IC:Innovative Craft

Welcome to IC:Innovative Craft, an Edinburgh-based organisation dedicated to positioning craft of international quality at the heart of 21st-century culture.

IC:Innovative Craft acts as a catalyst to understanding world class craft in all its forms through organising exhibitions, talks and events. We work with artists, makers, collectors and curators in Scotland and around the world to highlight innovative contemporary objects and raise critical awareness of how they are displayed, interpreted, enjoyed and understood.

In August 2008 we moved into Dovecot, an exciting new exhibition and studio space created out of a former Victorian swimming pool in the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town as the new home for Dovecot Studios - the Edinburgh Tapestry Company.

The IC:Innovative Craft directors have put together a wide-ranging programme for you to enjoy. Please look at our Events page for details.

'In an increasingly overloaded material world, the independent imagination of the artist/maker offers an important space for contemplation, enjoyment and serious thought.'
Amanda Game, lead director, IC:Innovative Craft

IC Events & Exhibitions

Current and forthcoming IC events:

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Large carved wooden sculpture and colourful large ceramic vessels

IC Projects

'Dryonautica', lettercutting in oak by Gary Breeze, 2008; 'The Ecstasy of St Teresa', painted and polished ceramics by Nicholas Rena, 2008 part of Jerwood Contemporary Makers 2008. Photo courtesy Shannon Tofts.