Festivals

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2023 Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale
15 Dec 2023 - 15 Jun 2024
Jingdezhen
Indian Ceramics Triennale
19 Jan 2024 - 31 Mar 2024
Arthshila, in Okhla, New Delhi
Design Doha
24 Feb 2024 - 30 Mar 2024
Doha, Qatar
Luleå Biennial - Between Art and Architecture: on the threshold of 1:1
2 Mar 2024 - 26 May 2024
Luleå, Boden and Kiruna, Sweden
Design Shenzhen
21 Mar 2024 - 24 Mar 2024
Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China
Lake Bolac Eel Festival - Kuyang Lapakira (Plenty Eels)
22 Mar 2024 - 23 Mar 2024
Lake Bolac, Victoria, Australia
Clay Gulgong
15 Apr 2024 - 21 Apr 2024
Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia
Florence Jewellery Week
28 Apr 2024 - 2 May 2024
Florence, Italy
Zar International Gold Embroidery and Jewelry Festival
2 May 2024 - 5 May 2024
Bukhara, Uzbekhistan
XTANT Roots 2024
9 May 2024 - 13 May 2024
Palma de Mallorca
Design Shanghai
19 Jun 2024 - 22 Jun 2024
Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai, China
International Folk Art Market
11 Jul 2024 - 14 Jul 2024
Santa Fe, USA
Berlin 2024 – Glass Art Society
15 Jul 2024 - 18 Jul 2024
Berlin, Germany
Indian Ocean Craft Triennial
1 Aug 2024 - 30 Oct 2024
Perth, Western Australia
Handarty Korea
22 Aug 2024 - 25 Aug 2024
Seoul, South Korea
Homo Faber
31 Aug 2024 - 6 Oct 2024
Venice, Italy
Radiant Pavilion
4 Sep 2024 - 12 Sep 2024
Melbourne, Australia
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
Revelations China
19 Sep 2024 - 23 Sep 2024
Beijing, China
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
Lembata Tenun (Textile) Festival
15 Oct 2024 - 20 Oct 2024
Lembata Island, Indonesia
Ausglass Conference TBC
1 Jan 2025 - 1 Jan 2025
yet to be confirmed
Australian Ceramics Triennale
2 Oct 2025 - 5 Oct 2025
Fremantle, Australia