Contemporary Applied Arts is a registered charity (No. 235914) set up in 1948 to champion and promote applied artists, makers and craftspeople in the UK. Our gallery is the premier exhibition and retail venue for the appreciation, education and purchase of applied arts. Through its membership programme, CAA offers selected UK-based professionals the opportunity to exhibit and sell their work through an established central London venue, and become part of a network of highly respected and talented makers.

Applying to Become a Member of CAA

Contemporary Applied Arts takes on new members once a year during our New Maker application cycle, from July to September. 

To be eligible for CAA membership you must be a professional maker living and working in the UK, and working in one of the following disciplines: ceramics, furniture, glass, jewellery, metal, paper, textiles, wood. Selection of members is by a panel of professionals made up of senior CAA maker members. All applications are judged based on a criteria that includes considerations such as technical mastery of and sensitivity to material, originality, strength of artistic voice, and suitability for the gallery's remit.

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