Access Resources

Here you will find resources to help you make the most of the exhibition including British Sign Language (BSL) and Audio Description (AD) resources, as well as large print labels.

British Sign Language (BSL) Resources

Introduction to Made in the Middle

Aishah Carberry – Memories, Seasons, Dream Dance (2024)

Oliver Bliss – Khakan Qureshi and Mr. T (Finding a Voice) (2024)

Nilupa Yasmin – Baiyn (2016)

Michaela McMillan – The Ballad of Backwards and Forwards (2024)

Natalie Cole – Trinket Boxes and Stool (2024)

Audio Description (AD) Resources

Introduction and ‘Who are Craftspace?’

Gallery and Exhibition Layout

Access Information

Themes and Contacts

Aishah Carberry – Memories, Seasons, Dream Dance (2024)

Chris Day – Under the Influence V (2021)

Halima Cassell – Raven (2024)

Jade Webb – Triptych of Sorts (2024)

Karina Thompson – Recovery Quilt 6: Mildred and Eleanor; Recovery Quilt 8: Cheers (2024)

Keisha Brittle – It’s All in My Genes (2024)

Lucy Baxendale – Light, Sound and Movement (2024)

Melanie Tomlinson – The Funfair and the Vanishing Woman (2018) & Blackbird (2024)

Robert Maurice King – Ethos, Pathos and Kairos (2023); Domino and Reboot to Sleep (2024)

Verity Howard – Strata (2021); Cwmyoy and Swathe (2024)

Large Print Labels

A large detailed white papercut artwork. Rings radiate out from the centre, with each layer being very precisely and meticulously cut.

Visit: See the exhibition

Find out more about the tour.

Pages from the guide show and artist in their studio and a page of text titled 'stories'.

Learn: Resources

Resources to inspire creativity.



Where Next?

Stories of Making & Migration

Hear stories from ‘everyday makers’.

Two arms hold a large blue pot decorated with orange shapes. It is large and round at the top tapering inwards towards the base.

Made in the Middle: Artists

See all of the artists in the exhibition.

Three abstract sculptures. They are made of irregular shaped blocks of coloured plaster. They look very solid. The colours are bright and blocky, greens, blues, pinks and yellows.

Made in the Middle 2025

Made in the Middle tells a story of exceptional contemporary craft and design made in the Midlands.

Three sculptures. They appear to include found objects made from building material. They include rough stone shapes, twisted shapes and smooth glazed forms.

Made in the Middle: Learning Resources

Resources and activities to support you visit.

Pages from the guide show and artist in their studio and a page of text titled 'stories'.


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