This is a listing of other related sites that I think are worth a visit. They are concentrated on my area of interest, particularly individual work in jewellery, metal, glass or ceramics.
Sites
in the UK
Sites
in the USA
Sites
in Australia
Sites
in the Rest of the World
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Crafts Council
- The Crafts Council promotes the contemporary crafts in Great Britain. It is an independent organisation funded by government and provides services to craftspeople and the public.
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Crafts
Map at the Crafts Council
- A guide to selected Craft Galleries and shops around the UK, published by the Crafts Council.
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Regional Arts Pages
- Information Service for the Arts and Cultural sector established by the ten Regional Arts Boards.
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National Glass Centre
- Sunderland-based centre - large gallery spaces, exhibition programme, workshops, glass collection etc.
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The
Craft Potters Association (Contemporary Ceramics)
- The leading organisation for craft potters in the United Kingdom.
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The Independent Craft
Galleries Association
- The Independent Craft Galleries Association represents the foremost Applied Arts Galleries in the UK that are not dependent on public funding. The site is completely rebuilt for 2001.
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Ceramic Review
- Bi-monthly magazine for potters and ceramicists. Associated to the Craft Potters Association.
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Ceramics
in Society
- Quarterly magazine, published since 1993 (previously titled Studio Pottery).
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Rufford
Ceramic Centre
- A site that details the development of Studio Ceramics in Britain.
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Studio Pottery
uk
- Bringing together information on British studio ceramics for collectors, potters and galleries.
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The Devon Guild
of Craftsmen
- Founded in 1955, the Guild promotes the best craftwork in the region.
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Simon Drew Gallery
- Gallery in South Devon showing ceramics as well as Simon Drew original drawings, prints, cards and books.
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Fenny Lodge Gallery
- Independent Gallery in Buckinghamshire.
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Galerie Besson
- Galerie Besson has a world-wide reputation for exhibiting ceramics and has been in existence for ten years in the heart of London's West End.
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Courcoux &
Courcoux
- Paintings, sculpture and ceramics by over 30 leading British-based contemporary artists.
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Primavera
- Gallery and shop in the heart of Cambridge.
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Derek Topp
Gallery
- Gallery set amongst the rolling hills of North Derbyshire.
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Alpha
House Gallery
- One of the best contemporary galleries in South West England.
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The Scottish
Gallery
- The Scottish Gallery is the largest and oldest private gallery in Scotland.
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The Open
Eye Gallery
- In addition to paintings, the gallery specialises in early 20th century prints, sculpture and contemporary crafts including jewellery, wood, ceramics and glass.
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Leeds Craft
Centre & Design Gallery
- Promotes a selection of the best of British Contemporary Craft from established and new designers.
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Hitchcocks'
of Bath
- A shop and gallery showing contemporary Automata, Folk, and Mechanical Toys from Britain, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Also a sister shop in Alresford, Hampshire.
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Brookhouse
Pottery & The Malt House Gallery
- David and Margaret Frith, potters in Stoneware and Porcelain.
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Harlequin Gallery
- One of the few galleries in the UK exhibiting both contemporary and classical Studio Ceramics.
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Church
House Designs
- Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery near Bristol.
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Les Rucinski
- Ceramic Design.
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Peter Lane
- Ceramist and author of many excellent books on ceramics.
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Richard Phethean
- Excellent potter's website. Very informative. Great links.
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Peter
Beard
- "Art communicates by combining process, materials and concept."
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Jane Perryman
- Has been developing handbuilding, burnishing and smoke firing for over sixteen years to explore the vessel form.
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David
Roberts
- For the past two decades, English ceramist David Roberts has devoted himself to the making of large coil built and Raku fired vessels.
- Lesley
Strickland
- Artist Jeweller.
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John Field
- Contemporary Jeweller in Yorkshire.
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Aaronson Noon
- Glass Artists.
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Siddy
Langley
- Glass Artist.
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Colin Reid
- Sculpture in glass, combining cast glass with other media such as stone, wood and metal.
- Will
Shakspeare
- Glass Artist.
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Malcolm
Sutcliffe
- Glass Artist.
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Martin Smith
- Automata and Mechanical Sculpture.
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Annie Sherburne
- Individual rugs with wit and style. She makes wonderful jewellery too.
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Brian Sutherland
- The art and life of the potter Brian Sutherland.
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Sarah Peek
- Conservation of objects to museum standards and restoration to the standard of invisible repair.
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ACID (Anti Copying
In Design)
- Hard hitting action group committed to combating copyright infringement.
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West Dean College
- A centre for conservation and restoration skills, and for the practice of arts and crafts.
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Joy Trpkovic
- Ceramicist, Painter and Photographer
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First
Light
- A mix of high tech with traditional art.
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Virtual Brighton
and Hove
- Every kind of local information concerning Brighton and Hove.
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Brighton
Online
- Dedicated Brighton WWW directory containing over 3,500 businesses.
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Internet ArtResources
- Including the largest searchable database of information on the visual arts - The Guide has over 6,000 listings, with most areas showing images of work - currently, over 1,200 images are on-line.
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Virtual
Ceramics Exhibition
- An exhibition of contemporary ceramics utilizing the Internet as the gallery space.
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CraftSite Australia
- Maintained and managed by Craft Australia (The Crafts Council of Australia), this site is a way to explore contemporary Australian craft; to see what professional Australian craftspeople are making, see examples of their work and access their biographical data.
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Pottery
in Australia
- Australian Ceramics Magazine.
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The
Potters Society of Australia
- National body representing professional artists.
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Ceramics Today
- A forum for International Ceramic Art on the Web. Many excellent links.
Information wanted
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Baltic Sea Glass
- 'Clings to the granite coast, just south of Gudhjem, Bornholm'.
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Clayzee
- Worldwide Ceramics and Pottery Directory.
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New Zealand
Arts Resources
- Site covering many aspects of the Arts in New Zealand, including some crafts links.
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The Metal Arts
Guild
- Ontario-based organization representing members across Canada and into the U.S.A. Excellent links for metal and jewellery.
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Forum for
Danish Design, Arts and Crafts
- Includes a large directory of Danish designers, with links to many of their web sites.
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Gary Wornell
- We have shown much excellent ceramic work from Gary. He now lives in Finland.
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Art + Fun
- German site featuring the work of Christoph von Thungen.
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Adhikara
- Swiss virtual exhibition with pictures, sculptures, drawings, etchings, woodcuts, ceramics, tapestries, embroideries, watercolours, photographs and poems.
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Allgemeine
Gold
- Precious metals refinery in Pforzheim, Germany. Ranks among the major European providers for precious metals and related services.