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a-n: The Artists Information Company is a UK agency for supporting artists' practice. Their publications and services meet the professional needs of artists and the visual arts sector, identifying changing trends and new needs.

a-n achieve their mission through:

A programme of publications for practitioners, educators and employers

Sectoral research that provides vital evidence for advocacy campaigns and informs cultural development

Partnership projects.

info@a-n.co.uk
www.a-n.co.uk

Membership network for visual and applied arts offers practical professional benefits and much more.

Backed up by a-n The Artists Information Company, AIR (Artists' Interaction & Representation) was established in 2006 and has nearly 11,000 artist members.

Here's what we do:
- keep artists in touch with arts jobs, news, opportunities, and with each other, through our website, regular ebulletins and events
- meet regularly with policy bodies such as the Arts Council to advocate on artists' behalf
- provide specially tailored professional benefits, like our free public liability insurance cover.

Following the introduction of free £5m public and products liability insurance for UK-based AIR members in 2007, brokers Hencilla Canworth Ltd and a-n The Artists Information Company have developed the Artists' Insurance Policy (AIP) for practising visual and applied artists. Providing cover for artwork and materials, studio and contents, and employers' liability at a highly competitive rate, policy benefits are tailored to reflect the diversity of work practice and professional requirements of visual and applied artists.

Artists can choose an 'off the peg' option or request a personalised quote. For further information about the Artists' Insurance Policy (AIP) visit www.a-n.co.uk/AIR_insurance, or to find out how to become an AIR member, visit www.a-n.co.uk/subscribe or call +44 (0) 191 241 8000.

AIR: Artists Interaction and Representation
Phone: +44 (0)191 241 8000
www.a-n.co.uk/subscribe

The Guild is a society of artists, craftsmen and designers drawn together by a common interest in the interaction, development and distribution of creative skills. Together they represent and uphold a variety of views on design and stand for authenticity in a world increasingly uncertain about what is real. Authenticity is expressed in many ways, irrespective of political and stylistic ideology.

The objectives of the Guild are to advance education in all the visual arts and crafts by means of lectures, meetings, demonstrations, discussions ... and to foster and maintain high standards of design and craftsmanship in all branches of the visual arts and crafts in any way which may be beneficial to the community.

Art Workers Guild
6 Queen Square
London WC1N 3AR
Phone: 0207 713 0966
Fax: 0207 713 0967
monica@artworkersguild.org
http://www.artworkersguild.org/

Artbase is a national two-year apprenticeship scheme for emerging artists and designers. The apprenticeship is dedicated to developing professional practice of the artists intending to work in the area of public art.

Each year 30 artists/designers will be selected to join the scheme and will participate in the following:
- live project shadowing and mentoring (with an experienced art practitioner)
- workshop programme (covering all aspects of artists' professional and personal development needs)
- e-learning programme (developing a professional portfolio).

Through the scheme Artbase will help raise the profile of emerging artists and build invaluable experience of the public art and built environment arena.

Artbase has been developed by Impact Art, a public art consultancy that specialises in the embedding of arts strategies and commissions within the public realm and new built environment.

Phone: 01444 484847
info@artbase.org.uk
www.artbase.org.uk

Artquest help London's visual artists and craftspeople by fostering critical engagement and providing practical support to professional London-based visual artists and craftspeople through a website, email and telephone helpline, advice sessions, events and seminars. This support covers areas such as:

- creating, presenting and selling work
- research and development of new work practices, debates and techniques
- financial advice
- legal advice through the Artlaw section of its website.
- ongoing professional development and training opportunities.

Services and resources:
- advice sessions, telephone and email helpline
- workshops, training and conferences.

University of the Arts London
65 Davies Street
London W1K 5DA
Phone: 020 7514 8508
Fax: 020 7514 6211
info@artquest.org.uk
www.artquest.org.uk

Artroute - information and advice for visual artists and craftspeople considering living and working in France. Provided by Artquest.

Artroute is an initiative of Artquest and the British Council, France. It has been designed specifically for UK based visual artists and craftspeople who would like to work in France, but are unsure of how to begin or how to find work. It aims to equip UK based practitioners in the basic elements of creative practice - giving a basic knowledge of the French art scene, venues, legal issues, studios, residencies, possible work opportunities, funding and further links to information and advice services already present in France. As with the main Artquest website, Artroute will be constantly updated with new information.

Artquest
Contact name: Russell Martin
Phone: 020 7514 8357 (Monday and Friday only)
Fax: 020 7514 6357
russell@artquest.org.uk
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artroute/

Online register of consultants and trainers in the arts.

www.arts-consultants.org.uk

The Association of Illustrators is a non-profit making trade association and members consist primarily of freelance illustrators as well as agents, clients, students and lecturers.

As the only body to represent illustrators in the UK, the AOI has successfully increased the standing of illustration as a profession and improved the commercial and ethical conditions of employment. The AOI devises an annual events programme and provides an advisory service for its members.

The Association of Illustrators
Phone: 020 7613 4328
info@theaoi.com
www.theaoi.com

Run in conjunction with the Creative Process and the Richard Rogers Partnership, London, this project was established in 2002 as a cross-disciplinary scheme encouraging networking, research and support within the design sector.

Attainable Utopias offers free consultation to selected institutions and corporations and to broker new alliances between a wide range of experts, organisations, and institutions.

For more information see www.attainable-utopias.org

Phone: 020 7919 7788
info@attainable-utopias.org
www.attainable-utopias.org

Chinese Arts Centre is the national organisation for the promotion of contemporary Chinese arts. It is based in Manchester, but a large proportion of its work is done in London. Its aim is to develop a sustainable infrastructure to allow all Chinese arts to flourish in the UK. A large part of what it does is to provide information, advice and guidance to artists of Chinese descent.

Services and resources:
- advice given on career development, artistic practice and opportunities
- small group training in a range of practical, artistic and career skills
- seminars which focus on raising awareness of contemporary Chinese arts or developing a sustainable infrastructure for them
- range of equipment and office support available to artists
- helping people to start or develop a freelance career or arts business
- extensive resource library on Chinese arts and culture.

Market Buildings
Thomas Street
Manchester M4 1EU
Phone: 0161 832 7271
Fax: 0161 832 7513
info@chinese-arts-centre.org
www.chinese-arts-centre.org

CIPS is the business support and regeneration faculty of Newham College of Further Education.

Through initiatives such as Asian Dreams, which supports the east London fashion industry and the ZIP Centre for Vocational Excellence in Textile Manufacturing and Design, CIPS has successfully developed innovative ways of professional support.

Our work covers a wide range of activities including events, seminars, mentoring and industry-specific training programmes.

Centre for Innovation and Partnerships, Newham College
Phone: 0845 650 4244
info@cipsonline
www.cipsonline.com

Cockpit Arts was established in 1993 as a registered charity with a mission to support designer-makers at various stages of their business development. We are now the largest provider of subsidised workspace and business support for designer-makers in London, and have two centres in Holborn, WC1, and Deptford, SE8, housing a total of 165 small creative businesses (100 in Holborn, 65 in Deptford).

Both of our workspace centres are ideally situated. Cockpit Arts at Holborn is in the heart of the West End and is very close to the Hatton Garden jewellery quarter. Cockpit Arts in Deptford's Creekside is next door to the new Laban dance centre, and is part of an exciting new community of artists and art organisations within a designated Creative Enterprise Zone.

Workspaces are available by application to those who have never had a studio, as well as those that are more established. The rental structure is designed to encourage start-up businesses and starts at £8.75 to £9.60 per square foot. Thereafter there are incremental increases for occupancy up to a maximum of eight years. Most studios are occupied by between two and five makers, which encourages a sharing of experiences, ideas and contacts, as well as collaborative projects and peer-to-peer learning.

Cockpit Arts provides year-round business support to all its designer-makers through a rolling programme of group workshops and seminars, 'one-to-one' consultations and specialist advice surgeries. In addition, we continue our highly-acclaimed 'Developing Professional Practice' (DPP) course, that runs part-time over one year and provides highly-customised support in the areas of marketing, business, IT, photography, resources development and one-to-one mentoring.

The aim of the DPP is to increase the viability and success rate of the participating businesses. Twenty places are available on the course which runs from July to June each year, and now attracts more applicants than it can cater for.

A 'Train the Trainer' programme has recently trained additional specialist trainers who can deliver the course at Cockpit Arts as well as other venues. In addition, Cockpit Arts has undertaken a 'Mid-Career Practitioner' research project to examine the sustainability and growth opportunities for practitioners who have been in business for between three to eight years in order to plot a way forward both personally and professionally and enable them to realise their potential.

Our designer-makers take part in our bi-annual Open Studios twice a year (in the summer and winter) at both centres. These events attract over 7,000 visitors including trade buyers, exhibition curators and press, and are a fantastic opportunity for the general public to view a vast range of work and purchase or commission individual designs. Cockpit Arts also takes part in selected exhibitions including an installation at the prestigious Great Eastern Hotel; Deptford Design part of the London Design Festival; and trade fairs that have included Designersblock and 100% Design. Cockpit Arts website, www.cockpitarts.com, hosts a webpage for each designer-maker with images and information about their work.

Visit the Cockpit Arts website for more information and to download an application form to apply for the Developing Professional Practice programme.

Sarah Palmer, Business Support Consultant
Phone: 020 7419 1963
sarahp@cockpitarts.com
www.cockpitarts.com

By facilitating creative excellence and good business practice, Craft Central supports and enables individuals to achieve the highest standards in fine craft and design.

Craft Central is membership organisation and registered charity supporting around 350 crafts people and designer-makers from across Greater London who are either members of its Designers Network or based at its studios in Clerkenwell, EC1.

Through its Designers Network Craft Central offers the following carefully tailored initiatives: business development training and grants; exhibiting and promotional opportunities; information, advising, mentoring and resources; full and part-time workspace.

Services & Resources:

- Subsidised tailored business training programme
- Regular networking opportunities from breakfast club meetings to tips & tricks from network peers
- Access to exhibition facilities and opportunities
- Page on website
- Access to IT resources and training
- Discounts on other services including insurance and stands at selected trade events
- Quarterly professional development bulletin detailing above initiatives and regular email updates and opportunities.

Craft Central
33-35 St John's Square
London
EC1M 4DS
Phone: 020 7251 0276
Fax: 020 7250 0297
info@craftcentral.org.uk
www.craftcentral.org.uk

The Crafts Council is the national development agency for contemporary crafts in the UK. We run schemes to support both emerging and established makers and curators, and create conferences and seminars to encourage debate and share best practice.

We work with a strategic choice of partners to:
– Make contemporary craft exciting and relevant to the widest possible audience
– Nurture and support makers and craft professionals throughout their careers
– Promote the teaching and studying of contemporary craft within schools
– Identify the needs of the sector through in-depth research
– Grow the market for the sale of contemporary craft to collectors, museums, businesses and the general public

Crafts Council
44a Pentonville Road,
Islington,
London N1 9BY
Phone: 020 7278 7700
www.craftscouncil.org.uk

The Creative Space Agency is an innovative service that links owners of vacant property with creative professionals looking for potential spaces in London in which to work, exhibit, perform or rehearse.

The services on offer through the Creative Space Agency include an up to date list of available spaces in London, handy fact sheets and regular training sessions to help creative professionals get the most out of the service.

The Creative Space Agency is a project delivered jointly by CIDA (the Cultural Industries Development Agency) and Urban Space Management.

CIDA is the leading support organisation for the creative and cultural sector. We help thousands of creative individuals, businesses and arts organisations by providing information, business support, professional development training, networking & showcasing opportunities, and by commissioning new work.

Urban Space Management is a leading developer and manager of regeneration projects in Great Britain and the United States, drawing more than 15 million visitors to it projects annually.

This initiative is funded by Arts Council England, London and the London Development Agency.

http://www.creativespaceagency.co.uk/

CreativePeople is a national network of ten consortia dedicated to providing advice and guidance to support the professional development of people working in arts and craft industries. The aim of each consortium is to help those working in the arts and craft industries take a more planned approach to their own professional development, helping them to identify the most useful professional development activities, to prioritise and to implement them.

The CreativePeople network offers a wealth of information on resources and events: workshops, conferences, courses, mentoring schemes, critical appraisal services and online toolkits. It also contains news about job opportunities and commissions. The arts connect search enables you to look for such information on the individual websites of its many partners.

Sign up to receive the CreativePeople network bulletin a regular briefing on the CreativePeople network. http://www.creativepeople.org.uk/register/ebulletins.php

www.creativepeople.org.uk

Doors Opening is the online showcasing and promotional tool designed to meet the needs of artists, crafts people, designers, makers, photographers and others in creative occupations. For £35 a year members receive quality online representation and all the benefits of a personal website and more for a fraction of the cost.

Please visit our website to find out more about our service and how we can help you. Alternatively please email us.

Keir Whitaker and Glenn Badham
Phone: Keir: 07834 592 851 and Glenn: 07712 310 399
info@doorsopening.net
www.doorsopening.net

East London Printmakers run workshops in etching, screenprinting and textile printing in their fully equipped studio in Hackney, east London.

Three-hour workshops usually take place on Wednesday evenings, and are a good way to get an introduction to printmaking, or to refresh your memory if it is a technique that you have tried out in the past. These workshops are very reasonably priced.

ELP also run one-day workshops for beginners, guiding people through the whole process of creating a t-shirt, a screenprint or etching. These are run in collaboration with Space Studios, in which ELP are based.

elpworkshops@hotmail.co.uk
www.eastlondonprintmakers.co.uk

The Embroiderers' Guild is the UK's leading craft organisation, a self-funding educational charity and registered museum which promotes embroidery and provides access to its resources and skills for the benefit of the whole community. The Guild promotes embroidery as being all work stitched or derived from stitch.

Apartment 41,
Hampton Court Palace,
Surrey KT8 9AU
Phone: 020 8943 1229
Fax: 020 8977 9882
administrator@embroiderersguild.com
www.embroiderersguild.com

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust produces a newsletter, Excel, with details of the latest craftspeople to receive awards plus news from past Scholars. Excel comes out in January and July and appears on the website as soon as it is published.

Journalists and crafts-related organisations wishing to receive a hard copy of the newsletter should email their details to qest@rwha.co.uk

http://www.qest.org.uk/newsletter.html

The Fashion Business Resource Studio is a single point of contact sharing the creative, business and technical expertise of London College of Fashion with the fashion and lifestyle industries.

It offers industry support through consultancy, knowledge transfer partnerships (KTPs), tailormade training and up-skilling, creative insights, networks and helping businesses to get involved in other ways.

Ursula Hudson,
Fashion Business Resource Studio, 20 John Princes Street,
London W1G 0BJ
Phone: 020 7514 7995
u.hudson@fashion.arts.ac.uk
www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/

Forum is Artquest's peer mentoring group project for established visual artists and craftspeople in London. Forum provides a space for established visual artists and craftspeople to engage in constructive, rigorous and critical discussion on their practice.

Artquest initiated Forum in 2004 in response to a lack of available peer mentoring sessions within the London visual art and craft communities for established practitioners. A secondary benefit of the project was the opportunity for artists to network and socialise informally. Artists and craftspeople present their work and concerns about their practice to the rest of their group in a relaxed, informal atmosphere, networking across disciplines and exploring lines of enquiry outside their usual practice.

Artists seeking to set up peer mentoring groups may be interested to read the Artquest's Setting up a Peer Mentoring Group Guidelines in the Manage your career section of the Artquest website.

Artquest
Russell Martin
Phone: 020 7514 8357 (Monday and Friday only)
Fax: 020 7514 6211
russell@artquest.org.uk
www.artquest.org.uk/manage/peermentoring/peer-mentoring-groups.htm

The Greenwich Craft Foundation's aim is to become a centre of excellence for the training, development and support of the craft sector that has regional, national and international links.

The centre also builds upon and further develops an extensive provision in applied arts and contemporary crafts.

Support offered:
- a number of short training courses and workshops as well as professional development support for the craft trade in London and the south east.

Kim Miller, Greenwich Craft Foundation, Greenwich Park
Centre, Royal Hill, London SE10 8PY
Phone: 020 8858 2211
craftinfo@gcc.ac.uk
www.gcc.ac.uk

Hidden Art is a membership organisation that supports and promotes designer-makers, while offering companies and members of the public access to original design.

Our aim is to improve access to information, enable the exchange of ideas and expertise and offer a platform for designer-makers to exhibit and sell work, products and designs to key markets and the public.

Services & Resources:
- Product development sessions with our Design Brokerage Manager or with our Pool of Specialist members
- A range of themed monthly networking sessions
- Seminars provided through our Tailored Training Programme
- Buiness support offered through our monthly networking sessions and Tailored Training Programme
- Hidden Art Bureau - a multimedia resource containing extensive reference material for designer-makers.

One of the main aims of Mazorca Projects is to provide business support to designer-makers at all stages of career/company development. Whether an individual hoping to start trading, need funding for business expansion, or are looking for international contacts, finding new places to showcase your work, or want expert advice on how to put your business on-line, contact Hidden Art.

Ground Floor Rear
Hidden Art
Shoreditch Stables
138 Kingsland Road
London E2 8DY
Phone: 020 7729 3800
Fax: 020 7729 3377
colin@hiddenart.co.uk
www.hiddenart.com

Innovation RCA's programmes in applied research, product development and creative business enables the college's graduates and business partners to work together more effectively.

Current programmes
IResearch Associates - RCA teams new college graduates with industry partners on one-year research and development projects in the areas of socially inclusive design and commercial innovation.

ISelected Works - RCA commercially develops selected graduate innovations in partnership with business through intellectual property protection, licensing activities or spin-out company formation.

IRapidform - RCA also offers state-of-the-art rapid prototyping facilities to realise, physically and technically, innovation outputs by graduates and business partners of the college.


InnovationRCA offers further product development opportunities to business through department-based collaborative projects and a register of research and development expertise of RCA staff and recent graduates. For more information see www.innovation.rca.ac.uk

John Bound, Innovation RCA, Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU
Phone: 020 7590 4249
john.bound@rca.ac.uk
www.innovation.rca.ac.uk

The Knowledge Dock Fabric Print and Design Bureau (FabPad) provides a valuable resource for artists, fashion and textile designers alike helping them transfer their vision into creative masterpieces.

The Bureau benefits from state of the art printing equipment and regulated colour workflow via its colour spectrometre.

For more information please check out www.knowledgedock.co.uk

Knowledge Dock, UEL
Phone: 020 8223 2560
www.knowledgedock.co.uk

Artquest has been gifted the entire archive of Artlaw articles, published in Art Monthly magazine since 1976. Written by Henry Lydiate, the archive is an invaluable source of legal information to the visual arts community in London and beyond.

Search the Artlaw archive on the Artquest website:
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw/artlaw.htm

Artquest
The London Institute
65 Davies Street
London W1K 5DA
Phone: 020 7514 8357, 020 7514 2984
Fax: 020 7514 6211
Minicom: 020 7409 3143
info@artquest.org.uk
www.artquest.org.uk

LAADE is a Visual Arts in Education organisation representing the London-wide art education community.

LAADE
Supports primary, secondary and tertiary teachers who are either specialists or have interest in, or responsibility for art, craft and design education and related visual arts fields.
Provides an agency service promoting contact between professional visual artists and schools through the maintenance and publication of a database/directory and regular networking events.
Develops strong links with museum and gallery education departments, collaborating on events and publications.
Maintains a network of members in schools, colleges, universities, local education authority advisory services, and amongst visual artists and a variety of art education organisations
Publishes a termly newsletter and maintains a website.

6 Cressida Rd,
London N19 3JW
www.laade.org

Delivered by manufacturers for manufacturers, MAS provides support to help businesses become more competitive.

Support offered:
Marketing and communications - promoting your business to new and existing markets

Visits, seminars and workshops - the London MAS runs numerous free workshops, seminars and factory visits, both directly and through the support of partner organisations.

Training materials and management guides - manufacturers can access a wide range of training materials and management guides, on a variety of manufacturing techniques and topics, many of which are available on this website in the information section.

For more information visit www.mas-london.co.uk

Siamak Alavi
St. Jamess Business Centre, 7 Storeys Gate, Westminster, London SW1P 3AT
Phone: 0845 600 2212
iamakalavi@mas-london.co.uk
www.mas.berr.gov.uk/mas-london/

London Printworks Trust offers a culturally diverse arts programme which combines exhibitions, educational activities, textile printing facilities, business advice and a project management service. Since 1991 it has delivered stimulating projects by bringing together artists and designers with emerging practitioners and local groups. The trust aims to strengthen links between contemporary art and design and to provide opportunities for small businesses.

London Printworks Trust
Unit 7
Brighton House
9 Brighton Terrace
London SW9 8DJ
Phone: 020 7738 7841
Fax: 020 7733 6169
info@londonprintworks.com
www.londonprintworks.com

media contacts: visual arts is a press directory service published in print and online format, and used by artists and galleries across the UK to promote their exhibitions. Our database of over 2000 national and international publications provides detailed insider information on deadlines, lead times, preferred methods of contact, and wherever possible, personal email addresses, for some 4000 arts correspondents across all media.

Our online directory service comes complete with press campaign manager and email sending facility, and is updated every working day, making it the most up-to-date and user friendly press list available.

With a subscription to media contacts you benefit from the thousands of calls made by our team every year, your press list is continuously updated and expanded, you can send out a press release at the touch of a button to all your chosen press, and all this for a fraction of the cost of hiring a PR company.

To find out more about our various subscription rates and packages, visit our website at www.mediacontacts.org.uk. And don’t forget to enquire about our special six monthly artist package, now available to artists across the UK.

media contacts
Phone: 01273 488 996
Fax: 01273 488 497
info@mediacontacts.org.uk
www.mediacontacts.org.uk

Metropolitan Works is London's leading Creative Industries Centre, helping designers and manufacturers develop ideas and bring new products to the marketplace through access to digital manufacturing, workshops, knowledge transfer, advice, courses and exhibitions.

Metropolitan Works is committed to bringing creative talent and London and UK manufacturers together, "providing the tools for creative minds to innovate".

Lisa Maclarty, Metropolitan Works, 41 Commercial Road (Weyhill Road entrance), London E1 1LA
Phone: 020 7320 1827
info@metropolitanworks.org
www.metropolitanworks.org

Portobello Business Centre supports start-up and existing businesses to succeed. The Business Centre is a non-profit company limited by guarantee.

Portobello Business Centre offers courses in introduction to business fundamentals and financial planning, developing a business idea, managing finances and business planning.

Portobello Business Centre
Acklam Road
London W10 5QZ
Phone: 020 7460 5050
Fax: 020 8968 3660
info@pbc.co.uk
www.pbc.co.uk

Q&A provides London based visual arts and crafts professionals with free legal advice from our team of legal specialists. We aim to cover any topic a practitioner might encounter, including studio disputes, contractual issues, copyright and intellectual property, resale royalty rights and much more. Q&A is intended to be a first point of contact with what can be a daunting and expensive process, or it can just set your mind at rest that you're on the right track.

If you're looking for more information on legal issues, as well as current legislation affecting the arts, have a look at the Artlaw Archive: an archive of legal articles written since 1976 by artlaw specialist Henry Lydiate.

Russell Martin, Artquest
Phone: 020 7514 8357
Fax: 020 7514 6211
russell@artquest.org.uk
www.artquest.org.uk/q&a

The Association was formed in May 1997 with the aim of establishing a national network of designer/jewellers and others with an interest in contemporary jewellery. It acts as a body representing the interests of British designer/jewellers and works to promote awareness of their work amongst other institutions, sales outlets and the general public, within the UK and worldwide. It seeks to explore links with similar organisations in other countries in order to build an international dialogue.

The Association publishes a quarterly newsletter, Findings, containing features on issues of interest to members, reviews and items of news and opportunities for jewellers. In time, it aims to provide a comprehensive information service to members and to the public.

PO Box 37807,
London SE23 1XJ
Phone: 020 8291 4201
Fax: 020 8291 4452
enquiries@acj.org.uk
www.acj.org.uk

Support for training in design and craftsmanship, educational activities and charitable grants for disadvantaged people in society.

Goldsmiths' Hall,
Foster Lane,
London EC2V 6BN
Phone: 020 7606 7010
Fax: 020 7606 1511
www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk

Aims to bring together those engaged in a trade, craft, profession or the service industry who believe in high standards and public recognition of such standards.

Works towards publicising these high standards through national and local media and promotes to the public the trading assets of the members, their professional expertise, their high standards and the value for money which they offer.

Promotes research within the craft, trade, art, profession or vocation in which members are engaged, for their own benefit and that of the public. Aims to foster learning among apprentices and students to help ensure the survival and success of their particular craft.

166 High Street,
Lewes,
East Sussex BN7 1XU
Phone: 01273 478449
Fax: 01273 478606
www.guildmc.com

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust awards Scholarships for study, training and work experience to help craftsmen and women of all ages to further their careers. Scholarships are awarded twice a year in the spring and summer and range from £2,000 to £15,000. Past Scholars' crafts include: basketmaking, blacksmithing, bookbinding, calligraphy, millinery, paper conservation, plaster conservation, stonemasonry and woodcarving.

Application forms and further information can be obtained by sending an A4 SAE with a 50p stamp to: The Secretary, The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, 1 Buckingham Place, London, SW1E 6HR. Tel: 020 7828 2268. Web: www.qest.org.uk or email: qest@rwha.co.uk

QEST produces a newsletter, Excel, with details of the latest craftspeople to receive awards plus news from past Scholars. Excel comes out in January and July and appears on the website as soon as it is published.

The Secretary
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
1 Buckingham Place
London SW1E 6HR
Phone: 020 7828 2268
qest@rwha.co.uk
www.qest.org.uk

TransitionTradition provides work experience, training and networking opportunities for students, graduates and new professionals entering the creative industries. Through their online publication they showcase creativity emerging from academic institutions nationwide.

TransitionTradition work both with Higher Education institutions and individuals to improve the potentially isolating transition period between study and working practice.

sam@transitiontradition.com
www.transitiontradition.com

The trust supports local voluntary organisations making over £250,000 worth of grants annually and provides office space for 20 local charities at a third of commercial rates.

Creative Workshops Programme
The diversity of employment opportunities in an area which was once simply empty rubble-strewn bays beneath the A40 Westway flyover is huge. The demand for space in the local area has been particularly strong in the retail sector where small units like those at Portobello Green Arcade and within the market space itself, are in great demand. With few opportunities across London for small entrepreneurs to sell directly to the public and also to provide an outlet to show their products to the wholesale market, these units provide an excellent opportunity for the small entrepreneur.

The Trust lets these units to tenants who create / design / source their own unique products rather than pure retailers.

For more information see www.westway.org

Jonnie Beverley, Westway Development Trust, 1 Thorpe Close, Portobello, London W10 5XL
Phone: 020 8962 5720
info@westway.org
www.westway.org

ZiP brings together businesses and training in original and appropriate ways to support growth and innovation for the textile and manufacturing industry as a whole. Through effective partnerships with existing agencies and organisations in the industry, ZiP ensures a more holistic approach to business support.

ZiP provides:
- seminars and presentations on cutting edge developments
- access to comprehensive training facilities and resources with all its partners
- access to latest CAD/CAM systems
- business development programmes and training days and much, much more.

For more information please visit www.cipsonline.com/staff/projects/cove.asp

Alison Lewy, Development Manager, Zips, 3 Temple Yard, Temple Street, London E2 6QD
Phone: 020 7729 5129
zip@newham.ac.uk
www.cipsonline.com/staff/projects/cove.asp