QEST is a charity that transforms the careers of talented and aspiring makers by funding training and education.
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15 Dec 2025
🎉 We are proud to fund 18 craftspeople this autumn: 3 Apprentices, 7 Emerging Makers, & 8 Scholars across textiles, woodwork, paper artistry, horology, and more.
Thank you to our donors, to everyone who applied and to our dedicated skills assessors.
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11 Dec 2025
📣 Join the QEST Team! Office Admin Assistant 📣
Applications will close on 14 January 2026.
This position is for four days per week.
👉 Head to our website to read more and apply.
#jobs #craftindustry
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8 Dec 2025
📣 We are #hiring an Education and Partnerships Manager 📣
Applications will close on 7 January 2026.
This position is for four days per week.
👉 Head to our website to read more and apply.
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17 Nov 2025
📢 Applications have opened today for the @homofaber Fellowship, an annual eight-month sponsored craft training programme designed for duos of established artisans and craft graduates.
🗓️ Applications are open until Sun 1 Feb 2026.
➡ qest.org.uk/applications-ope…
#Craft
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3 Nov 2025
✨ Celebrating 35 Years of Investing in the Future of Craft ✨
🌟 Donate £35 | Bid Online Until 9 Nov | Discover Makers
➡uk.givergy.com/QEST35/?contr…
📷 Jacob Monk | Barnaby Ash | Sarah Loughlin | A. Goodwin Signwriting
#QEST #FutureofCraft #Craft #Making #Conservation
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1 Oct 2025
🎉 35 Items for 35 Years! QEST’s Auction is Live 🎉
➡ Head to uk.givergy.com/QEST35/?contr… to discover the collection and bid!
➡ Auction Closes Sun 9 Nov.
#QEST #FutureofCraft #Craft #Auction #CraftAuction
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16 Sep 2025
We're delighted to announce that Lisa Montague, CEO, Sanderson Design Group PLC, has been appointed as Chair of QEST. “I am excited by the opportunity to drive the sustainable growth of QEST, celebrating 35 years and looking to a human made future.”
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3 Sep 2025
✨ Bid Today! ‘100 Years, 60 Designers & 1 Future’.
Stoke-on-Trent based ceramic brand 1882 Ltd. presents a landmark collection of 61 bone china plates, available via online auction, with 15% of proceeds going to QEST.
👉 Auction closes 21 September! uk.givergy.com/1882Ltd100/?c…
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13 Aug 2025
📣 Deadline today at 5pm, 13 August!
Not quite ready to apply? QEST grant applications open twice a year.
Save the date: The next round runs 7 January — 13 February 2026.
👉 Apply via the QEST website
qest.org.uk/qestgrants/
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6 Aug 2025
One week left to apply for a QEST Grant!
📅 Deadline: 5pm, Wednesday 13 August
👉 Head to the QEST website to apply! qest.org.uk/qestgrants/
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23 Jul 2025
Interested in applying for a QEST grant but missed the Information Sessions? You can now view them via the QEST website!
👉Visit the QEST Grants page to watch the webinars: qest.org.uk/qestgrants/
📅Deadline: 13 August 2025
#QEST #Craft #scholarship #emergingmaker #apprentice
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22 Jul 2025
From London to Sheffield, Bradford to Blackburn, QEST has been travelling the country to spark interest in #craft and inspire future #Careers. Check it out here:
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9 Jul 2025
📢 Applications Open! Calling Makers, Conservators & Craftspeople 📢
If you’re looking to develop your skills and advance your craft practice, then one of our grants may be for you.
📅 Deadline: 13 August 2025
👉 Apply via the QEST website: qest.org.uk/qestgrants/
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30 Jun 2025
🌍✨The QEST and Heritage Crafts Environmental Sustainability Award closes tomorrow, 1 July! ✨🌍
Two £1,000 prizes are open to any craftsperson or micro-business, working with traditional craft skills or materials.
➡️ qest.org.uk/sustainability-a…
📷 2023 winner Lulu Harrison
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12 Jun 2025
📢 22 New Grants for Makers Across the UK! 📢
16 Scholars, 3 Emerging Makers, and 3 Apprentices!
qest.org.uk/celebrating-22-n…
🗓️ Grants are open twice a year > next up 09.07.25-13.08.25
#QEST #QESTjourney #craft #UKMakers
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10 Jun 2025
🌍✨ Less than 3 weeks to apply to the QEST and Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award! ✨🌍
There are two award categories, each designed to celebrate different approaches to environmental sustainability in craft.
Read more & apply here: qest.org.uk/sustainability-a…
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6 Jun 2025
Last week, we returned to the magnificent Guildhall in London for the RWHA & QEST Annual Luncheon — a celebration of craft, community and excellence ✨Explore here: qest.org.uk/rwha-qest-annual…
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4 Jun 2025
📢Calling Young Makers & Creatives — Apply to Join the QEST Youth Board!
Are you aged 16–25 and passionate about craft and creativity? Apply by the Sunday 6 July 2025
Head to QEST’s website to read more and apply: qest.org.uk/help-shape-the-f…
#QEST #YouthBoard #CraftCareers
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30 May 2025
Congratulations Rauni Higson MBE!
We’re thrilled to announce that silversmith Rauni Higson MBE has been awarded the QEST Award for Excellence, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to craft and her dedication to nurturing the next generation.
qest.org.uk/rauni-higson-mbe…
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19 May 2025
🌟 Craft Your Future is now live – a new digital hub to support young people exploring careers in craft and conservation. Check it out here: qest.org.uk/craftyourfuture/
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