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25 Apr 2013
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17 Apr 2013
It is an exciting time to be involved with the The National Centre for Craft & Design. Over the next few years we are undergoing an exciting transformation that builds on our reputation as the UK’s national centre.
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10 Apr 2013
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25 Mar 2013
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22 Mar 2013
Enjoy a day of demonstrations, artist talks, creative workshops and music on Saturday 13 April at The National Centre for Craft & Design.
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12 Mar 2013
Easter egg trails, "make&take" workshops and events. There's so much to do during the Easter holidays so be sure to visit us and enjoy a family day out!
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6 Mar 2013
Applications have opened for stall holders wishing to take part in this year's gifted.13 taking place at the end of November.
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14 Feb 2013
Join our User Forum and share your feedback on our activities and services and on how we can grow and improve.
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31 Jan 2013
We're joining with the Crafts Council's 'In Touch' project to offer a Continuing Professional Development day for teachers and arts educators on Thursday 21 February
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30 Jan 2013
People from all over the region are being invited to select images, objects or texts that in some way reflect our culture and our everyday lives from any chosen period of time to be displayed within an experimental new curatorial venture called The Window Collection being launched in March 2013 at The National Centre for Craft & Design.
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15 Jan 2013
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21 Dec 2012
Exciting new work from two emerging East Midlands’ artists will feature in “The National Centre Presents ….The Gallery Garden” an exhibition opening at The National Centre for Craft & Design in January 2013.
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7 Dec 2012
Pupils from St Botolph’s School and William Alvey School will be entertaining visitors with Christmas carols and seasonal music at The National Centre’s Christmas Market on Saturday 15 December. Opening gifted.12 at 11am will be the children’s band and choir from St Botolph’s CofE School followed by a choir of over 30 pupils from William Alvey CofE School.
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30 Nov 2012
A festive day of craft, live music, entertainment, workshops, demonstrations and delicious local food will be held at The National Centre for Craft & Design on Saturday 15 December. Throughout the day, visitors to gifted.12 will have the chance to watch artists demonstrating their skills and talking about the techniques and influences on their work.
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15 Nov 2012
On Friday 23 November, Year Six students from the William Alvey School in Sleaford will take over The National Centre for Craft & Design for the whole day.
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5 Oct 2012
Something Wonderful is coming to Sleaford from Wednesday 24 October to Friday 26 October and we want you to be part of it ….
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28 Sep 2012
Inspired by artist Paul Klee’s suggestion that ‘drawing is like taking a line for a walk’, two artists in residence, Phil Bowman and Carol Parker, along with staff members from artsNK and The National Centre for Craft & Design (The NCCD) will create a pathway of colour near Eastgate Green, during the week of Monday 1 to Friday 5 October.
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20 Sep 2012
A special evening of talks by guest speakers from Philadelphia, San Jose State and Lincoln Universties and a Zoomster competition for children to enter ....
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26 Aug 2012
The National Centre for Craft & Design in partnership with Design Factory is seeking artists for 'gifted.12' Christmas Market on Saturday 15th December 2012.
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6 Aug 2012
The National Centre for Craft & Design is offering the perfect way to spend your August Bank Holiday ahead of the kids going back to school.
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27 Jul 2012
We are delighted to see makers recently supported by The National Centre for Craft & Design featured in two new exhibition projects from Crafts Council which are tied to the Olympics
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4 Jul 2012
To escape the rain and drizzle, we are offering two sunny summer workshops this month!
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21 Jun 2012
The National Centre for Craft & Design is seeking to recruit a Learning Assistant to support the Learning Manager in driving forward the strategic development and ambitions of the learning programme to ensure they are achieving excellent art for everyone.
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20 Jun 2012
Join us for a screening of Golden Fables - a film which captures the excitement of a live performance of this vibrant celebration of Lincolnshire, rural life and the county's heritage.
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5 Jun 2012
Lincoln University student Mary James has been awarded NCCD's Design Innovation Award for her fashion collection entitled "Future Imperfect" which explores the notion of a bleak future world where garments need to be created from found materials due to the depletion of resources.
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24 May 2012
Inspire and energize your mind and body by joining our newly formed Life Drawing and Yoga classes taking place every Tuesday during June and the beginning of July.
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17 May 2012
An exhibition of unique knitted garments created by specialist textile students from the University of Lincoln will be on display in our Learning Zone from Saturday 2 June until Saturday 9 June.
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11 May 2012
The National Centre for Craft & Design is passionate about the development of art skills and leadership in the craft and design arena. For these reasons the Centre has recently registered as an Arts Award centre.
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17 Apr 2012
Calling young people aged between 15 and 25 years who have bundles of energy, ideas and creativity to be a part of our Young People’s Forum
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13 Apr 2012
We are inviting interested parties to consider being part of a new National Portfolio Advisory Panel
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30 Mar 2012
It’d be easy enough for us here at The National Centre for Craft & Design to tell you how great the learning programme is, so we thought we’d share the thoughts of one of our customers…
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20 Mar 2012
This is a fantastic opportunity to meet the team at the NCCD, find out more about our learning programme and discover exactly how contemporary craft and design can support and enrich your programme of study.
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16 Mar 2012
Visitors to the main gallery exhibition Museum of Broken Relationships, have been delighted by the beautiful and intricately paper cut screens hanging throughout the gallery.
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2 Mar 2012
Come and create something new and fabulous from old and unwanted recycled materials! Two stimulating workshops for adults and students ...
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17 Feb 2012
Join us in March for a varied and exciting programme of events.
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1 Feb 2012
The Museum of Broken Relationships may be an exhibition of objects and heartfelt stories but things are not too melancholy at The National Centre of Craft & Design during the “Valentines” month of February.
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25 Jan 2012
A professional practice symposium open to all aspiring and existing makers and exploring the influence of career paths and cultural heritage on contemporary craft practice to be held on Saturday 28 April 2012
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24 Jan 2012
This February half term we have something happening every day for young people to enjoy.
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23 Jan 2012
We are seeking to recruit a Learning Assistant to support the Learning Manager in driving forward the strategic development and ambitions of the learning programme to ensure The National Centre for Craft & Design is achieving excellent art for everyone.
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18 Jan 2012
East Midlands Visual Arts Network (EMVAN) are holding a series of roadshows across the region, presenting an opportunity for new and prospective members to engage in critical discussion, exchange ideas, make contacts and to find out more about EMVAN and its future programme of activity.
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13 Jan 2012
Each year artists and artists groups, from across Lincolnshire apply for the opportunity to exhibit in the Roof Gallery at The National Centre for Craft & Design. Selected participants then embark on a six month development process, working with the artistic team at the National Centre in order to curate and stage their own prestigious exhibition.
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6 Jan 2012
When a love affair ends, the once treasured mementos of lost romance are often consigned to the dustbin. But most of us hold on to at least one keepsake to remind us of our once-grand passions. Now, with an exhibition called the Museum of Broken Relationships opening at The National Centre for Craft & Design in January 2012, such items could have a home.
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9 Dec 2011
Christmas shopping just got better this week at The National Centre for Craft & Design with stunning new products being introduced to the ground floor retail area.
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18 Nov 2011
The National Centre for Craft & Design presented their Innovation Award to young East Midlands maker Chi-Son Chang this month
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15 Nov 2011
We are currently calling for artists to submit their ideas for spring stock that would include items specifically for Easter and Father's Day.
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14 Nov 2011
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27 Oct 2011
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13 Oct 2011
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25 Sep 2011
Inspired by the enthusiastic response to a 2010 exhibition which touched upon the notion of collecting, this gallery began an investigation into 'objects' - what do they mean to us, what is their value and what do objects represent? Your feedback, which told of the emotional attachment we make to objects and the stories these objects often can tell, went on to inspire a new exhibition for which we now require your input and contribution!
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