MAKE Southwest

The Craft&Making Saturday Club at MAKE Southwest is a free programme of workshops for young people who have a passion for making. We are looking to support the next generation of crafts people and our Club provides a small and friendly environment for young makers aged 13 – 16 years old to explore their creativity.

Emphasis is placed on giving our young people an experience of materials and processes that are rarely covered in secondary school curriculum. In the previous years we have covered: printmaking; book binding; paper marbling; ceramics; willow weaving; traditional sign writing; sculpture; letterpress printing; leather working; embroidery; glass blowing/hot glass.

Workshops are run by professional tutors taken from our growing membership of makers. We also organise visits to local craft businesses and organisations as a way of giving our Club members an insight into employment within the craft industries. At the end of the programme,  Club members are given opportunity to showcase their craft works at the local Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey. All participants are encouraged to take part in the Bronze Arts Award and support is given throughout the Club programme to complete this qualification.

Club members will also take part in free national events including the Summer Show, where Saturday Clubs nationwide exhibit their work in a public exhibition, and Masterclasses with leading industry professionals. Click here to find out more about this Saturday Club’s 2022-23 Masterclass with Bonfield Block-Printers.

“Saturday Club is so much about exploring ideas without boundaries.” Evie, 2022-2023 Saturday Club member.
To read the full interview with Evie, click here.

Club dates:
12 October 2024 – 14 June 2025
Saturdays, 10:00 – 13:00

Riverside Mill
Bovey Tracey
Devon
TQ13 9AF

t: (0)1626 832 223

Saturday Club? Well it’s the highlight of the week isn’t it?

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