About

As part of Craft Week 2023, NOW Gallery invites London based Maker Charlotte Kidger, known for her use of salvaged materials and unconventional design processes to create carefully crafted objet d’art, furniture and public artworks. In their ephemeral materiality, Kidger’s sculptures reference remnants of a crumbling ruin, combining corrugated circular forms and broken textural surfaces with vibrant assemblages of colour. Led with a hands-on approach to investigating undervalued resources, Kidger’s practice highlights the potential of ‘Circular-Crafts’ and sustainable design. 

Programme: 
Artist Talk: Reframing Material Values - Book Now!
Date: 11th May 
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm 
Charlotte Kidger discusses her innovative craft process, using industrial by-products to create sculptural and functional objects, characterised by their vivid colour. Join the artist talk and Q+A, exploring Kidger’s evolving studio practice, and ongoing research into sustainable material design.

Circular Crafts Workshop with Charlotte Kidger - Book Now!
Date: 14th May
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Charlotte Kidger will host a workshop exploring the possibility of working with industrial by-products within sculpture. Visitors are invited to playfully assemble, collage, deconstruct and make in response to the materials provided. Attendees will have the opportunity to be photographed with their sculptural creations and receive the image by postcard after the event.All materials have been salvaged from local construction companies, including rubberised hair, wool, springs, wood off-cuts, textile, foam, rope, pipe, tarpaulin, bricks and stone.
Workshops run every 30 mins.
* Limited availability for drop-ins throughout the day.

About Charlotte Kidger
Charlotte Kidger is a London based UK Maker (b 1992). Kidger graduated from Leeds College of Art BA (2014) and Central Saint Martins MA (2018) and has a background in Mould-making, Casting and Sculpture with industrial by-products at its core. Her practice is led with a hands-on approach to investigating how these undervalued resources can be re-used to re-connect people with our material world. Marrying often unconventional resources and processes she aims to reframe material values through carefully crafted artefacts and installations. Ongoing research into material extraction, by-products and craft processes means new ideas and concepts are continuously evolving. Charlotte hopes to bring alternative perspectives to new audiences through sensory experiences and storytelling.