Guild Crafts Cheltenham
In conjunction with The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
The Gardens Gallery
Cheltenham
GL50 1UW
4 – 13 October 2019
10am – 6pm
Free Entry
As part of The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen will be hosting a selling fair of exceptional craft work across all media by over 25 of its members. The show will be held in the beautiful The Gardens Gallery in Montpellier Gardens in the heart of the city and will include many disciplines, such as furniture, metalwork, textiles, basket-making, ceramics, jewellery, paper craft and more.
Makers will be on hand to discuss their inspiration and creative practice. Some will also be demonstrating what they do. All works are available to purchase or commission.
Like the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen has a history going back to the first half of the twentieth century. It’s the oldest craft guild in the country, founded in 1933, and has always had a close link with Cheltenham. Now a co-operative of over 80 practising makers, the Gloucestershire Guild is dedicated to promoting contemporary designer crafts of a very high standard, both functional and decorative. The Guild has a permanent gallery and retail outlet in Clarence Street, The Guild at 51, and plays an active role in keeping arts and crafts visible in the area.
Guild Crafts Cheltenham
In conjunction with The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
The Gardens Gallery
Montpellier Gardens
Cheltenham
GL50 1UW
4 – 13 October 2019
10am – 6pm
Free entry
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For ten days every autumn, Cheltenham is transformed into a literary lover’s dream as The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival welcomes over 900 of the world’s finest writers, actors, politicians, poets and leading opinion formers to help celebrate the joy of the written word. Alongside a programme of nearly 500 debates, interviews and workshops, the festival also hosts Book It! a festival within a festival for families and young readers. Where else could you see the Gruffalo rub shoulders with an award-winning novelist, or a Hollywood legend exchange views with political leaders? Established in 1949, The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival is one of oldest literary events in the world – and with a feast of superstar speakers, an unrivalled setting at the heart of Cheltenham, and the chance to meet your favourite authors and characters – it’s certainly the most fun!
