MAKE is a Manifesto for craft in Scotland.
It is guided by curatorial practice Panel, with an advisory group of makers based in Scotland.
MAKE is a collective call for change and is purposeful, outlining nine interrelated action points and a set of recommendations that directly reflect the issues of makers living and working in Scotland today.
MAKE developed from discussions and workshops led by the Craft Development Network, a sector network initiated and supported by Craft Scotland. Securing a legacy from the Craft World Café and the work carried out by Roanne Dods in 2016–17, Craft Scotland acted as a craft incubator and nurtured the first iteration of MAKE through the publication of a report authored by Panel in 2018. Panel went on to develop and launch the manifesto through an ‘unconference’ event in 2019.
Since 2021 MAKE has been delivering its flagship project, MAKE Learn, in partnership with Craft Scotland.
Through MAKE Learn we aim to champion the value of craft to ensure it is recognised as an art form and a creative industry, which is included, and appropriately prioritised, within Scotland’s education curriculum.
MAKE’s advisory group is voluntary and is designed to encourage and strengthen links between MAKE projects and other relevant communities, networks and institutions.