In 2007 the South Australian Museum will once again host Inside SAM's Place. This fruitful collaboration between Craftsouth and the museum is now in its third instalment and since 2002 has continued to forge links between visual art and craft and the scientific disciplines residing within the museum.
» Inside SAM's Place by Roy Ananda
How do designers integrate various disciplines and strands of practice into their designed objects? How are these ideas realised as designed objects or multidimensional spaces? Designers are renowned for fusing seemingly diverse references, concepts and materials in order to realise very individual and innovative objects.
Integration: the nature of objects was curated by Liz Williamson. Craft Australia presents the catalogue essay written by Katherine Moline.
» Design Art & New Craft Katherine Moline
The WearNow Symposium was held in association with the reskin Wearables Lab and was initiated by ANAT in collaboration with Craft Australia, the Centre for New Media Arts (CNMA) and The Australian National University.
The Craft Australia Research Centre presents Distribution - craft and speckled computing delivered at the WearNow symposium, along with Under the Skin written by Leah Heiss - who participated in the reSkin Wearables Lab. The program focused on wearable technology, embracing the skill-based practices of object and fashion design.
» Distribution - craft and speckled computing
Sarah Kettley
» Under the Skin Leah Heiss
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At the recent meeting of Australian Craft Design Organisations in Tasmania there was much rocking of old foundations. The network of organisations previously known as Craft Organisations Australia (COA), formally changed there collective name to the network of Australian Craft Design Centres (ACDC).
Taking the rocking theme a step further, the network agreed, at their AGM, to change the formal incorporated structure of the network for a more flexible model governed by a memorandum of understanding. The aims of ACDC network remain to develop national strategies that benefit and enhance the position of contemporary Australia craft and design.
Other new developments for the network include changes to Territory Craft in the Northern Territory - they are in the process of restructuring and will eventually become 2 separate craft organisations, one based in Darwin the other in Alice Springs.
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Whilst in Tasmania programming future directions for Australian craft·design practice, the ACDC network also had an opportunity to sample the delights of Ten Days 2007.
Having met with Artistic Director for the festival, Elizabeth Walsh, during the course of the meeting, we had first hand information of the feast ahead. It was a total delight to see the program interwoven with so many visual art and craft exhibitions that linked a tracery across the island. Of particular pleasure was the number of craft·design exhibitions on offer.
Tasmania is renowned for high quality contemporary craft·design production and much that was cutting edge was on view for the festival.
The Maker to Manufacture to Market initiative developed by the Australia Council in 2005 is calling for applications for the third round of funding available under this program. Four grants of $30,000 each will be available.
The aim of the initiative is to encourage the development of successful models of industry practice in the Australian contemporary designer maker sector, with object designers and manufacturers developing relationships that lead to significant sales.
Applications close 15 May, 2007.
How to apply
Work developed by Rod Bamford, Oliver Smith and Bianca Looney, the recipients of the first round of MMM funding, can be seen at the Smartworks exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum and at the Freestyle exhibition by Object, both exhibitions are currently on display in Sydney.
Freestyle
Smartworks
» Calendar of events
» Freestyle-interview
The National Design Centre has been selected by the International Design Alliance (IDA) to develop and execute the Oceania region of the IDA World Design Report, a major international initiative. Media release
An overview of the most pressing issues for the recognition of Indigenous cultural and intellectual property (ICIP) in 2006 is now available on the Australia Council website. The purpose of this paper is to inform government consideration of the current issues for Indigenous cultural and intellectual property.
The Federal Senate recently held a series of public hearings as a part of its current inquiry into Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector. The members visited Alice Springs, Darwin, Sydney, Canberra and Kununurra to hear local professionals put forward their views on the state of the industry. Notes on the Senate Inquiry
Lismore City Council has announced that it will be providing $6 million to a new Regional Gallery and Exhibition Centre. The new facility will be located in Lismore's CBD, alongside the Conservatorium and Library. It will cost about $12 million and become one of the largest regional galleries in Australia.
Arts Victoria's annual edition of Art-Look - a report on the state of the arts in Victoria, is now available. Art-Look provides an annual overview of highlights and trends for the arts in Victoria. Download
Frank Sartor has been appointed Minister for the Arts taking up the position previously held by Bob Debus.
Congratulations to Greg Daly, Lynda Draper and Martin Halstead who were the recipients of awards at the 2007 Cowra Festival Art Awards.
New work by Blanche Tilden and Phoebe Porter, 2 of the mentors in the Youth@craft·design online forum initiated by Craft Australia to assist emerging makers establish pathways to sustainable careers. Read more of Blanche and Phoebe's tips to success on the Youth@craft·design online forum.
General Assembly is showing at Craft Victoria as part of Solutions for Better Living curated by Kate Rhodes. Blanche and Phoebe have produced interchangeable components of varying colour, texture, form and material that are laid out in a "production line" ready to pick'n'mix. This innovation of traditional systems used in a new way to give audiences a personalised product taps into our desire to choose, collect and consume.
Craft Australia gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance it receives from the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian government's arts funding and advisory body. Craft Australia is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Government and all state and territory governments
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