Mud Australia, in partnership with Craft Victoria, is proud to present the 2025 Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize (SSCP)—a national award supporting the next generation of Australian ceramic artists. Now in its fifth year, the prize was established in 2020 by Shelley Simpson—Mud Australia’s Founder and Creative Director—and continues to recognise…

TarraWarra Museum of Art today announced the major solo exhibition Breathing Helps by acclaimed Australian artist Rose Nolan. The exhibition will be the first time Nolan’s large-scale, sculptural forms have been shown together, highlighting the recurring spatial and performative threads in Nolan’s practice. Presented from 9 August to 9 November, 2025, the exhibition will showcase these…

The winners of the 39th Dulux Colour Awards, one of the longest running architectural and design awards programs in the region, have been announced at the National Gallery of Victoria. Recognising the most inspired and transformative examples of colour use in the built environment, the prestigious Dulux Colour Awards are…

Bruny NORTH presents Slip & Slurry, a group exhibition that celebrates the elemental poetics of clay and the diverse practices of contemporary ceramics. Featuring six artists — Tim Burns (represented by Bett Gallery, Australia), Jamie Edward, Nicole Adams, Emma Targett, Kate Morton, and Mahdi Chandler — the exhibition explores how…

For Melbourne Design Week, Rewilding Melbourne brings together a multidisciplinary panel of experts for a public discussion on how indigenous plants and traditional land management approaches can transform our cities into resilient, biodiverse environments. As Melbourne faces unprecedented climate challenges, its European-inspired urban landscapes are becoming increasingly unsustainable. With predictions…

Opening on 10 May at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, HOME brings together an all-Indigenous curatorial team of Australian First Nations academics and practitioners to explore the broader meaning of home and engage in dialogue that enacts richness through understanding commonalities between cultures. HOME offers a spectacular earth and plaster…

Australian Design Centre will open three new exhibitions on 22 May 2025, with a launch event at the Centre from 6–8pm. Presented as part of Program 2, the exhibitions bring together artists and designers from across Australia whose work reflects deep cultural knowledge, storytelling and innovation in contemporary craft. The…

Five leading European design festivals have announced the 50 winning projects of the Next Gen Design competition, themed Redesign Tomorrow, Today. From mushroom farms powered by coffee waste to period care innovations and upcycled fashion collectives, the selected works reflect a strong shift toward circular systems, community empowerment and regenerative…

From 15–25 May, Melbourne Design Week returns with over 350 exhibitions, talks, installations and workshops staged across the city and beyond. Now in its eighth edition, the festival continues to champion design as a tool for change, bringing together Australia’s most dynamic studios, thinkers and makers. This year’s theme –…

Craft Lab 2025 — Regional Victoria’s leading celebration of craftsmanship and creativity — will be held at the historic Ballarat Mining Exchange over two weekends in May (17–18 and 26–27 May), with free public entry. A UNESCO Creative City of Craft and Folk Arts, the City of Ballarat is partnering…