Craft and Material Practices

About this course

Craft and material practices sits at the intersection of artistic making and conceptual thinking, exploring the physical processes through which materials are shaped into objects with meaning, function, and beauty. The field encompasses ceramics, textiles, jewellery, metalwork, glass, woodworking, and many other material disciplines, but its underlying concern is always with the relationship between thinking and making, and how that relationship drives innovation and creative enquiry. The UK's craft sector employs close to 150,000 people and is internationally recognised for original, forward-thinking contemporary design, making this a field where skilled practitioners with a strong conceptual foundation are genuinely in demand. At Arts University Plymouth, this three-year full-time programme develops your practice through experimentation and innovation, encouraging you to explore origi

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