Dawn Youll, After the Event, 2008. Image courtesy of the artist.

Jerwood Contemporary Makers 2010: Exploring new perspectives in making

4 August  – 12 September 2010

Morphing basket weave, a self-contained laundry and an oversized charm bracelet are just some of the works from the third and final Jerwood Contemporary Makers exhibition which brings together 29 emerging designers and makers who have been selected by Hans Stofer, Richard Slee and Freddie Robins – three of the most inventive names in the visual arts.

The exhibition, designed by Product Designer Michael Marriot, explores the notion of making from a variety of creative perspectives and takes visitors on a visual journey through the different approaches to the art of making, highlighting its importance as a visual arts discipline.

 Jerwood Contemporary Makers is the UK’s only award for the applied arts and is a major strand of the Jerwood Visual Arts programme. Jerwood Contemporary Makers, was launched by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation in 2008 as a three-year exhibition series supporting and showcasing emerging creative talent. Each year, a different panel of selectors has curated the exhibition, inviting a group of makers to respond to a different guiding concept.

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In conversation with Dawn Youll & David Gates

The Naughton Gallery /Canada Room, Queens University Belfast | 6-7pm Tuesday, 3 August | Free Admission | Advance booking required at info@craftni.org / 028 9032 3059

Reflecting on craft practice and the themes of the Slow Movement, writer Eleanor Flegg talks to craft practitioners - Dawn Youll and David Gates. Works by both David and Dawn are part of Taking Time and Jerwood Makers exhibitions.

•  Ceramicist Dawn Youll focuses on the exploration of personal landscape; exploring the rituals of everyday life and their significance.
•  Furniture maker David Gates has an interest in the user experience of pieces. Predominately working on open-ended interdisciplinary research, his practice focussed on concepts of communication and 'making'
•   Eleanor Flegg is a doctoral researcher in contemporary craft history at the University of Ulster. She has been the design columnist for the Irish Arts Review since 2003, interior design columnist for the Sunday Times, 2005-2009 and editor of Room magazine, 2005-2007.

In conversation with...Mandy McIntosh, Zoë Shearman and Emma Shercliff

The Naughton Gallery /Canada Room, Queens University Belfast | 1-3.30pm Saturday, 28 August | Free Admission | Advance booking required at info@craftni.org / 028 9032 3059

Reflecting on craft practice and the themes of the Slow Movement, Professor Karen Fleming talks to leading craft professionals - Mandy McIntosh, Zoë Shearman and Emma Shercliff.  The panel will explore participatory practice and social change, asking what is the cultural significance of handcrafts in contemporary art and society? Craft NI is inviting craft practitioners and member of the public to contribute to an important discussion on the inherent and lasting value of craft.

•   Mandy McIntosh trained as a knitwear designer and took up a design position at KENZO in Paris. She makes films, sculptural installations and develops community-based projects. www.ham-and-enos.org.uk>
•  Zoë Shearman is a curator based in Bristol (UK) who runs Relational, a contemporary art agency which she founded in 2001.    http://anti-bodies.net   http://craftivism.net
•  Emma Shercliff has worked as a trend forecaster in Paris, taught internationally and worked with artist Lucy Orta. In developing her own practice, Emma has adopted traditional textile handcrafts of stitching and sewing to a range of challenging collective projects.
•  Professor Karen Fleming leads textile research in Interface, Centre for Art Technologies and Design and has been instrumental in addressing the development of textile art within fine and applied art contexts.

Check out the Jerwood Contemporary Makers 2010 photostream at the Naughton Gallery's Flickr account.