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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


See a list of all articles from our Tiempo profundo ✿ Deep time issue here.

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Johanna De Maine and Tatsuya Tsutsui ✿ Ukiyo - Our August laurel goes to Johanna De Maine and Tatsuya Tsutsui for the sublime floating world of "Ukiyo".
Vibe-coding versus artisanal programing: AI from a craft perspective - Join in a conversation about a new craft emerging in the wake of AI. 
Without life, there is no tatreez - Wafa Ghnaim, a Palestinian dress historian, reflects on the role tatreez embroidery played in her upbringing and hopes diaspora heirlooms will eventually return to Palestine.
The bell tower - Stories about bells and chimes that resonate through time and space.
A quilt that said: I exist  - Juhi Sharma reflects on her work with the Kalbelia community, denigrated as snake charmers, who have now regained dignity as artisans. 
Nigeria’s festivals are living archives - Emmanuel Solate reflects on how his country's vibrant festivals reinvent cultural citizenship.

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Highlights from our calendar…

Current exhibitions

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
Contemporary Project 14: Betsabeé Romero
Blanton Museum of Art (Austin, Texas)
14 June - 4 January 2026
Mask Medicine
Craft Ontario (Ontario)
28 June - 10 August 2025
Greeno - Generations of Cultural Creation and Design
Bett Gallery (Hobert)
1 August - 25 August 2025
Birdland - works from a Naracoorte Artist Residency by Thea Katauskas
Walkway Gallery (Bordertown, South Australia,)
10 August - 12 September 2025

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Upcoming talks

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Future major events


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