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Alchemy Now: Makers that recover the beauty at hand
Roof top alchemy: Gilding statues in Nepal
Gary Wornell visits a legendary Nepalese gilder and witnesses the mysterious alchemy that turns idols golden.
The meaning of yellow
Helen Ting's weaving is inspired by the deep meaning of the colour yellow in Chinese culture.
Take a chance on art
Liat Segal presents three bodies of work that use randomness as a creative tool.
The tree-bird: An alchemy of the heart
Reihane Raei creates healing jewels inspired by the mystery of Persian poetry
Featured Articles
From Issue 29: Alchemy Now
Full Issue
The robot embroiderer
Anying Chen explains a project to develop a robot to assist in the intricate embroidery craft.
by Anying Chen
The Dirge and the Vital Heat
Nicole Polentas writes about a series of art objects that draw on Aristotle's theory of Vital Heat to reflect on life and death.
by Nicole Polentas
Kuulua vuohmaan: Belonging to a mire
Ida Isak Westerberg returns to the queer space of mire in order to recover their Tornedalian identity, imprinting their tapestries with its colours.
by Ida Isak Westerberg
Composite bouquet: A plastic heirloom for the future
Vicki Mason seeks to realise the beauty of plastic in ornaments that will endure.
by Vicki Mason
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Welcome support for world knowledge-keepers: The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
Maria Fernanda Paes de Barros shares welcome news of support for Indigenous peoples in the new Lula government of Brazil.
Crafting “natural” conceptions in and of China, of its nationhood and its people
Pamela See considers the key political role played by woodcut prints in Chinese communism.
Works from the International Art Textile Biennale 2023
Works from the International Art Textile Biennale reveal a woven world.
The black gem of Ukraine: Forging fragility in Donetsk
We share a poem from Carbon: Song of Crafts by Svetlana Lavochkina that reflects the place of blacksmithing at the heart of Donetsk, Ukraine.
Jessica Murtagh ✿ Ancient Athens at the checkout
Jessica Murtagh is awarded the February laurel for an exquisite glass vessel that depicts a supermarket checkout in the form of an ancient Athenian amphora.
The Shanghai Public Cultural Content Supply Platform: Distributing culture to the people / 通过公共文化服务平台
Li Zhiwei writes about a municipal service for cultural producers to find audiences across Shanghai.
Let's meet on the Garland platform:
Follow the algorithm: New journeys through the world of textiles
Join the MAP academy in this innovative tour
Tafarrojgah: Stories from Iran
Our garden feature of the month invites you to visit the Persian garden
Taste-Makers: Tools for Slow Eating and Drinking
Calls for entry in an online exhibition
Current Exhibitions
Highlights from our calendar
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Resonance | the instinctive designs of Brodie Neill
Design Tasmania (Launceston)
24 November - 19 February 2023
Puffpiece 2
ArtPuff (Castlemaine)
1 December - 19 February 2023
Thinking Through Pink
Wollongong Art Gallery (Wollongong)
5 December - 5 March 2023
International Art Textile Biennale
East Gippsland Art Gallery (Bairnsdale)
20 January - 18 March 2023
Chili Philly’s Crochet Social 2023
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
7 February - 22 March 2023
Unravelling Queerly
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
7 February - 22 March 2023
Upcoming Talks
'Hunter from Elsewhere' - Helen Britton film
4 February (Kino cinema, Melbourne)
Harp Stories
19 February 6-8pm (Melbourne)
Follow the algorithm: New journeys through the world of textiles
22 February, 12:30pm (India time)
Crafting Values: How Craft Can Make Life a Little Better - European Group for Organizational Studies
July 6-8 2023 (Cagliari, Italy)
European Group for Organizational Studies
Future Major Events
Ausglass Conference - ‘Futures Past’
3 Feb 2023 - 5 Feb 2023
Melbourne, Australia
Pottery Expo
25 Feb 2023 - 26 Feb 2023
Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia
Queer Mart: A Darlo Makers Market
26 Feb 2023 - 26 Feb 2023
Corner of Palmer Street and William Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010
23rd Inacraft
1 Mar 2023 - 5 Mar 2023
all halls, Balai Sidang Jakarta Convention Center, Indonesia
The Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts & Design
30 Mar 2023 - 1 Oct 2023
MUZA, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
Nelson Jewellery Week 2023
13 Apr 2023 - 23 Apr 2023
Nelson, New Zealand
Crafted Vancouver
1 May 2023 - 25 May 2023
Metro Vancouver, Canada
Selvedge World Fair
31 Aug 2023 - 5 Sep 2023
London, UK
Goroka Bilum Festival
14 Sep 2023 - 17 Sep 2023
Pacific Gardens Hotel, Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Australian Ceramics Open Studios
11 Nov 2023 - 12 Nov 2023
Australia
Indian Ocean Craft Triennial
1 Aug 2024 - 30 Oct 2024
Perth, Western Australia
Wa: Melbourne Ikebana Festival & Melbourne Ikebana Container Award Exhibition
7 Sep 2024 - 8 Sep 2024
Community & Linen Rooms, Abbotsford Convent
19th National Jewellers and Metalsmiths Conference
4 Oct 2024 - 6 Oct 2024
Perth, Western Australia
Australian Ceramics Triennale
4 Oct 2025 - 6 Oct 2025
Fremantle, Australia