Peckham Space is a public gallery in South East London. Dedicated to commissioning artworks made in partnership with local residents, community groups and schools, it aims to increase public access and participation in contemporary art.
Melissa Cole is an artist blacksmith, who designs and makes products from metal using traditional blacksmithing techniques.
Richard Wheater runs Neon Workshops, which makes signs for the creative sector and sculpture for artists. He told Creative Choices that, although commercial neon may be in decline, it is still in demand as an artistic product.
Visual arts can widen participation amongst young people and hard to reach groups. Mohammed Ali on the power of visual arts and how working with communities had energised him.
Goldsmiths' Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Computational Studio Arts can be described as 'smart crafting'. Four students talk about their work in this exciting new field of study.
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