Art in Manufacturing is the National Festival of Making’s headline commissioning programme, providing artists with an incomparable platform to make new work in and alongside manufacturing and making industries.
Season Seven welcomed three new artists into the residency programme, culminating in a celebration of new collaborative installations at the National Festival of Making on 5 and 6 July 2025.
We would like to extend thanks to our manufacturing partners Crown Paints, Darwen Terracotta and Herbert Parkinson for their huge contribution to 2025’s Art in Manufacturing residencies, and whose generosity in sharing their knowledge and creativity has supported artists and workforce co-creators to develop ambitious artistic outcomes together.
With thanks also to the manufacturing partners featured in Elizabeth Fullerton’s essay, Artists and Factories Make Radical Pairings – CNC Robotics, John Spencer & Queen Street Mill, Lancashire Saw Company, Ritherdon and Darwen Terracotta – as well as publication contributors Claire Mander and Jamie Holman.
