Alison Kinnaird (b.1949)

Apartment Block

optical glass, wheel engraved

10cm high, 10cm wide.

Lot 723-737 to be sold on behalf of Contemporary Applied Arts.

Contemporary Applied Arts (‘CAA’) is a unique organisation with a remarkable history. Founded in 1948, its mission is to celebrate, champion and advocate for fine Craft in the UK. It is a registered charity and membership organisation with over 200 makers working in all the crafts disciplines - ceramics, glass, textiles, jewellery, wood, paper, metals and textiles.

Makers are selected by their peers and membership is seen as a kitemark of excellence. CAA continues to welcome new and emerging makers alongside its existing cohort of established and respected UK-based makers.

CAA has a prime gallery space in central London, just off Marylebone High Street, which showcases the work of its makers and holds exhibitions there. It also has an online gallery and shop and, in recent years, has broadened its reach through extensive social media activity and engagement. It has an outreach programme – and is committed to expanding this to more schools and wider audiences in 2023 - and participates in events such as London Craft Week and selected external exhibitions including the 2022 London Art Fair. CAA also initiates and facilitates commissions for private collectors.

CAA receives no regular public funding but relies on sales, membership subscriptions and a small amount of funding from grants and private donors supportive of its mission. It was a grateful recipient of Arts Council lockdown funding. CAA celebrates its 75th Anniversary in 2023 – and remains a unique and constant presence in an applied arts world which has seen huge and dramatic changes over that period. It needs continuing support and the inclusion of selected and special work in the Modern Art Auction is a part of a series of fundraising initiatives as its 75th Anniversary approaches.

Support for CAA via generous bidding will be very much appreciated.