Discover Curated Art Opportunities in Craft

Organizer Information Craftwork4.0All is a European platform dedicated to supporting emerging craft artists and practitioners through international collaboration, mobility, training, residencies, and professional development. The platform connects organizations from 12 European countries and promotes contemporary craft while also preserving traditional knowledge and cultural heritage. Its activities encourage co-creation, sustainability, new technologies, and cross-border exchange between […]

Organizer Information The Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA) is a Creative Scotland-supported small-grants programme delivered in partnership with local authorities and arts organisations across Scotland. Individual VACMA schemes are managed locally by participating partners. The programme is designed to provide accessible funding for practising visual artists and craft makers to develop their creative […]

Organizer Information Pattern Club is a non-profit organisation that runs Alpaca Festival, a festival focused on algorithmic patterns in the creative arts. The festival brings together artists, craftspeople, performers, researchers, technologists, and communities interested in how patterns are created, transmitted, interpreted, and experienced. Its programme combines live performances, practical workshops, and conference talks, encouraging dialogue […]

Organizer Information Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis (French Academy in Rome) is a French cultural institution based at the historic Villa Medici in Rome, Italy. Each year, the Academy organizes an international competition to select artists, authors, and researchers for a 12-month residency dedicated to creation, experimentation, and research. The programme welcomes […]

Organizer Information Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW) is an internationally recognised centre for contemporary tapestry, textile art, and collaborative artistic production, based in South Melbourne, Victoria. Established in 1976, ATW has produced more than 500 tapestries through collaborations with Australian and international artists. Its studio combines professional tapestry weaving, a specialist Dye Lab, exhibitions, education, and […]

Organizer Information Ubah Rumah Residency is a long-term artist residency and research project developed in partnership with Nikoi Island, a private island off Bintan, Indonesia. The project is inspired by the nomadic culture of the Orang Laut of the Riau Islands and the Malay concept of “Ubah Rumah,” meaning “Home of Change.” Its programme explores […]

Organizer Information make-a-thek is an EU-funded project bringing together nine international partners to develop modular, replicable makerspaces within public libraries. The project focuses on circular fashion, traditional crafts, digital technologies, and community knowledge-sharing, with activities inspired by the New European Bauhaus values of sustainability, inclusivity, and beauty. Supported by the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, make-a-thek […]

Organizer Information Co-founded by international cultural manager Sasiwimon Wongjarin (Aom) and cultural writer Claire Rosslyn Wilson, Studio 88 Artist Residency is a creative retreat and project space located in the rustic town of Doi Saket, 25 kilometers from Chiang Mai, Thailand. Studio 88 connects global creators with local Thai communities and ecosystems, providing a supportive […]

Organizer Information The Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints was founded in Tokyo in 1928 to preserve traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques at a time when newer printing technologies were beginning to displace the craft. The institute is one of the few studios in Japan still practicing the full Edo-period process for ukiyo-e, and has reproduced […]