Search Results
Radical Textiles blockbuster poses hard questions around supposedly ‘soft’ medium
The Art Gallery of South Australia’s blockbuster exhibition doesn’t hold back in showcasing artists who have used textiles to proudly,…
Vale to celebrated weaver Liz Williamson
Liz Williamson took Australian textiles to the world through her passion for craft as a contemporary material for identity.
Dutch designer’s leap of faith in Australia pays off
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen first visited Australia for skydiving aged 17. Now the creative mastermind has brought a…
Fashioning a memory
Discover the hidden tales of African diasporic textile artists that reveal unique cultural influences and creative processes.
5 books to gift your beloved crafters
Book recommendations for crafters and makers that include DIY with cat hair, resurgence of visible mending, writers on knitting and…
Craft and design curators on artists to watch
From fashion to ceramics to drones – these artists have caught the eyes of curators this year.
How First Nations artists are reclaiming colonial objects and celebrating culture through garments
While 'Aboriginalia' and 'Koori Kitsch' are popular terms, 'First Nations garmenting' is an emerging trend adopted by many artists whose…
Fashion, craft and design calendar 2024
What’s on in fashion, craft and design this year, including exhibitions, fashion festivals, art trails and makers' markets.
Beyond the runway: unveiling the multicultural mosaic of Australia’s fashion frontier
It's time to celebrate, converse and collaborate with Australian CALD fashion creatives for better representation in fashion and fashion journalism.
Towards continuum: behind the hardware of digital art
Understanding the self and the future in digital art through artists from the Asian Australian diaspora in collaboration with Sugar…
