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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

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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Concurrencies: where the exact and the fragile converge  - Mags Webster finds poetry in the marine jewellery of Tineke Van der Eecken.

A day in the life of a drum maker - Matt Stonehouse shares his day as a drum maker in rural Victoria.

We’re in it together: The making of Maree Clarke’s glass canoe - Maree Clarke's generous acknowledgement of the glassblowers who made her work challenges us to question why makers are so often anonymous in artists' works.

Kampoeng launch in Surabaya - Garland will launch its special Garden of Stories feature about Indonesian craft on 29 July 2024.

Kampoeng ✿ Stories from Indonesia - You are welcome to the Kampoeng where you can explore the creativity and communal spirit of work made in Indonesia.

Piña weaving and climate change in Kalibo - Simon Ellis finds that piña weaving not only preserves a priceless cultural heritage but also mitigates the impact of climate change and flooding in downtown Kalibo.

Our COVID responses 🌸:

• The Gift of Time showcase for work made during lockdown
• Hand Medal Project to honour those on the front line
• Spring Will Come creative responses to isolation
• Ring Around sharing experiences across the wider world
• E-commerce while the shops are closed
• Bursaries for curious students

Highlights from our calendar…

Current exhibitions

Meriba Tonar | Ngoelmudh | Our Way

Northsite (Cairns)

13 June - 10 August 2024

Maedeup, Korean Knots – Korean Cultural Centre AU

Korean Cultural Centre Australia (Sydney)

26 July - 27 September 2024

Current: Gail Mabo, Lisa Waup, Dominic White

Australian Design Centre (Sydney)

30 July - 25 September 2024

For a full listing, see here.

Upcoming talks

For a full listing, see here.

Future major events

Deadlines

• • 15 May 2021 Blanc de Chine International Ceramic Art Award – Entries for porcelain prize
  • 15 Mar 2021 Indian Ocean Craft Triennial Conference – Call for papers
  • 21 Mar 2021 Craft ACT 2022 exhibition call for submissions – Applications for next year’s exhibition program

For more details, see here.

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