The Minority specialist subjects project has been led by Cumbria Institute of the Arts and Plymouth College of Art.

Plymouth College of Art have looked at the following:

5. Conducting research on 'Ideological Constructs: Past Visions / Future Possibilities Evaluating the Endangered Subjects in the Context of Emerging Global Sustainability and Environmental Agendas'.

More information including project reports is available on their website:
crafts-and-sustainability.plymouthart.ac.uk/

A conference, 'Making Futures: The crafts in the context of emerging global sustainability agendas' was held in September 2009 by Plymouth College of Art in relation to this strand of the project.
You can find out more information at: http://makingfutures.plymouthart.ac.uk