Collect 2017 Walpole Private View

As a member of Walpole, you are invited to join the Crafts Council for a special private view of Collect 2017: the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, featuring a programme of talks and tours exploring the relationships and cross-over between contemporary craft and design. Thursday 2nd February 2017 7pm– 9pm The Saatchi Gallery, London  SW3 4RY Collect: the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, presented by the Crafts Council, returns to the Saatchi Gallery for its 13th edition and welcomes 36 carefully selected UK and international galleries presenting museum-quality work in ceramic, glass, textiles, furniture, wood, jewellery and metal. On show for the first time will be the newest acquisition to the Crafts Council’s national Collection of contemporary craft – The Essex House Tapestries: the Life of Julie Cope, a pair of large-scale tapestries by Grayson Perry. Designer-led tours of Collect will take place throughout the evening.