Blue Bear Bookshop invites you to join acclaimed art historian and broadcaster James Fox for an illuminating evening at the Victoria Hall. As he presents his new book,Craftland, a vibrant journey through the worlds most beautiful and meaningful craft traditions. From ceramics to textiles, Fox explores the power of handmade objects and their enduring role in culture, creativity, and community. Featuring stories, visuals, and lively discussion, this event is a must for lovers of art, history, and design. About the Author- James Fox is a Cambridge art historian, writer, curator and multi-award-winning, BAFTA-nominated broadcaster. James fell in love with art at the age of eight and hasn't looked back since. The first person in his family to go to university, he graduated with a starred first in History of Art at the University of Cambridge in 2004. After completing an MPhil and PhD in the subject, as well as stints at Harvard and Yale, James took up a Fellowship in Cambridge in 2011. He specialises in modern art, British art and craft, and the cultural history of colour. He is currently Director of Studies in History of Art at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Creative Director of the Hugo Burge Foundation and Director of Education at the Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park in Canada. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Arts University Plymouth and President of the Friends of the Stanley Spencer Gallery. Convinced of art's huge social importance, James works with museums, schools, businesses, charities and the media to engage broader audiences in this most life-enhancing of subjects. About the Book - Britain was once a craft land. For generations what we made with our hands shaped our identities, built our communities and defined our regions.Craftland chronicles the vanishing skills and traditions that used to govern every aspect of life on these shores. From the Isles of Scilly to the Scottish Highlands, James Fox travels the length of Britain to seek out the countrys last great craftspeople. Stepping inside the workshops of blacksmiths and wheelwrights, cutlers and coopers, bellfounders and watchmakers, we glimpse not only our past but another way of life: one that is not yet lost and might still shape our future. For as long as there are humans, there will be craft. It is all around us, hiding in plain sight, animating even the most ordinary things. Fox shows that Britain is still a craft land, if only we have eyes to see it. About the Event- The event will be 'in conversation' style. Tickets are non-refundable, Two Ticket options, General Admission - 12 (ticket redeemable against the price of a book). Book Ticket - Free entry when you preorder a copy of the book.