Design Show Liverpool

PLACES MATTER

Tuesday 10 June 2008
6.00pm – 8.00pm

The RENEW Rooms, 82 Wood Street, Liverpool

Interface: Architecture, Design and Craft

This evening event will take the form of a debate looking at the interplay between architecture, craft and design, and questioning why they have come to be viewed as unrelated activities. Historically these approaches were often more fully integrated and they are now increasingly viewed as separate disciplines.

Chaired by Michael Craven, Director of the Architecture Centre Network, representatives from each of the three disciplines will speak followed by questions from the audience. Drinks and refreshments will be served.

More information will follow shortly on our website: www.renew.co.uk

Places Matter! aims to drive up the quality of place making in the North West.

Supported by our core partners, the programme facilitates improved decision making and commissioning skills, as well as increased awareness of, and expectations for, high quality design amongst clients and developers, consists of a number of complementary strands including, a regional Design Review Panel service, research into the economic value of urban design, a schools education programme, a support and training network for public sector champions and decision makers, and a public realm good practice guide.

Further information is available at: www.renew.co.uk/PlacesMatter.aspx

ACTS OF DARING

Thursday 19 June
10.30am – 17.00pm

Contemporary Urban Centre, Greenland Street, Liverpool

£35.00 artist/freelancer
£70.00 organisations

A summit about crafts leadership

The Crafts Leadership Network is holding a creative summit for the crafts sector providing an opportunity to network and engender collective craft activism!

Organisation directors, gallerists, retailers, makers, curators, academics and educationalists are invited to be daring in their participation, interactions and visioning of the future at this unique gathering of leaders associated with the crafts sector.
You are invited to be part of creating a dynamic vision for the crafts.
 The themes and questions to be addressed include:

• What does leadership mean for the crafts sector?
• Is there a collective voice for crafts?
• How can we gain positional power and influence for the sector?
• What is the future environment that crafts will be operating in?
• What is our manifesto for the next five to ten years?

The Crafts Leadership Network is delighted to be presenting this exciting conference in association with Design Show Liverpool.

For more information and to book a place, please contact julia.harris@crafts.org.uk Phone 01626 832223