BUY HANDMADE AT MANCHESTER CRAFT & DESIGN CENTRE
'The place to visit for original gifts and one-off art.' Manchester Evening News May 2009
Buy something handmade, personal and bespoke at Manchester Craft and Design Centre. Explore two floors of contemporary studios within the unique surroundings of our victorian market building. Choose from jewellery, bags, ceramics, interior accessories, furniture, paintings, baby wear and much more.Find out more about our studios and resident designer-makers, and clickhereto find out how to get your own studio at MCDC.Take a little time out to visitOak St. Cafecafe too, providing shoppers and browsers with the tastiest homemade food in the area.Manchester Craft & Design Centre also has an exhibitions programme which aims to promote contemporary, innovative craft and design.
NEWS...
CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS
To give you a helping hand with the Chritsmas shopping, MCDC will be open on Sundays throughout December, between 11am and 5pm, excluding the 30th December (when we hope you will be finishing off the very last of the turkey and getting your glad rags out of storage). Join us for our Christmas shopping launch on Saturday 24th November (more below).
For your info, we will be open right up until 3pm on Christmas Eve and will re-open again for you to spend your Christmas money and MCDC vouchers at 10am on Saturday 5th Jan!
FourFront Exhibition Launch and Christmas Shopping Event
LAUNCH EVENT INFO:
Sat 24thof November 2012 | From 2pm |FREE
We launch the official Christmas shopping period in style. As usual we will have live music, craft activities, tasty treats and a brand new exhibition to feast your eyes upon. This year sees the launch of FourFront, in partnership with Craft Scotland. More about the exhibitionhere, and read on for details of the day's events.
Family Friendly - try laser-cutting your own Christmas decorations!
Christmas carol singers
Adopt a glass animal from the FourFront exhibition*
*Adopt a glass pet!
Want to get your hands on a beautiful, water jet-cut animal, made by the talented Rachel Elliot?
During our Exhibition Launch and Christmas Shopping Launchwe are giving you the chance to adopt, name and purchase a glass figure from maker Rachel Elliot.When you adopt a figure, well let everyone know youve chosen them, tweet an image of both of you together and make sure no-one else gets their mitts on them!
30th ANNIVERSARY CHARITY AUCTION
8th November, at MCDC
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Manchester Craft and Design Centre'scharity auctionon 8th November gave collectors and craft lovers achance to bid on silver rings, intricately cut paper pictures, porcelain sculptures and more.All items were one-offs, especially created by the Centre's resident makers and ceramicist Carys Davies.
Many thanks toOak St Cafefor providing yummy cocktails and bar service, our fantastic guest auctioneer, artist and collectorMichael Trainorand to all who attended, gave their support, time and money to raise funds for MCDC andForever Manchester. We would also like to thank our patron, Guy Garvey for donating a signed Elbow vinyl which fetched 100 at auction.
A grand total of 2217.93 was raised, which will go to supporting the work that Forever Manchester are doing to transform communities in Greater Manchester, as well as contributing to the improvement of Manchester Craft & Design Centre's historic building to improve visitor experience. We are thrilled with the result of the auction and give our thanks again to al concerned.
As part of our 30th Anniversary year programme, we have lots of exciting social events and training sessions planned for 2012. (Please note: If you are specifically looking for exhibitions clickhere, and if you are interested in workshops clickhere).
MANCHESTER CRAFT & DESIGN CENTRE TURNS 30
2012 is a special year for us, as MCDC reaches the big three-zero! From it's humble beginnings in 1982 to becoming an award-winning centre for craft retail and development, we want you to join us throughout the year to help us celebrate.
For more info on our anniversary events clickhereand sign up to ourmailing listfor reminders of events, workshops and exhibitions, or you can see our 30th Anniversarycalendar at-a-glance.
ELBOW'S GUY GARVEY BECOMES OUR PATRON!
Elbow frontman, Guy Garvey, is giving us his seal of approval as we celebrate our 30th Anniversary. Fresh from penning the BBC's Olympic theme, set to be aired to a global audience of millions later this summer, Guy is happy to be supporting the Centre.
He says, "Years ago I'd sit and scribble in the caf, or wander around the shops watching people work. Its one of those warm personal destinations that I'll meet friends from out of town in and if you like to give personal gifts then there is nowhere better in the North West. Im very proud to be a patron."
Current Exhibition
Crafting History
14th July - 10th November 2012
Crafting Historyshowcases creative responses to the history of Manchester Craft & Design Centre. ArtistCarys Davieshas produced a ceramic installation, uncovering the tales and memories of MCDC, donated during theCollecting Historyproject by visitors, artists and friends. 26 resident makers from the Centre have also donated work to the exhibition, which respond to historical facts or stories from MCDC's past.
Forthcoming Exhibitions
FourFront
24th November 2012 - 9th March 2013
Craft practice is steaming ahead, with makers increasingly utilising a range of new technology and mechanical processes to make their work.Craftspeople are 3D printing objects of head-scratching form, machine-cutting intricate detail from almost any material and producing work in the thousands with industrial machines. The FourFront exhibition showcases work from makers who are pulling craft firmly into the 21stcentury.
Manchester Craft and Design Centre have joined forces with Craft Scotland, with work frommetalworkerKirsty Eaglesfield, glassmakerRachel Elliott, and textile and paper artistsEliza KesumaandMhari McMullan.