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Unboxing the Collection: Exploring the Vessel

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An exhibition bringing together works from Crafts Council's collection, showcasing an array of techniques, materials and influences used to create one of the oldest and most commonly crafted objects: the vessel

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Sabrina Chu, Collections Coordinator, with the work Flame by Dan Fisher. Photo: Hayley Madden

Opening times:
Thursday, 3 October 11.00am - 5.00pm
Friday, 4 October 11.00am - 5.00pm
Saturday, 5 October 11.00 - 2.00pm

Where:
Crafts Council Gallery
44a Pentonville Road, London N1 9BY

At its core, Exploring the Vessel celebrates the interconnectedness of creativity, demonstrating that shared making techniques transcend geographical and temporal boundaries, and explores this within the works on display.

The exhibition is also an opportunity to shine a spotlight on Crafts Council's collection. Craft Council is committed to preserving and promoting craft as an evolving art form and Exploring the Vessel brings together both recently acquired works alongside others that have remained unseen by the public for many years.

Asymmetrical Reduced Black Piece by Magdalene Odundo, 1992. Crafts Council Collection. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.

A selection of works from the Handling Collection are also on display, offering visitors the rare opportunity to physically interact with craft works. This tactile experience offers a unique perspective on materiality and technique, allowing for a deeper connection with the works.

This exhibition is part of Unboxing the Collection, an exhibition and events programming developed by guest curator Lewis Gilbert and Crafts Council.

Unboxing the Collection is supported by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a donor advised fund held at the London Community Foundation. The programme has evolved out of our work auditing Crafts Council Collection, which is part of our Craft for the People project, generously supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of its Dynamic Collections initiative.

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The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Unboxing the Collection: Exploring the Vessel

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