LOTTERY WIN FOR
MADE IN SHEFFIELD DOT COM

Internet company Made In Sheffield Dot Com
has won the lottery. The Orchard Square company has been awarded
a National Lottery grant to fund an on-line arts directory and events
diary covering the Sheffield area.

The Internet directory (at www.made-in-sheffield.com\arts)
will list local artists, craftworkers and designers, including specialists
in textiles, ceramics, wood, glass and jewellery and will link to an arts
diary promoting the region's creative events. The grant, of almost £5,000,
was awarded through the Arts Council's Arts for Everyone (A4E) scheme.

Made In Sheffield Managing Director Wendi Hebb
has worked as a costume jeweller for 13 years and co-owns Jujube
Jewellery in Orchard Square. She said: "The grant offers a marvellous
opportunity to promote the region's smaller manufacturers. Everyone I have
spoken to within the local crafts community believes the project will
establish new markets for their products."

Yorkshire Artspace Society Development and
Projects Director Kate Dore, who supported the bid, said: "Local artists
often find it very difficult to sell work, so this initiative will be a great help
in presenting their work to an international audience for the first time ever."

The Made In Sheffield web site, to be launched
this autumn, will also host a Cyberstore selling around 200 Sheffield-made
goods from 26 of the city's manufacturers and craftworkers.

Said Wendi: "Both the Cyberstore and arts directory
will enable Sheffield manufacturers to join together under the umbrella of
'Made In Sheffield' so all can benefit from the interest generated by the
launch of the web site."

Craftspeople who wish to be included in the free
directory should contact Made In Sheffield Dot Com on 0114 249 3770.

Ends.