News + Opportunities

As part of AusArt Day hosted by Creative Australia, Craft + Design Canberra will be running GIVE + GROW on Thursday 23 October 2025 with the aim of raising money for the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Daily Creative Challenge.

Congratulations to all participants, finalists and winners in the 2025 Craft + Design Canberra Daily Creative Challenge

The much-loved 2025 Craft + Design Canberra Undercurrent Design Market, supported by Ainslie + Gorman, has a new home. This year, the iconic market will transform the historic Gorman Arts Centre in Braddon into a vibrant hub of contemporary craft and creativity. 

Expressions of interest now open for programs exploring the Festival theme of Dissent. Applications close 3 December 2025. 

Please submit your application by 5pm Monday 27 October 2025

Please submit your application by 5pm Monday 27 October 2025

Craft + Design Canberra is excited to receive the gift of the Undercurrent Design Market from its founders, Richard Baz and Mel O'Hanlon, the Directors and creators of The Curatoreum. 

Missed out on the live event? Find a recording and key takeaways of Photograph Your Work workshop here.

Craft + Design Canberra welcomes the ACT Government’s funding announcement to support our Biennial Craft + Design Canberra Festival. 

At Craft + Design Canberra, we believe that making is a way of being. Engaging in daily creative practices allows us to reconnect with our creativity, materials, bodies, minds, and each other. 

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