Lottery grant for international basketry festival at Dartington

Basketry and Beyond has successfully bid for a grant of £23,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to help stage the first ever international basketry festival in DEVON. Led by the team at Basketry and Beyond and volunteers from the local community, the HLF grant will enable Basketry and Beyond to research and record, for others to learn from and enjoy, the heritage of basketry from the South West of England.
The festival takes place at Dartington on Friday 17th May, Saturday 18th May and Sunday 19th May 2013 and will enable young and old to come together to discover, create and have fun. The event will feature have-a-go workshops, displays and demonstrations of South West Baskets.
In the run up to the event Basketry and Beyond will be working alongside the National Trust, Basketry and Beyond will be exhibiting a range of baskets and demonstrating basketry at High Cross House. FROM BARE STEMS 8 March – 2 June 2013 focuses on the fishing, farming and fashion theme of the festival and is curated by Hilary Burns. Basketry and Beyond will be makers in residence. There is an admission fee for all non-national trust members. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/high-cross-house

For more information visit http://festival2013.basketryandbeyond.org.uk/exhibition/