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Federation of British Craft Societies The Federation of British Craft Societies was formed in the 1970s as a forum for the discussion of matters of interest to craftsmen nationally and to offer a concerted voice in discussions on official policy and actions involving the crafts. In particular, in the context of developing ideas of a national body for the crafts on the lines of the Arts Council of Great Britain, it was hoped that any new central body would consist of representatives of existing crafts bodies both national and regional rather being made up of members individually appointed. Following a period in which exhibitions of the work of designer craftsmen had been mounted at the Design Centre by the UK Design Council, the Crafts Advisory Committee was set up in 1974, later becoming the Crafts Council, under the aegis of the Arts Council of Great Britain.

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