Welcome to our cooperative of artists and craftspeople at the Old Silk Mill in Chipping Campden.  The Old Silk Mill is well known as the home of C. R. Ashbee’s world renowned Guild of Handicraft which occupied the property from 1902 to 1908.  Indeed, the Guild is still represented at the Old Silk Mill through Hart Goldsmiths and Silversmiths.

 Attracted by the history of the building and Campden’s excellent reputation throughout the arts and crafts movement, a new cooperative of more than a dozen artists and artisans has moved into the Old Silk Mill bringing a variety of contemporary and traditional craftspeople to the home of The Guild of Handicrafts.  The Gallery @ The Guild is a cooperative of artists, calligraphers, ceramicists, designers, furniture makers, photographers and textile artists.  The cooperative aims to promote its members’ work and to provide the public with an opportunity to meet its members, each of whom takes a turn at stewarding the cooperative’s various exhibitions.

From autumn 2005, the cooperative hopes to be working directly with local schools to provide children with opportunities to explore both contemporary and traditional aspects of art, craft and design.

The cooperative is a not for profit organisation with any surplus funds being reinvested in education, marketing and the provision of materials for courses.  In the longer term the cooperative hopes to be able to invest in workshops and studios jointly owned by its members.

The cooperative has members across a variety of disciplines and has a series of exhibitions planned.  Each exhibition will include a variety of disciplines so that there is something of interest for everyone.