology. The artwork featured in the exhibition – and used in the promotional materials – is Amy’s work, which she uses to provoke debate and discussion into the implications of engaging with these technologies. The Biological… Read More
THIS IS PEWTERS’s Ella McIntosh has won the Open Competition & Best In Show at Pewter Live 2016 with her canapé platter. The show, organised by The Worshipful Company of Pewterers, took place at Pewterers Hall this week. British designer… Read More
This Spring at Manchester Craft & Design Centre, shop for unique and original Mother’s Day and Easter gifts, and come along to one of our interesting and inspiring events which include exhibitions, craft workshops and artist talks… Thursday 25th February Free Exhibition Launch Behind Closed Doors: Ceramics by Verity… Read More
Design Event is a not-for-profit design-led organisation existing to support and promote design in the North of England. Each year, Design Event run a programme of activity that promotes and showcases design and supports designers. Design Event MART Design Event MART is a curated selling exhibition showcasing the best in… Read More
Watch this 90 second film of our current exhibition – Behind Closed Doors: Ceramics by Verity Howard. Like what you see? The exhibition is on show here at MCDC until May 29th. Read More
Celebrating 10 years of our MMU Graduate Award Find out what happened when we went Behind Closed Doors with Verity Howard… “I normally start with a concept, and this one was taking photos in through people’s windows. I wasn’t trying to be voyeuristic or intrusive, I’ve just always… Read More
This year we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of our Graduate Solo Exhibition Award, an annual prize awarded to a Manchester Metropolitan University graduate who shows exceptional talent and potential. The Award supports designer-makers in the challenging period between graduation and setting up their creative business, and includes a year of… Read More
Our MMU Graduate Solo Exhibition Award offers one talented graduate a sponsored award package which includes bespoke professional development support, extensive promotion through our online media and a solo exhibition here at MCDC a year after graduation. In 2015 the Award was won by ceramicist, Verity Howard whose solo exhibition, Behind… Read More
We’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Busslr, a new social events platform designed to make organising events and activities easy, intuitive and interactive. We think their Mobile App is going to be a really cool tool for us to communicate with you so we’re encouraging all of you to… Read More
Manchester Craft & Design Centre is once again participating in the Crafts Council’s Hothouse programme as a partner in the North Cohort. Other partners include Manchester Metropolitan University, The Bluecoat Display Centre in Liverpool, Yorkshire Artspace in Sheffield, Design Event in Newcastle upon Tyne and Creative Lancashire in partnership with University of Central Lancashire. Hothouse… Read More
The magical story of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has fired the imagination of children – and adults – for a century and a half. 2015 marked the 150th anniversary of its original publication and to celebrate, we invited Manchester Jewellers Network (MJN) to take over our exhibition space. The exhibition, which ran from November 2015… Read More
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