Nottingham Contemporary

Summer Craft Fair Contemporary

Event
a poster for summer craft fair 06-08 June
Fri 6 Jun – Sun 8 Jun

Fri 6 Jun 5pm-8pm
Sat 7 Jun 10am-5pm
Sun 8 Jun 11am-4pm

Our popular Summer Craft Fair celebrates all things craft. Held in our large performance Space, our Craft Fair will showcase around 40 stalls. With independent designers and makers bringing a variety of specialisms including jewellery, textiles, print, ceramics, homeware, stationery, gifts and more. We attract a wide variety of talented local makers from the East Midlands as well as many brilliant designers from across the country.

Free entry and no need to book.

Join us on Fri 6 Jun for our launch evening in The Space and at Blend at Contemporary to celebrate the opening of the 2025 Summer Craft Fair.
- Free Drinks to the first 100 visitors
- Food & Drink on the sunny terrace of Blend at Contemporary
- Vinyl evening with Ben Soundsystem & BigSexy
- Food pop up with Dirty Dawgs! From Sam and Molly of Bread Lard Island
- Natural Dyeing Workshop with Suspended in Sunbeam in The Studio 6-8pm (Prices dependent on take home piece)
Discover the beauty of natural colour, harnessing centuries-old practices to extract colour from plants, minerals and insects. A short introduction to the technique of natural-dyeing will be followed trying your hand at dyeing your own cotton swatch or silk headscarf. Taking home a piece of forgotten colour to reignite your enchantment with nature.

Stallholders

Adam Wise Greenwood Crafts | Amy Blackwell | Anisha Parmar Studio | Anna Collette Hunt | Bei Creative | Black & Grace | Ceramics by Kat | Circle Yuen | David Martin | Delicut | EmilyJane Shop | Eren Armitage | Fiona MacDonald Holt | Hannah Bourn Jewellery | Helen Shere Design | Hwawon Cho | Jemma Marston | Kimberley Ellen Hall | Kirrou | Lauren Thorley Illustration | LDMDesign | Lechucosas | Liz Harry | Lizzie Fry Ceramics | Mockup Goods Co. | Nottsan | Oh, Laura | Prints by Dave | Rebel & Rogues | SANPO | Simon J. Curd | Seanna Doonan Illustration | Shapes from the earth | Sisu Ceramics | Skanking Swede | Sophie Tresidder Printmaker | Spindle Printer | Su France | Taken Twice Jewellery | Tania Purdy | Thundercliffe Press | Whitestone Ceramics | Will Sharp Jewellery

All of our programmes and events are made possible through the support of our audiences as we're a charity. Please consider donating a little to help keep our events free.

Applications for our Summer Craft Fair are closed. To hear about future fair opportunities, sign up to our craft fair mailing list.

Textured green ceramic placed in a woodland setting on a branch.
two leaf embroideries in hoops
A person wearing decorative jewellery.
A collection of miniature lady bird ceramics.
an illustration of a can of beer
A 3 stack silver ring.
A collection of four mugs with floral designs, two placed on top of the others.
a pink print of a bike on a wall.
A collection of 6 ceramic pots stacked in a tower with different drawings on them.
Two textile plants in pots.
A pile of screen prints, each is of a different vase done in different colours.
A large ceramic vase with a textural painted design.
an oil painting of a beach scene
A selection of rings, necklaces and shells displayed on a some sand.
A decorative handmade silver ring.
A series of floral prints leaning against a tree trunk outside.
A pair of fun, decorative dangle earrings in a box, displayed on a lilac base.
A collection of abstract painted ceramic vases on display on a fire place.
Two small frog shaped candles.
An arm being held out holding a tote bag with the print of an octopus in black, there is a dried leafy branch sticking out the tote bag.
A lino print of sunflowers on paper, the lino cutting and lino tool on display on wooden flooring.
A ceramic candlestick holder with two gold candlesticks lit on display on white fabric.
A graphic tea-towel with a checkerboard pattern in pink and green, there is an illustration of a treacle tin in the middle.
A collection of ceramic mugs on display on blue fabric.
A games console remote and game on display with paper prints of different games consoles.
Three quilted gilets; orange, burgundy and white, layered up one on top of the other.
On top of a pink cutting board placed on a desk is a range of stationery on display.
A person holding a large paper print up covering their face and upper body. The print is abstract showing a circle with a pattern and varying colours inside.
A handmade necklace.
A collection of prints, cards and tea-towels with bright patterns.
a gothic print of a forest creature
An illustration of people drinking in a pub.
A hand holding a tiny ceramic face.
Ceramics on display on plinths.
Two display stands, one with handmade hoop style earrings and the other with necklaces.
A drawing of flowers in a vase in a sketchbook and crayons placed on top of striped fabric.
A lino print on paper with tools on the side.
Hands holding a framed print outside.
A necklace pendant of a handmade coin on a chain.
Plates, pens and transfers on top of a spotted tablecloth.
A framed print of a house.
A ceramic pot with a lid. The pot is decorated with blue tones and a textural pattern.
Three colourful bangles on display on colourful boxes.

Access

Find information about getting here and our building access and facilities here.

This event will be held in the Space.

This event is wheelchair accessible.

If you have any questions around access or have specific access requirements we can accommodate, please get in touch with us by emailing info@nottinghamcontemporary.org or phoning 0115 948 9750.

Event:
Summer Craft Fair Contemporary
Dates:
6 Jun 2025 – 8 Jun 2025
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