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Conscious Craft: A New Platform for Considered, Responsible and Responsive Craft and Design

11 Apr, 2024

Fifteen makers and designers from Australia’s creative scene are leading the way in reshaping material practices through Conscious Craft. Established by Craft Victoria, this transformative initiative represents a major step towards sustainable creativity and collective action within the artistic community. Launching in May, Conscious Craft will debut with an exciting…

Lost in Palm Springs – Artistry of American and Australian Design

9 Apr, 2024

The Art Gallery of Ballarat presents Lost in Palm Springs, curated by artist and curator Dr Greer Honeywill in an initiative developed by HOTA, Home of the Arts, Gold Coast. The multidisciplinary exhibition brings together fourteen creative minds who respond to, capture, or re-imagine the magical qualities of the landscape and the celebrated mid-century…

Experts Gather for Greenline Project Discussion

4 Apr, 2024

Urban design experts and prominent Melburnians will take part in the City of Melbourne’s first-ever public event on the transformative Greenline Project, ahead of major works starting at Birrarung Marr. The free ‘From High Line to Greenline’ event is part of Council’s refreshed Melbourne Conversations series in 2024, which is…

Tarrawarra Museum of Art Unveils Three New Exhibitions

27 Mar, 2024

TarraWarra Museum of Art has unveiled three new exhibitions open to the public concurrently from 23 March to 14 July 2024. Featuring new work by Melbourne-based contemporary artists Peter Atkins and Dana Harris, the exhibition SUPERsystems is presented in conversation with The Industrial Design of Clement Meadmore: The Harris/Atkins Collection, a comprehensive survey of innovative modernist…

Finalists Announced for the 38th Annual Dulux Colour Awards

23 Mar, 2024

The finalists for the 38th annual Dulux Colour Awards have been announced by this year’s esteemed judging panel. A stunning 83 projects have been chosen from a record 527 entries, as judged by five design industry professionals from Australia and New Zealand. As one of the region’s most prestigious awards…

2024 Galang Residency Program — Two Recipients Announced

20 Mar, 2024

Powerhouse Parramatta and the Cité internationale des arts have announced the two recipients of the 2024 galang residency program, which supports Australian First Nations creative practitioners through two intensive three-month residencies in Paris. Sydney-based Worimi and Biripi guri architect Jack Gillmer and multidisciplinary Yuggera and Biri artist from Brisbane, Jody…

Melbourne Design Week 2024 – Program Launch

14 Mar, 2024

Australia’s largest and leading annual design festival — Melbourne Design Week — presents its eighth edition in 2024 with 11 days of 300+  innovative exhibitions, displays, symposiums and talks throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.  Highlights in the 2024 program include a keynote from Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo, a symposium…