Exhibition | Hannah Gason | Shades of Shadows
In the exhibition Shades of Shadows, contemporary glass artist Hannah Gason continues her exploration of light and its ability to both articulate and create an illusion of space.
Exhibition | Growing up Modern | Alex Jelinek and Canberra's Round House
Growing up Modern: Alex Jelinek and Canberra's Round House is a first-hand account of living in 1960s Canberra and the story of how one of Canberra's best loved examples of mid-century modern architecture, the Round House came to be designed, built and made into a home.
Exhibition | Nathan Nhan | That All Just Happened
Nathan Nhan's work draws on the material history of ceramics, where vessel forms are imbued with stories as powerful narrative devices.
Exhibition | Mythica Ignota, Artefacts of the Oscillocene and Warawana Mythologies | Elliat Rich
Elliat Rich at Canberra Glassworks. Curated by Aimee Frodsham. Discover the rich material culture of this earth-orientated and relational society. A curated selection of everyday, iconographic and curious objects that provide insights into the other-ways of life on planet Earth. Mythica Ignota is on loan through the generous support of the The Rupertsberg Institute of Social Science.
Exhibition | Island Hopping | Jeffrey Sarmiento
Exhibition of work by Jeffrey Sarmiento at Canberra Glassworks exploring the potential of 3D printing and other glass making technologies.
Exhibition | Propositions: 2023 Tapestry Design Prize for Architects | Australian Tapestry Workshop
Propositions: 2023 Tapestry Design Prize for Architects exhibition presents the regenerative possibilities of tapestry to enhance architectural spaces, showcasing tapestries designed by architects for Kerstin Thompson Architect’s Bundanon Art Museum and woven by weavers at the Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW.)
Exhibition | Urban Biome | Thor Diesendorf, Spike Dean, David Taylor
Urban Biome is a site-specific modular art installation which demonstrates ways in which regenerative design, reuse of materials and endemic plants can be incorporated into public space.
Exhibition | Hiroe and Cornell Swen: Making a Creative Life
This exhibition celebrates two of Canberra's most influential ceramic and textiles artists, Hiroe Swen and the late Cornell Swen who, together, led a uniquely creative life in this region.
Exhibition | Robert Foster Metal Prize | Multiple Artists
The Robert Foster Metal Prize exhibition showcases outstanding contemporary metal work highlighting how imagination, high-quality making skills, good design and innovation can regenerate how we see and interact with the world around us. Supported by the Tall Foundation, F!nk + Co Director Gretel Harrison.
Exhibition | So-sei: glass installations | Akie Haga and Justine McLaren
In the installation, So-sei, artists Akie Haga and Justine McLaren present flameworked glass habitats for native Australian plants as if in the aftermath of bushfire.
Exhibition | CONTINUUM | JENNIFER KEMARRE MARTINIELLO
In Continuum, acclaimed Arrernte glass artist Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello presents a stunning collection of glassworks inspired by the enduring beauty and sophistication of Aboriginal weaving and environmental design.
Exhibition | Ikebana at CMAG | Multiple Artists
Joining Hiroe Swen, six contemporary artists, Annie Parnell, Lea Durie, Mahala Hill, Nathan Nhan, Isabelle Mackay-Sim and Cathy Zhang each create a group of ceramic vessels that can display flowers but challenge the idea of a vase. Sachie Terasaki, a skilled Ikebana artist and instructor will make Ikebana arrangements in direct response to the ceramic works.
Exhibition | Speculative Materialism | Multiple Artists
Speculative Materialism: Making for the Future engages with the complexities of being a material maker in a world where mass consumption and contemporary materiality plagues the health of the planet.
Exhibition | How Soon is Now? | Bruce Reynolds
How Soon is Now? showcases contemporary artist and ANU alumnus, Bruce Reynolds and the evolution of his practice from collage to relief and sculpture over a number of decades, as well as his ongoing interest in the relationship between pattern, history and the built environment. Presented by Museums & Galleries Queensland.
Exhibition | Consolidate | Designcraft with Steve Van Ewyk
Designcraft’s cabinet makers have regenerated factory offcuts into new and unique designs.
Exhibition | Harness the Beauty of Nature | Embassy of Uruguay with Iporã Jewelry Store
An exhibition of a unique collection of jewellery from Uruguayan design house Ipora Artesanos that is committed to promoting sustainable consumption and production.
Exhibition | Re-imagine: Proposals for New Ways of Living from Old Objects | The Auction Barn
This exhibition takes the theme of Craft + Design Canberra Festival ‘Regenerate’ to go a step further and support new material propositions for new ways of living, new relationships with the material world, and demonstrations of design thinking through making and remaking objects.
Exhibition | Pattern Recognition | Multiple Artists
Pattern Recognition celebrates female and non-binary artists from the ACT region who use abstraction and design principles to explore colour perception and spatial relationships. The exhibition investigates regeneration, exploring the influence of traditional craft disciplines on contemporary art practice.
Exhibition | The Architectural Ghosts of Canberra | University of Canberra Faculty of Arts and Design
This exhibition brings to life the ghosts of Canberra’s 20th-century architectural legacy. The Architectural Ghosts of Canberra is an exhibition of the ongoing mapping project by a research team from the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University of Canberra.
Exhibition | Brutal Transformations | Lymesmith
Brutal Transformations: Regenerating Canberra’s Concrete Legacy by Lymesmith champions adaptive re-use of brutalist architecture, flipping the typically grey raw concrete into colour-saturated vibrant art works.
Exhibition | Above/Below | curated by Julie Ryder
Above/Below is a group exhibition by artists who are inspired by their love of ferns, fungi, lichens, liverworts, moss, hornworts and algae. The 30 works are a diverse range of media from textile art, botanical illustration, jewellery, photography, ceramics and mixed media. Each artist has studied and then interpreted a cryptogam for this exhibition.
Workshop | Advanced Startup Workshop Series | Canberra Innovation Network
The team at Canberra Innovation Network, led by experienced venture investor and salesperson Nick McNaughton, CEO Campus Plus, will take you through 3 half-days of intensive learning and practising selling to grow, how to find investors and how to negotiate the right deal with them.
Workshop | Yarn Sticks with Harry’s Clarry (Kamilaroi)
Join First Nations artist Harry’s Clarry (Kamilaroi) to make your own personal Yarn Stick.
Exhibition | Second Skin | University of Canberra
An exhibition of models and visualisations based on physical prototypes made from upcycled, bio-based, and low-carbon materials responding to the theme of Regenerate. With the anticipated rise in global temperatures and the increased risk of extreme climatic events, there is an urgent need to consider ways of making residential buildings more responsive and resilient towards climate change.
Artists Talks | Urban Biome | Thor Diesendorf, Spike Dean and David Taylor with Lucy Wilson
Join the creative team behind the Urban Biome installation in Civic Square for a discussion about the regenerative elements and collaborative process behind this work. Supported by City Renewal Authority.
Workshop (online) | Make Exceptional Work | Amy Kennedy
Regenerate your creative practice with artist and mentor Amy Kennedy.
Exhibition | Second Chance | Siru Tuomisto
Second Chance, an exhibition by Finnish Artist Siru Tuomisto presents assemblage sculptures in which everyday objects have been regenerated into new forms. This exhibition explores the value of upcycling everyday objects, challenging the viewer to think about how they may reimagine their life by assembling objects of personal significance together in new, unexpected and clever ways.
Tour | On Country Walk | Tyronne Bell (Ngunawal)
In this On Country tour with Dhawura Tours you will follow the tracks and service trails of Black Mountain, with your guide, Tyronne Bell (Ngunawal) who will interpret the mountain's changing landscape since ancient times.
This tour features Aboriginal interpretation of the landscape, bush foods, artefacts, stone tools and their traditional uses as well as the beautiful bushland of Black Mountain and panoramic views of Canberra.
CAPO | 2024 Art Auction + Gala
The 2024 CAPO Gala Auction is a highly anticipated annual Canberra art event featuring a silent auction, live auction, and raffle, where funds raised support local artists and organizations through the CAPO Awards program.
Talk | Celebration of Finnish Design | Embassy of Finland
The Embassy of Finland presents a celebration of Finnish Design in Australia.
Market | Undercurrent Design Market | The Curatoreum
Undercurrent Design Market is The Curatoreum's annual celebration of all things Australian craft and design. This year Undercurrent is moving on from its old home at the National Portrait Gallery and is taking place at Canberra's creative precinct of Dairy Road.
Workshop | Textile transformations: Queer threads | Henry Shawcross
Transform a scrap of fabric into a symbol of queer pride with textile collage, a technique that breathes new life into discarded textiles.
Workshop | Personal Memento Assemblage | Harrison Le Lièvre
In this workshop you will be guided by Harrison Le Lievre, wood worker and assemblage artist, to collate unused personal mementos into your own deep rooted personal piece.
Workshop | Sketching in the Urban Biome | Sally Black
Bring your lunch and get creative with Canberra artist Sally Black in Civic Square to sketch the public artwork Urban Biome with watercolours.
Tour | Canberra Open Homes | House on a Path | Joanna Nelson Architect
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of one of the award-winning houses from the 2024 Australian Institute of Architects, ACT Architecture Awards, House on a Path. A 1970s house on an experimentally planned suburban site in Canberra has been reorganised and reoriented through 2 precisely placed but loosely programmed additions to ‘front’ and ‘rear’. Japanese influences are evident in the original house and courtyard and Radburn planning principles in the battleaxe block – the unfenced ‘front’ boundary is to a public pedestrian path while the ‘rear’ driveway leads to the street. The principal architectural idea is to amplify these distinctive attributes while providing legible entries and introducing circular routes.
Workshop | Mindful Clay | Ephemeral Thought Vessels
Regenerate your soul and have fun making by hand in this reflective clay workshop with local ceramicist Fran Romano
Talk | First Wednesday Connect | Canberra Innovation Network
Hear from Canberra’s emerging entrepreneurs as they take the stage in the high-intensity pitch blitz. The November First Wednesday Connect will be hosted by the ANU Agrifood Innovation Institute.
Talk | Growing up Modern: Alex Jelinek and Canberra's Round House
Professor of Art History, Roger Benjamin grew up in, and later restored, one of Canberra’s most iconic mid-century buildings – the Alex Jelinek designed Round House. In this talk, and the associated exhibition, we discover how the Round House came to be designed, built and made into a home.
Workshop | Poetic Relief: Mixed Media Wall Sculptures | Mariana del Castillo
Join artist Mariana del Castillo to create poetic relief sculptures with tin and fabric that are inspired by the macro, quiet and regenerated natural world, visually exploring the anthropomorphic transformation of arthropods.
Workshop | Fixed Fashion, Visible Mending | Asavari Deonath
Join us in this visible mending workshop with artist Asavari Deonath to explore the potential of regenerating what we wear by mending, to support our environment and reverse the devastating impacts of fast fashion on climate change.
Workshop | Regenerate and Play: Vintage Glass Construction | Siru Tuomisto
Join international visiting Finnish artist Siru Tuomisto in a fun sculpture workshop that explores the value of everyday objects. Bring in an old object that has significance to you and learn how to regenerate it into a new, playful and exciting work of art.
Tour | Canberra Open Homes | Un Peu Perrault | MYMYMY Architecture
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of one of the award-winning houses from the 2024 Australian Institute of Architects, ACT Architecture Awards. Un Peu Perrault, by MyMyMy Architecture, stands as a testament to the transformative power of sensitive light touch architecture to enhance family connections and elevate daily life.
Talk | The Architecture of Iwan Iwanoff, Book Launch and Author Talk | Canberra Modern
Canberra Modern is excited to present the publication – The Architecture of Iwan Iwanoff in this book launch and talk by author Warren Andersen.
Workshop | Chrysalis: Waste to Art | Minka Gillian
Join artist Minka Gillian to explore the transformative power of recycled materials. In this workshop you will discover how to regenerate rubbish into a small, Chrysalis netted sculpture, turning waste into art. This hands-on experience invites you to weave personal stories and creativity while highlighting the potential for beauty in everyday materials.
Tour | Canberra Open Homes | River View House | Studio Heim
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of one of the award-winning houses from the 2024 Australian Institute of Architects, ACT Architecture Awards. River View House, a long linear design, takes advantage of expansive views to the Molonglo River corridor and across to the Arboretum. Unlike its neighbours, which demand attention through excessiveness and scale, the house is quiet and humble through its lowline single storey form made from neutral earthy materials.
Workshop | Redesign Your Neibourhood | Benavente Design Workshop
Belonging to Whom? redefines community engagement by inviting participants to discuss street ownership from emotional, legal, historical, and economic perspectives. Through collective-thinking workshops, we aim to gather visions for city regeneration by transforming designated street surfaces through speculative design.
Workshop | Model Modern: Kids Model Workshop | Canberra Modern
Join Canberra Modern and The Mill Architecture & Design at Manning Clark House for an architectural model building workshop for kids using found and recycled materials.
Tour | Canberra Open Homes | Hyde Place Modern | The Mill
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of one of the award-winning houses from the 2024 Australian Institute of Architects, ACT Architecture Awards. Hyde Place Modern is an example of the joy that can happen when clients who fell in love with a piece of Canberra’s modernist soul collaborate with architects who love it as much as they do. The finished house presents as a standout example of how our modernist homes can be brought up to modern standards through highly considered intervention and care.
Talk | The Living Art of Bonsai | Daniel Leone
Join Canberra Bonsai professional and ceramic artist Daniel Leone for this talk and demonstration as he unravels the mysteries of bonsai and gives you all the know-how to successfully keep and cultivate your own bonsai.
Workshop | Creating storyboards | Valerie Kirk
Regenerate your approach to creative practice in a responsive, hands-on workshop with artist Valerie Kirk, at Mugga Mugga heritage site. Experiment with different media to create individual and group storyboards exploring place, history and time.
Artist Talks | Robert Foster Metal Prize | Ximena Natanya Briceño, Oliver Smith, David Walker
Join artists Ximena Natanya Briceño, Oliver Smith, David Walker as they discuss their work in the Robert Foster Metal Prize exhibition at Craft + Design Canberra.
Tour | Canberra Open Homes | Bookend Addition | Studio Heim
Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of one of the award-winning houses from the 2024 Australian Institute of Architects, ACT Architecture Awards, Bookend Addition. Bookending the front and rear of an existing mid century Seidler-inspired dwelling are 2 interventions that respect the original design.
Artist Talks | Speculative Materialism | Minka Gillian, Alexi Freeman, Hallie Rubenis, Narelle White
Join artists Minka Gillian and Alexi Freeman as they discuss their work in the Speculative Materialism exhibition at Craft + Design Canberra.
Workshop | Pressing Matters Plaster Relief with Bruce Reynolds
Join artist Bruce Reynolds and learn how to cast a low relief plaster piece from your own design. Carve your unique design in the negative which will then be a cast as a positive panel. Hand colouring techniques will be shared and the resulting sculpture can be hung.
Workshop | Visible Mending | Michele Grimston
In this workshop we will take a relaxed and meditative approach to creating – immersing ourselves in the powerful possibilities of regeneration that mending affords. Mending is so much more than just making do. Visible mending is a wonderful way to reduce our impact on the planet while expressing creativity and honouring the histories of the everyday objects that are closest to us.
Workshop | Bush Animal Making | Culture on the Move
Join Ronnie Jordan (Pitta Pitta Wangkamahdla) and make a bush animal using natural fibres.
Tour | Regenerative Garden Design | Gardens with Fleur
Fleur of Gardens with Fleur invites visitors to visit her garden and learn about regenerative garden design.
Tour | Supporting Canberra’s Modern: Engineering & Infrastructure Highlights of the National Capital | Canberra Modern
Join Canberra Modern for a bus tour of some of Canberra’s most used, but least understood places – the mid-century designed sites which make the city work, support residents and link its disparate parts together.
Workshop | Clay Biomes | Daniel Leone
Make your own little environment out of clay to take home.
Workshop | Eco-Crafting Jewellery Making with Recycled Materials | Alexi Freeman
Join regenerative designer and artisanal jeweller Alexi Freeman for a hands-on, family-friendly workshop exploring the creative potential of repurposed materials, transforming discarded domestic household recycling into unique, eco-conscious and wearable art.
Market | 2024 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Markets
Visit the 2024 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Design Markets, buy unique and handmade objects directly from Canberra's best makers, participate in drop-in family workshops, enjoy local food and see the amazing Urban Biome sculpture in Civic Square.