The Guild runs lectures, professional development sessions and workshops to help inspire and educate about different types of craft making, materials and techniques. There are also events to support craft makers in their business and practice.

Click here for information about FREE Enamel Workshops for South West based crafts profesionals and practitoners (Bristol, Jan 2010)

Click here for future events or download our Events Brochure for details of talks and workshops. More information about professional development is available from Philippa de Burlet, Education Officer, The Devon Guild of Craftsmen. 
01626 832223     phil.deburlet@crafts.org.uk

ArtsMatrix: Professional Development for Creative Practitioners
ArtsMatrix is the skills and enterprise development agency for creative professionals in the South West. They enable arts and creative industries professionals to develop skills to make the most of their careers. Services include one-to-one professional development planning, business and organisational consultancy, skills audits, sector specific seminars and training programmes.
Whether you're running a creative enterprise, thinking of setting up in business or looking at how to develop your career in the arts,  ArtsMatrix can help you achieve your potential. For more Information go to www.artsmatrix.org.uk

Other useful links:
 
http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/    Promotes regional artists and makers

http://www.audiencessw.org/    Cultural development agency (regional)

http://www.axisweb.org/  Online resource for contemporary art

ArtShape - Sandra Cirtina, 26 Station Road, Gloucester, GL1 1EW    01452 307684       

Folk South West - Jane Clothier, The Stables, Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset, TA15 6XP    01935 822911       

PVA MediaLab - Stephen Crabtree, 1 King Square, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3QE    01308 459071       

Watershed Media Centre - Annie Warburton, 1 Canon's Rd, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX    0117 927 6444