Craft + Design Canberra

JOIN OUR BOARD | Craft + Design Canberra . Craft + Design Canberra is seeking passionate individuals to join our Board of Management and help shape the future of contemporary craft and design in the region. . We have three vacancies: two Ordinary Member positions and one Artist Representative position. Board members play a vital role in governance, strategy, and community engagement, attending meetings, supporting events, and contributing their expertise to strengthen our creative sector. . This is a voluntary role, requiring 6–12 hours per month, with a term of up to six years (two years for the Artist Representative). If you have skills in governance, business management, fundraising, finance, or community engagement—and a passion for craft and design—we’d love to hear from you. . Applications close 17 March 2025. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gRkbmKGB . Image | Craft + Design Canberra Annual General Meeting, 2024 | Photography by 5 Foot Photography

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY | Marketing Coordinator Craft + Design Canberra is seeking a creative and energetic person to fill the role of Marketing Coordinator. This position plays a key role in building visibility for the organisation and our artist members, as well creating enduring digital content inspired by our craftspeople, designers and programs. The Marketing Coordinator will manage the Craft + Design Canberra social media and websites, developing and producing high quality digital content responding to Craft + Design Canberra’s strategic goals. If you are a hands-on team player with outstanding marketing skills, as well as a passion for art and design, then we'd love to hear from you. See more here: https://lnkd.in/ghsRnf6D Deadline extended to 7 February 2025 Image | Everything Flows Studio | 5 Foot Photography

Let’s come together to celebrate creativity and innovation! Hear from our Program Manager of Built Form Petra Oswald, sharing the future of housing and the need for public amenity at the festival’s Symposium on 1 November. We’re proud to be a sponsor of Craft + Design Canberra alongside our friends City Renewal Authority and Australian Institute of Architects. With an exciting program of exhibitions and activations celebrating craftsmanship and its potential for regeneration and innovation. 🗓️ 1–10 November 2024 🌿 Theme: Regenerate 📍 Canberra, various locations 🔗 Book your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/gZKbxW4S

We are so excited to be hosting the Australian Tapestry Network Exhibition, Tapestry Design Prize for Architects as part of the 2024 Craft + Design Canberra Festival 💚

Shop Saturday! . This week we are delighted to showcase these gorgeous new pieces that have arrived in store by the talented Fran Romano. Inspired by timeless forms, this collection includes beautifully crafted "Ancient Greek Pourers" and "Ancient Greek Memory Vessels". . Fran also has some lovely works in the Craft + Design Canberra Gallery currently as part of our Annual Members Show, until 12 October. Don’t miss the chance to see her work up close! . Visit us during opening hours, Wednesday to Saturday 12pm - 4pm, or the Craft + Design Canberra Shop online anytime. Shop Local. Buy Unique. . Images | Fran Romano | Craft + Design Canberra | Andrew Sikorski, Art Atelier . #CraftandDesignCanberra #SupportLocalArtists #CanberraCraft #HandmadeDesign

🎉 6 Weeks to Go Until Craft + Design Canberra Festival 2024! 🎉 . We’re getting closer, and today we’re giving you a sneak peek of Narelle White’s gorgeous work, which will be part of the Speculative Materialism exhibition. Responding to the Festival theme, Regenerate, this exhibition delves into the regenerative potential of materials and how creative solutions can tackle environmental challenges. https://ow.ly/cQq650TnO4r . Hand-pressed in a blend of harvested marine sands and porcelain, Narelle’s ceramic sculptures fuse geologic and mythic references, their weathered patinas evoking ancient stone or nomadic carvings. These kiln-fired sculptures are not permanent but are slowly eroding, inviting us to reimagine our relationship with materials and their origins. 🌊✨ . Save the date and get ready to be wowed from 1–10 November! Stay tuned for more updates as we continue the countdown. . Images, Narelle White | Photography, Lou Miller and Annika Kafcaloudis . #CDCFestival #CraftandDesignCanberra #SpeculativeMaterialism #SustainableArt #Regenerate #InnovativeDesign #CountdownToFestival

FESTIVAL WORKSHOP | Celebrate Queer Joy & Disability Pride with Henry Shawcross 🌈 . Join us for the Pride Patch Workshop led by trans, queer artist Henry Shawcross. Henry's lived experience as an LGBTQIA+ artist with disability inspires his unique perspective on how craft and design can address issues of equality. . In this hands-on workshop, you’ll upcycle discarded fabrics into meaningful symbols of pride, drawing from iconic LGBT moments like the rainbow flag and AIDS memorial quilt. Stitch, glue, and transform old materials into something personal and powerful whilst connecting with fellow queer folk and allies. ✨ . 🗓️ 7 November 2024 | Thursday, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍 Craft + Design Canberra 🎟️ General Admission: $120 | Members: $95 | Spaces are limited – book now! https://ow.ly/CzCi50TnQRs . Image credit: sourced from Henry's instagram page, 2024 . #CraftandDesignCanberra #CDCFestival2024 #QueerJoy #DisabilityPride #LGBTQIA #TextileArt #CanberraCraft

🌿✨ Behind the Scenes of Urban Biome! ✨🌿 . Check out this exciting update from Thor Diesendorf, one of the creative thinkers behind Urban Biome. Urban Biome is a collaborative project that celebrates regenerative design and innovate thinking. The modular planter decking tiles and boxes will be installed in Civic Square as part of this year's Craft + Design Canberra Festival. 🛠️🌱 . Thor and his team have been working on prototypes using Lignoloc, a nailing system that uses wooden nails instead of traditional steel—no steel at all! The Lignoloc system relies on the natural lignin in the timber, activated by heat and pressure, to bond the materials together. 🔨🌳 . The result? A beautifully sustainable and innovative solution that aligns perfectly with the 'regenerate' theme of Urban Biome. 🌍💚 Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to transform materials and design with sustainability in mind! . #UrbanBiome #CraftandDesignCanberra #CDCFestival2024 #SustainableDesign #InnovativeCraft #BehindTheScenes #Regenerate

CURRENT EXHIBITION | Crucible Showcases . Discover the winners of the 2024 Creative Journalling Challenge! Each piece, inspired by daily prompts, explores materiality and sustainability using everyday objects and found materials. Don’t miss the innovative works on display in the Crucible Showcases, available for viewing until 12 October. . Images | Artist | Linda Roberts | Francis Jaye Johnson | Dierdre Pearce | 5 Foot Photography . #cdcjournalling24