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Lockdown portrait comp for the Devon Guild of Craftsmen

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The Devon Guild of Craftsmen have launched at lockdown portrait competition, with one of the prizes being shown in an exhibition

Old Skills New Ways | Devon Guild of Craftsmen

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Old skills new ways is a new exhibition exploring creativity with young people, using traditional skills in the woods

Nick Hand saddled up to collect stories of craft traditions

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Journeyman: Stories of craft from a bicycle tells important tales of craft and craftmakers from the travels of letterpress printer Nick Hand

Injustice and power: Certaine Wytches at the Devon Guild

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Certaine Wytches: Fear, Myth and Magic is an exhbition by Anne Jackson of tapestries exploring ancient and contemporary superstition

Plate Up: a crafty and creative take on contemporary cuisine at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen

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The Devon Guild of Craftsmen has teamed up with ace chef Michael Wignall for a contemporary, crafty, classy take on cuisine. It’s called Plate Up

Heritage, history and craft inspire at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen Summer Show

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The Devon Guild of Craftsmen’s Summer Show takes in the wider history to reflect heritage, history and craft for its 58th annual exhibition

The last oak bark tannery – traditional process captured in Paul Glendell’s photographic exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen

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Award-winning documentary photographer Paul Glendell, presents images of the UK’s oldest surviving oak bark tannery, found in Devon. Bakers of Colyton have been traditionally processing top quality leather for centuries to supply distinguished shoemakers and top stables. This exhibition captures a nearly forgotten rural way of life, revealing the time and care taken in this ancient tanning process, as well as showing beautifully-made items crafted from oak tanned leather.

Contemporary craftmakers stomp out their Home Ground

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The combination of traditional skills with a contemporary approach is on display at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen’s Home Ground exhibition

Jem Southam’s Rivers and Streams to inspire Waterlines at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen for the Big Draw

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Using the images of Jem Southam’s Rivers and Streams exhibition as a starting point, the Devon Guild of Craftsmen have created Waterlines, two-days of free drop-in Big Draw activities for half-term.

Signs for Sounds: the art of contemporary lettering in Devon

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Diversity and impact of letters, from calligraphy to font design; and from typography to street art at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen

Signs for Sounds: the art of contemporary lettering launches in Devon

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Letterforming from from traditional calligraphy to today’s hi-tech font design, virtual typography and street art explored in new travelling exhibition, which launches at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen

Arts marketing internship opportunity at The Devon Guild of Craftsmen

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The Devon Guild of Craftsmen is offering a budding and aspring arts marketing bod the opportunity to take up an arts marketing intership at their Bovey Tracey, Devon headquarters. Get in touch for more info

Exhibition of the week: New Territories, Devon Guild of Craftsmen

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The New Territories exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen shows the exciting work of the newest members of the guild and further blurs the line between art and craft

Devon’s own Collection exhibition: little sister of London’s COLLECT

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Devon Guild of Craftsmen Collection exhibition has some of the best in the west as a celebration of collecting craft

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