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Enjoy our latest issue ✿ The Table ✿ Well-crafted associations

Art Jewelry Forum: We advocate for the field of art jewelry

Nathalie Mornu covers the wide range of programs AJF provides to ensure it responds to the needs of its members.

Center for Craft: The importance of space for collective action and belonging

Stephanie Moore tells how the Center for Craft rebuilt itself after losing its base in a university ten years ago.

Australian Design Centre: 60 years in the making

Lisa Cahill reflects on an organisation in Sydney that has been showcasing Australian craft for 60 years.

JamFactory: A recipe for longevity

Brian Parkes introduces the world of makers in this venerable Adelaide craft and design centre.

 

Featured Articles

From Issue 36 ✿ The Table

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A new energy in world craft: Professional Crafts Association in Saudi Arabia

Mashail Alfaqeeh describes the emergence of a new crafts organisation reflecting increasing interest in Saudi cultural heritage.

by Mashail Alfaqeeh

artisan: Becoming, being and belonging 

Carmel Haugh recounts the story of Queensland's craft and design organisation as it renews its membership strategy to afford opportunities.

by Carmel Haugh

Hemslöjden: Craft for everyone

Maria Jacobsson introduces us to the conviviality in the warm heart of this long-standing Swedish craft federation.

by Maria Jacobsson

Swedish Crafts Centre – Konsthantverkscentrum

Evelina Hedin introduces a centre in the historic quarters of Stockholm that profiles craft art.

by Evelina Hedin

Stay in the Loop

With recent news

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Perdita Phillips ✿ Structural grotto

Our August laurel goes to Perdita Phillips for a cardboard grotto that beautifully frames an exhibition of geological finds.

Contact Zone: A symposium on post-humanism in Iranian material arts

A recent symposium at Aria Gallery, Tehran, brought thinkers together in a discussion about material thinking.

Michele Elliot: A handful of chillies

Lisa Pang reviews an exhibition of textile works that reflect the threads of life.

Iranian aesthetics: Monarchy, religion and modernism

As part of Reinventing the Wheel, Roohollah Shamsizadeh will present a unique framework for Iranian applied and visual arts.

Korean Maedeup: A culture of knots

A recent exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre Australia, in collaboration with the National Folk Museum of Korea, displayed the intricate beauty of knots.

Syldyr: Astana’s first exhibition of conceptual jewellery

“Syldyr” presents the first exhibition of conceptual jewellery in Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital.

Days we celebrate on the Garland platform:

Current Exhibitions

Highlights from our calendar

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Maedeup, Korean Knots – Korean Cultural Centre AU
Korean Cultural Centre Australia (Sydney)
26 July - 27 September 2024
Max Adrian: RIPSTOP
The Center for Craft (Asheville, North Carolina)
26 July - 29 March 2025
Current: Gail Mabo, Lisa Waup, Dominic White
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
30 July - 25 September 2024
Design and the Anthropocene
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
30 July - 25 September 2024
Lost in Translation – Melissa Cameron
Atta Gallery (Bangkok)
29 August - 20 October 2024
Vicki Mason: Second Bloom
Studio Ingot (Melbourne)
13 September - 28 September 2024
"Tais, Culture & Resilience: Woven stories of Timor-Leste” Exhibition
Burke Gallery at Trinity College, University of Melbourne (Melbourne)
19 September - 10 December 2024
All things are connected
Fabrik (Lobethal)
20 September - 27 October 2024

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