Exhibitions, Workshops, Tours, Talks, Open Studios and Markets: Connect with over 500 artists, craftspeople, designers, and architects as we celebrate Canberra as a creative capital and a global city of design.
The 2024 Festival advocates for design thinking, imagination, collaboration and making by hand to support innovation and problem-solving, providing hope for our future. No longer is it enough to be sustainable, we must innovate to solve the big problems of our time, to reverse the devastating impacts of climate change and regenerate environments, relationships, and communities.
The Festival provides opportunities for artists, designers and craftspeople to make experimental work, connect with the community and generate income; and audiences to enjoy immersive inclusive experiences of the best in contemporary craft and design.
To date the Festival program has only been possible due to generous cash sponsorships and to the extraordinary collaboration between over 1400+ stakeholders—artists, designers, craftspeople, industry, sponsors, educational institutions, organisations, and supporters. Their cash support, generosity, creativity, and commitment contributed to community wellbeing and identity. The new biennial Festival model provides more time for our creative community to develop programs of international significance and to secure multiyear cash sponsors to fund it.
Craft + Design Canberra is committed to the right of every person to fully experience and contribute to the creative and cultural life of Canberra, and we endeavour to provide access to our exhibitions and programs for all audiences, including people with disability.
If you would like to speak to someone about access to any of our events or venues, please contact our staff on 02 6262 9333 or at hello@craftanddesigncanberra.org.au
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