Celebrating 5 years of our new makers programme we are delighted to introduce to you the graduates selected from 2021. View and read about their evolving practices and see what they have been up to in just over 1 year. This group never had an in person degree show so were and are still dealing with the impact on their education, find out about how resilient and talented they all are. Click on the maker to view their profile pages.

For the Craft Pods’ tour 2022-23, we are showcasing the textile work of Northern Irish artist, Francesca Rea. Having been taught basic sewing as a child, it was only at art college that embroidery piqued her curiosity and is now a passion. The display includes items created specially for the tour and gives an insight into why decorative sewing like embroidery is back in the limelight again.

Welcome to our 4th annual New Makers’ online exhibition. Join us in exploring a selection of makers from the 2020 graduating year. Read about what they have been up to over the last year, where their practice has been taking them and how the ongoing pandemic has affected their creativity.