Made in the Middle is an important touring exhibition which showcases and sells some of the best contemporary craft and applied art from across the Midlands.

The current exhibition is the eighth in the ongoing series which has been developed over the last thirty years.

It promotes the best of recent craft from makers with a regional connection and  is popular with audiences, galleries and collectors. Besides achieving an excellent level of sales, many makers gain from further commissions and exhibiting opportunities.

Application and Selection

The 2016 selectors were:
Philippa Prinsloo, Head of Design, Home, John Lewis
Will Farmer, Director of Fieldings Auctioneers Ltd and ceramics and glass specialist with BBC’s Antiques Roadshow
Angie Boyer, Editorial Director, craft&design magazine
Rosie Addenbrooke, Exhibitions & Events Manager at Culture Coventry
Bryony Windsor, Head of Exhibitions at The National Centre for Craft & Design

Find out more about the application process here.

Working with…

This exhibition is a partnership between Craftspace and the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry.

Funding

The exhibition is supported by Arts Council England.

Visiting

The exhibition will launch at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry on 3rd December 2016 and will tour for approximately eighteen months. The first East Midlands venue in the tour will be the The National Centre for Craft & Design in May 2017.

Artists

Selected

Invited