The girls from Curiosity Haus are back with a new market just in time for Valentine’s Day!

More details below:

APPLES AND PEARS AND CRAFTY WARES Arts Market
at Hopkinson Gallery
The Art Organisation, 21 Station Street, Nottingham. NG1 3AJ.

SATURDAY 13th FEBRUARY
12pm-5pm

Apples and Pears and Crafty Wares is the Arts Market established in May 2009, by curiosity.haus. Aimed at promoting local artists and designers, from graduates to established artisans, as a platform for independent creatives to showcase and sell their wares.

The newly refurbished Hopkinson Gallery will host the first ‘Apples and Pears..’ arts market of 2010, with over 25 stalls! Come and check out the eclectic mix of arts, crafts and fashion items on offer. From textiles to jewellery, canvases to vintage clothing, illustration to t-shirts, bringing together some of the finest designer makers, artists and crafters Nottingham has to offer. The perfect place to get your valentines cards and gifts from independent makers.

There will also be entertainment with live music on the day.

Give it a Whirl: Upstairs will be a series of free workshops brought to you by The Art Organisation residents including Yoga, Salsa and Samba Drumming to name but a few…

There will be tea, coffee, cakes and snacks available at the all new Hopkinson Tea Bar at the front of the gallery.
 
Check out the facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=263004107457&ref=mf

Invite your friends and see you there!

curiosity.haus xx
http://applesandpearsandcraftywares.blogspot.com

Our next shopping evening is coming up so come along on Monday 1st February to get 10% off all our homemade goods, perfect as Valentines Day is just around the corner! So treat that special someone!  Hooray for handmade! 

Well it’s nearly Christmas and the stock in Get Made is literally flying off the shelves!! I thought I’d show you some of our Christmas goodies on sale now, from April Marie Textiles, Jo from Hello Sunshine and Helen from Petal Textiles, as well as the amazing Christmas tree made by our Gavin from Frailloop.

 Petal Textiles

Hello Sunshine

Exciting stuff for the run-up to Christmas, we had a lovely message from the girls at Curisoity Haus this morning…

We are holding another small indoor event at The Chameleon, this Sunday from 1-6pm.
Come along to get some gifts for Christmas, or treat yourself to Arts, crafts, gifts, vintage, illustration, jewellery and textiles alongside The Sunday Sessions live music event.

Also, The Chameleon will be serving Sunday dinners from £3.95 – yum!

So, come and get some handmade gifts for Christmas, soak up the atmosphere and enjoy good food and live music!

Hope to see you there!
curiosity.haus xx

Apples and Pears and Crafty Wares; The Hockley CHRISTMAS Arts Market
The Christmas Apples and Pears is coming! SATURDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 10am- 3pm

Sneinton Market is the place to be, for arts, crafts, cakes, vintage clothing and much more! You can also buy your weekly veg!- What more could you ask for?

Forget the high street this Christmas- come and support local independent Artists and Crafters and get some unique gifts or treat yourself to mulled wine and delicious cakes!

There will be textiles, t-shirts, tomatoes, paintings, potatoes, illustrations, nic-nacks, nectarines, jewellery, vintage clothing, cupcakes, cards, bags, badges, bananas….

For more info visit www.applesandpearsandcraftywares.blogspot.com

Please pass this information on – spread the word!

Today I represtnted the Nottingham Craft Mafia at the Air Time 09 Networking event at Nottingham Trent University.

Organisations and galleries that were there included Steve Perry from Hencilla Canworth Insurance Brokers, AIR, a-n, Arts Council England,  Beacon, Hinterland Projects, DACS (Design and Artists Copyright Society) ,East Midlands Visual Art Forum, MOOT, NAN (Networking Artists Networks), New Art Exchange, Nottingham Contemporary, Surface Gallery & The Art Organisation.

I promoted our Nottingham Craft Mafia and The Craft Mafia Organisation to lots of people, explaining what we do and why and how we go about it.  I also advised many people how I got into the Nottingham Craft Mafia and how it has significantly helped me. Many people were just starting out or wanting to progress with their business and make it their full time job.

This event is happening on Wednesday 25th November in Lincoln and is run by last years Fine Art graduates from Lincoln.

Emily Sells Jewelery and Silks and designs some too. She is selling in Nottingham Trents SU on Tuesday 24th November.

Saira Lloyd is looking for 3D work, sculpture, jewelery and ceramics for an exhibition next year, so contact her if you are interested!

AIR TIME 09 Nottingham

Supporting artists’ practice through information and networking

Are you a visual artist seeking info on insurance, funding, legal and professional matters?

Do you want to develop your networks and collaborations?

Locate like-minded artists and get timely advice from other artists and experts at this event, that is open to practising visual and applied artists in the East Midlands.

Wednesday 18th November 3-5pm

Nottingham Trent University,

The Bonington Building,

Shakespeare Street,

Nottingham

Open to all visual and applied artists, AIR TIME events are designed to provide information and tips from artists, arts organisations and other experts on professional matters such as insurance, negotiation and funding your practice, alongside opportunities to meet and network with like-minded artists. Some places will be reserved especially for final-year art and design graduates.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity – Recommended by 94% of artists attending previous events in the series.   Contributors include Steve Perry (Hencilla Canworth Insurance Brokers), artists and experts including representatives from AIR, a-n, Arts Council England, Backlit, Beacon, Hinterland Projects, DACS (Design and Artists Copyright Society) ,East Midlands Visual Art Forum, MOOT, NAN (Networking Artists Networks), New Art Exchange, Nottingham Contemporary,Nottingham Craft Mafia, Nottingham Visual Arts, Stand Assembly, Surface Gallery,Tether & The Art Organisation

Event organised by a-n The Artists Information Company on behalf of AIR: Artists’ Interaction and Representation, in partnership with DACS and Nottingham Trent University.

AIR – Artists Interaction and Representation is the membership scheme for practising visual and applied artists that is an integral aspect of the Artist subscription provided by a-n The Artists Information Company www.a-n.co.uk/AIR.

Pre-booking is essential as places are limited. To reserve a place contact AIR@a-n.co.uk with AIR TIME 09 Nottingham in the subject box.

I was in the Design Circus, Pop Up Shop in West Bridgford yesterday and just couldn’tresist this horse clutch bag! Its so beautifully finished, has a quirky horse on the front and fir on the back! It was handmade by Sarah Culleton, a maker from Derby, she has many more in the shop all individual and so beautiful.