On this page, explore the current on-the-ground investigations being led by our project leads.
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Dr Karen Seaward-Patel has carried out fieldwork and held networking events across the UK and Ireland. She has explored the specific challenges and opportunities for socially engaged craft organisations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, considering the local cultural policy contexts of each of the nations.
Findings and recommendations from the project will be published here in due course.
Rimi Khan is Vice Chancellor’s Principal Research Fellow in the School of Fashion and Textiles at RMIT University, investigating regenerative fashion systems in the Asia-Pacific. Rimi’s research investigates the cultural and community impacts of sustainability innovations in global south communities, particularly low-carbon, resource-efficient materials that supply fashion systems, and new biomaterials.
Grace McQuilten is a published art historian, curator and artist with expertise in contemporary art and design, public art, social practice, social enterprise and community development. Grace is Associate Dean of Research and Innovation in the School of Art at RMIT University. Her research champions inclusive models of curatorship and art history.
Karen Seaward-Patel is an Associate Professor in Media at Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK. Her research interests centre on inequalities in cultural work, particularly in craft, and the role of socially engaged craft in the creative ecosystem. Karen has led two AHRC funded Innovation Fellowships with the UK Crafts Council, revealing the extent of racism and microaggressions in UK craft.
The Craft Futures network includes academics, practitioners and organisations from around the world.
