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'gold and silver jubilee' (12mmx up to 150mm) by Ambre France; Photo: Tas Kyprianou, 2007

Encouraging enterprise and creative business for new makers.

Next Move

Next Move is our residency scheme for emerging makers who are about to set up a practice or are in the first year of running one.

The scheme provides annual, two-year placements to makers at leading higher education institutions throughout the UK.

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  Detail of 'Bloodshot' (93x70cm) by Claire Diamond; Photo: Tas Kyprianou, 2007

  Recipients receive:

  • — Rent free studio space in a college department
  • — Maintenance grant of £6,000
  • — Business/equipment grant if £1,000
  • — In depth support and business training
  • — Access to specialist equipment

• We have recently extended the scheme to include two placements in Wales in partnership with Arts Council Wales. Next Move delivers a 92% success rate for makers setting up their own business. If you would like further details about this scheme please download the document.

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  'Changing guards at Buckingham palace' (100x56cm) by Lizzie Allen; Photo: Tas Kyprianou, 2006

  Next Move residency scheme in context

  (208KB Adobe PDF format)

  Next Move residency scheme in context

  (217KB Word format)

Host institutions for Next Move are:

Bath Spa University
University of Wolverhampton
University of Sunderland
School of Jewellery, Birmingham
UWIC, Cardiff
Swansea Metropolitan University

For a list of the latest Next Move recipients, see our Press Area

Emerging Makers South West Scheme

In association with Arts Council South West and ArtsMatrix, the Emerging Makers South West Scheme aims to support makers just starting out their practice in the South West of England.

The scheme helps makers develop new opportunities, their craft practice and their business. The scheme will help them establish valuable peer group and organisational networks across the South West region through one-to-one advice sessions from ArtsMatrix and peer group business and creative mentoring provided by ArtsMatrix and the Crafts Council.

Applicants were selected by a panel from the supporting organisations for their quality of work, originality of design and business viability.

Makers on the scheme are:

Charlotte Harris, Printed Textiles
Maria Wodjat, Ceramics
Rhyannan Hurst, Jewellery
Christian O'Reilly, Furniture
Hans Borgonjon, Ceramics
Emmy-Gai Palmer, Glass
Leah Miles, Paper

For more information please contact the Maker Development team. Email: makerdev@craftscouncil.org.uk

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