Craft fair call for entries

Article Added: 14/05/2009 10:29:57
The Landmark Arts Centre have announced their call for entries for two fabulous shows coming up in the next few months – Sparkle: Contemporary Craft and Gourmet Food Fair formerly InHouse and the Contemporary Textiles Fair. Both of the shows are based at the arts centre in Teddington, Middlesex.

Sparkle takes place from 20-22 November and will launch the Landmark Arts Centre’s 2009 Christmas festival. It is a feast for the senses with over 60 stands of original gifts, crafts and culinary delights and applications are open now to individual designer makers wanting to take part. The criteria for the event is high-end, high-quality handmade crafts, including hanging textiles, wearable art, glass, ceramics, leather and metalwork.

The Contemporary Textiles Fair is now in its 14th year and is a well established feature of the Landmark Arts Centre calendar. The criteria, as in previous years, is innovation, creativity and quality, balancing tactile and functional with the aesthetic. The event showcases over 70 designers and makers, including recent graduates from the cutting edge world of textile art and design. Regular demonstrations by the Richmond Adult Community College on creative embroidery; felt making for adults and children; patchwork and quilting; textile printing and painting will also available throughout the show. Some examples of work previously featured at the event are pictured at the bottom of this article, to give designer-makers an idea of the quality of work involved.

Stands at the two shows vary according to the size required, but at Sparkle they range from £70-£194, while at the Contemporary Textiles Fair they are between £140 and £420. To apply for either show please contact Meg Fisher for an application pack on 020 8977 7558 or email her at meg@landmarkartscentre.org. You can also find more information at www.landmarkartscentre.org.uk