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Woman's Hour Craft Exhibition, Lloyd Dorfman, Karen McCarthy Woolf, John Ashbery

Woman's Hour Craft Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum; arts benefactor Lloyd Dorfman; poets Karen McCarthy Woolf and the late John Ashbery.

The Woman's Hour Craft Prize saw 1500 applicants whittled down to just 12 finalists whose work goes on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London this week. Samira takes a look round the exhibition, which features a handmade bicycle and a dissolving fountain made from raw clay, and discusses the 拢10,000 prize with Woman's Hour presenter Jane Garvey, along with Alun Graves of the V&A and Annie Warburton of the Crafts Council, who were involved in the judging process.

Businessman and arts benefactor Lloyd Dorfman reveals what motivates his support of the Royal Academy and sponsorship of cheap seats at the National Theatre.

From the archive, the late American poet John Ashbery talks about his approach to work and how he views his back catalogue.

And the contemporary British poet Karen McCarthy Woolf talks about her technique, including the use of 'found' words in composing her poems, and reflects on nature in her new collection Seasonal Disturbances.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Harry Parker.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Woman's Hour Craft Exhibition

    Duration: 09:52

  • Lloyd Dorfman

    Duration: 06:50

  • John Ashbery

    Duration: 02:58

  • Karen McCarthy Woolf

    Duration: 07:50

Woman's Hour Craft Exhibition at the V&A

Woman's Hour Craft Exhibition at the V&A

The works of the 12 shortlisted finalists for the are on display at the, London from 07 September 2017 - 05 February 2018

Images:

Main image above: Triumph of the Immaterial - Phoebe Cummings' clay sculpture

Image to the left: The installation of the Woman's Hour Craft Prize 2017 display in collaboration with the V&A and the Crafts Council 2017

Image credit: Victoria & Albert Museum 2017

Arts benefactor Lloyd Dorfman

Arts benefactor Lloyd Dorfman
Image: Lloyd Dorfman

John Ashbery

John Ashbery
Image:John Ashbery

Karen McCarthy Woolf

Karen McCarthy Woolf

Seasonal Disturbances, latest book of poetry,聽聽is out now in paperback and as an Ebook on Carcanet Press.

Image: Karen McCarthy Woolf

Image credit: Fiona Melville

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest Alun Graves
Interviewed Guest Annie Warburton
Interviewed Guest Lloyd Dorfman
Interviewed Guest John Ashbery
Interviewed Guest Karen McCarthy Woolf
Producer Harry Parker

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  • Tue 5 Sep 2017 19:15

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