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Making value: the economic and social contribution of craft makers
The Crafts Council has launched a major research project into the economic and social
value of craft, focusing on portfolio working craft makers who engage with other industry
sectors and community and education contexts.
We’re looking for makers who apply their craft skills/knowledge/creativity in other
industry sectors (eg fashion, television, carnival, leisure, tourism etc) and/or in
community settings (eg youth, older people, criminal justice etc) who would be interested
in taking part in this interview based research.
The findings from this qualitative study will fuel our policy work, create content for our
national conference on 22 June 2010 and provide a rounded view of the sector’s impact
which can’t be fully captured by statistics.
We’re keen to involve both a wide range of makers and also the organisations they work
with, or are supported by, in this research. We hope you will be able to help in one or
more ways, such as:
• identifying evaluations of programmes and projects evidencing the economic and/or
social impact of makers
• providing information on education programmes and support service agency models
aimed at developing makers’ portfolio practices
• suggesting individual makers as interviewees
• helping us to promote the research through your networks, blogs, newsletters and
websites
You will find more information about the project at:
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/about-us/press-room/view/2009/crafts-council-research?
from=/about-us/press-room/.
We hope you will be able to contribute to Making value and look forward to hearing from
you. Send your email to [log in to unmask] to contact Mary Schwarz,
Research Consultant, or Karen Yair, Research & Information Manager at the Crafts
Council.
Kind regards
Rachel Brockhurst
Research & Information
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