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    Inches Carr Craft Bursaries 2025

    Learn about the nine makers awarded the Inches Carr Craft Bursaries 2025.

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    COMPASS: Emerging Curator Programme 2026

    Join the next cohort of Craft Scotland's COMPASS programme for emerging craft curators.

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    HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair

    Look back at HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair, curated by Stacey Hunter and presented by Craft Scotland at Edinburgh's City Art Centre.

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    Learn with COMPASS: Online

    Discover free-to-access resources for makers, including courses on routes to market, sustainable making and health and wellbeing.

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Welcome to Craft Scotland, the home of Scottish contemporary craft.

Get creative with our What’s On listings brimming with craft workshops, courses and exhibitions. You’ll find the ultimate guide to Scottish contemporary craft talent with our Craft Directory, and read inspiring maker stories.

Craft Scotland is the national development agency supporting makers and promoting craft. 

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Pauline Beautyman

Handcrafted by hand and on the wheel, my ceramics speak quietly of the landscape. Often incorporating loch sand, foraged clay and river silts, the surface textures and additional pattern also…

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Craft Journal

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    The Craft Edit

    The Craft Edit January 2026

    Explore the latest news in Scotland’s contemporary craft sector with the January edition of The Craft Edit.

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    Announcement

    Craft Scotland Team Update

    Craft Scotland is delighted to introduce three new team members who will play a key role in delivering our bold vision for the future programme. 

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    Shopping & Lifestyle

    Celebrate Craft and Shop Local This Festive Season: Makers Markets and Open Studios Not to Be Missed

    As the festive season gets underway, we encourage you to support and celebrate makers around Scotland by shopping locally!

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    Exhibition Review

    Hag: Reimagining Complexities of Womanhood, Ageing and Wisdom

    Rachel Ashenden reviews Hag. Knowledge, Power & Alchemy Through Craft, a group exhibition curated by Kate Pickering and presented by Fife Contemporary.

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    Announcement

    Statement Regarding Access for HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair

    Craft Scotland share an update about an unexpected change in the facilities at the City Art Centre, our venue for HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair.

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