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The Street
Petersham Escarpment: The mountain comes to the city
Through the mysterious alchemy of the kiln, Simon Reece brings the landscape of the majestic Blue Mountains to an inner urban plaza.
Healing Country & the five senses
Francesca Bussey writes about listening and talking about mosaics, middens, and that which is bigger than all of us.
The healing wall
Through her wall mosaic, Jane du Rand brings the healing power of the Spring Mountain White Rock Conservation Estate to the Ipswich Mental Health Unit.
The World returns to Charters Towers
The Charters Towers' Wall of History returns past glory to a legendary country town.
Featured Articles
From Issue 34 ✿ The Street
Full Issue
Street Sweepers: Adornment for outside care
Anke Kindle pays homage to the invisible labour of street cleaners with a jewellery practice that turns brushes into jewels.
by Anke Kindle
Cabramatta: The nostalgic poetry of Asian shops
Bic Tieu casts her childhood memories of a Sydney Indo-Chinese suburb.
by Bic Tieu
Measuring up: Public art in Queensland through a craft lens
Pamela See writes about public works by Brian Robinson, Bruce Reynold and Judy Watson where the making is part of the message.
by Pamela See
Capybara comes home
Yolanda Pocetti reintroduces the world's largest rodent to the busy commuters of Tigre.
by Yolanda Pocetti
Stay in the Loop
With recent news
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Misako Nakahira ✿ Waves of tsuzureori
We speak to Australian Tapestry Workshop weaver-in-residence, Misako Nakahira, about her unique technique of blending weaves.
Tiago Ishiyama ✿ It’s all or nothing in the favela
Paul Sepaniak pays tribute to his friend, an inspiring Brazilian street artist of Japanese ancestry
Ten Thousand Suns spotlights the technologies of First Nations peoples through craft
Pamela See reflects on the craft works in the 24th Sydney Biennale.
Fiona Gavino ✿ Weave a deep breath
Fiona Gavino is our April laurel for a work that monumentalises basket-making as an expression of meditation.
Steal This ✿ Melissa Cameron confesses to her role in a lawless jewellery gang
Melissa Cameron tells the story behind Melbourne's radical street jewellery scene of the 2000s.
Otobong Nkanga ✿ Soap stacks of the wider world
Jessica Hemmings reviews Otobongo Nkanga's exhibition of soap with the help of a novel by Teju Cole.
Days we celebrate on the Garland platform:
Passover
Jewish story of Exodus
Hidirellez
Turkish celebration of the green saint
Lei Day
Stories of garlands
Current Exhibitions
Highlights from our calendar
Full Listing
Women of Gaza
Palestinian Museum (Ramallah)
15 February - 30 April 2024
Ngā tirohanga whānui a Parehuia - Neke Moa
Objectspace (Auckland)
16 March - 19 May 2024
Ottchil: Light from Nature
Korean Cultural Centre Australia (Sydney)
22 March - 21 June 2024
Tailored With Love: Children’s Kimono Throughout Generations
Japan Foundation (Sydney)
5 April - 8 June 2024
Handshake Project 2024
Stanley Street Gallery (Sydney)
10 April - 4 May 2024
Collapsed Ecologies
Australian Tapestry Workshop (Melbourne)
18 April - 7 June 2024
Tabled: tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook, or artisan food producer
Manly Art Gallery (Sydney)
19 April - 9 June 2024
Upcoming Talks
Craft Research Talks - Craft Schools: Where We Make What We Inherit
15 May, 5:30-6:30pm (Eastern Standard Time)
Center for Craft
Australian Design Centre 60th Birthday Party
Thursday 16 May, 6-9pm
Australian Design Centre
Special Talks Series: Design Futures 2084
8 May, 6-8pm; 15 May, 6-8pm; 22 May, 6-8pm; 29 May, 6-8pm
Australian Design Centre
9th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium
3-6 November 2024 (Vientiane, Lao)
Future Major Events
Zar International Gold Embroidery and Jewelry Festival
2 May 2024 - 5 May 2024
Bukhara, Uzbekhistan
Indian Ocean Craft Triennial
1 Aug 2024 - 30 Oct 2024
Perth, Western Australia
Homo Faber
31 Aug 2024 - 6 Oct 2024
Venice, Italy
Radiant Pavilion
4 Sep 2024 - 12 Sep 2024
Melbourne, Australia
Iberoamerican Craft Festival 2024
4 Sep 2024 - 7 Sep 2024
New York city, USA
Wa: Melbourne Ikebana Festival, Melbourne Ikebana Container Award & Hiroe Swen Exhibition
7 Sep 2024 - 8 Sep 2024
Salon, Community & Linen Rooms, Abbotsford Convent
Goroka Bilum Festival
11 Sep 2024 - 16 Sep 2024
Bird of Paradise Hotel, Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference 2024
19 Sep 2024 - 23 Sep 2024
Rocky Harbour, NL
Stockholm Craft Week
2 Oct 2024 - 6 Oct 2024
Stockholm, Sweden
19th National Jewellers and Metalsmiths Conference
4 Oct 2024 - 6 Oct 2024
Perth, Western Australia
Ausglass Conference TBC
1 Jan 2025 - 1 Jan 2025
yet to be confirmed
Australian Ceramics Triennale
2 Oct 2025 - 5 Oct 2025
Fremantle, Australia