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UK’s biggest craft show returns to Manchester’s Victoria Baths

The iconic Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF) returns to Victoria Baths for its 17th year, with 200 contemporary designers expected to showcase and sell their wares.

The event takes place from Friday, October 18, to Sunday, October 20.

Makers and artists selected for their outstanding designs and flair, will be at the award-winning show, giving visitors chance to take home some beautiful crafts.

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Guests can look forward to GR Hawes’s exquisite handcrafted glass sculptures, a joyful
celebration of colour and culture in British Pakistani artist Nehal Aamir’s ceramics, bespoke contemporary furniture and lighting design by Nick James and the latest collections from acclaimed jewellers Yvonne Gilhooly and Jennie Gill.

They’ll be joined by over 40 newcomers including knitwear designer Millicent Sanders, fresh from exhibiting at the Venice Biennale, and recent Royal College of Arts graduates, jeweller Lois Lo and goldsmith Hiumin Zhang.

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The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair puts a spotlight on the breadth of
contemporary craft and design talent in the UK today and celebrates emerging talent.

The upcoming show sees the return of Green Grads – a showcase of 20 UK graduates working across product design, craft and design engineering with innovative and sustainable ideas to heal the planet, and new for this year – Great Northern Graduates, a collective of 12 UK graduates creating outstanding work.

Feeling creative? Try your hand on a potter’s wheel or play with clay in free
workshops offered in partnership with Stockport’s Yellowhammer. With many makers also demonstrating their craft and the chance to chat with them about their work, the GNCCF is sure to be an inspiring and unmissable day out.

Ann-Marie Franey, fair founder and director, said: “Craft says something in a world
dominated by a throw-away culture. It says that something was made with love, great skill, and designed to last. Every year we’re so proud to bring an unrivalled line up of designer- makers to Manchester from all over the country and provide you with an opportunity to meet the makers and buy something with more than just monetary value.”

Victoria Scholes, development director of GNCCF, shares: “It’s a privilege to provide a
platform for so many new and established artists and makers to share their work with the thousands of visitors who come through our doors every year. You won’t see anything like it in the North, with each maker selected for the quality, desirability, and innovation of their work.”

For the full maker line-up and to buy tickets, visit: www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk/gnccf/2024-gnccf-exhibitors.aspx

Helen Greaney
Helen Greaney
I'm a journalist with more than 18 years' experience on local, regional and national newspapers, as well as PR and digital marketing. Crime and the courts is my specialist area but I'm also keen to hear your stories concerning Manchester and the greater North West region.
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