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Victoria Manganiello tells us about a social change project that invites artists to apply their creativity to making recipes for a better world. 

You Stir the Pot: Recipes for change

Victoria Manganiello tells us about a social change project that invites artists to apply their creativity to making recipes for a better world. 

By Victoria Manganiello

Serendouce Crafts commissioned Nishijin brocade maker Kohei Murata to apply the lustrous kimono textile technique to a set of chopsticks.

A kimono for food: Hikibaku chopsticks for honoured guests

Serendouce Crafts commissioned Nishijin brocade maker Kohei Murata to apply the lustrous kimono textile technique to a set of chopsticks.

By Serendouce Crafts


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Chamak: A tale of embroidered fragments shining again - Bahareh Zamannia rescues discarded elaborate textiles from a village in Baluchistan, Iran, to create a precious bag as a symbol of her journey.
The ancestral is in vogue: How do you market authenticity? - A new report from the European Craft Alliance prompts the question of how we promote authenticity.
Khneng embroidery: Weaving the past forward - Nisaphi Lyndem returns to her roots in Meghalaya to celebrate a beautiful craft tradition of the Khasi hills.
Master artisans of Yucatán: Hands, faces and spaces - Photographer Sergio Autrey pays tribute to the artisans of the Yucatán Peninsula.
The Cottage Garden - Stories from the British Isles and Ireland.
Sheikha Altaf ✿ The meaning of beauty and function in Sadu weaving - Sheikha Altaf Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah shares her journey towards establishing Sadu House in Kuwait as a home for bedouin weaving.

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Current exhibitions

Back to the Levant
Umm El-Fahem Gallery (Umm El-Fahem)
16 November - 30 May 2025
The Last Supper
Umm El-Fahem Gallery (Umm El-Fahem)
16 November - 30 May 2025
Fernando do Campo | Siblings
Ararat Gallery TAMA (Ararat)
1 March - 22 June 2025
Old School
Craft Victoria (Melbourne)
15 March - 3 May 2025
Everything is holy
Castlemaine Art Museum (Castlemaine)
22 March - 22 June 2025
Pōhatu Roa: Stories in Stone
The Dowse Art Museum (Wellington)
29 March - 20 August 2025
Crafting Life: Stories from the Japanese Studio
Japan Foundation (Sydney)
11 April - 27 September 2025

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