My paper ‘Making Value: Craft in changing times‘ is published today by Cultural Trends (Routledge), ‘the academic journal that champions the need for better evidence-based analyses of the cultural sector.’
The paper analyses the working lives of contemporary craft makers in England and how they contribute social and economic value. It also reflects on the enabling role of public sector investment in maximising this economic contribution.
The paper, co-authored with Mary Schwarz and commissioned by the UK Crafts Council, gives a policy perspective on our 2010 research, ‘Making Value: Craft & the economic and social value of makers.’
