Sydney Craft Week
19 September: Ceramics collective ware.where occupies an unusual exhibition and retail space to showcase how multiple clay pieces can work in harmony for home interiors.
19 September: Artist Julie Smeros works with Studio Melt and High Tea with Mrs Woo on an intriguing collaboration that goes back to her Greek heritage but also reflects time spent in Japan.
19 September: Acclaimed printmaker Julie Paterson talks about her latest exhibition with Baakantji printmaker and sculptor Badger Bates and geographer/embroiderer Judith Burns raising awareness of NSW’s Baaka/Darling River.
16 September: Sydney Ceramics Market is a feature event in the Sydney Craft Week Festival! Supported by ADC to secure a bigger venues at Carriageworks we're excited to see the platform that this event offers so many makers grow each year.
12 September: Katja Handt works with sustainably sourced leather in her Port Kembla atelier, and shares her expert knowledge of leatherwork and leather care with two workshops.
12 September: Sign up for Reverse Garbage’s stimulating and sustainable workshops to create art from discarded materials and new clothes from old.
6 September: SquarePeg Studios in Marrickville hosts hands-on classes for adults and teens and an Open Day to see behind the scenes. Their first Jewellery Film Night explores contemporary practice around the world and how artists respond to global issues through their work.
6 September: Sydney Craft Week is all about making connections. Australian Design Centre joins with Potts Point Bookshop to present Objects! Ten small objects hand-crafted by Australian makers nestle among the books.
5 September: Cremorne’s Primrose Park Art and Craft Centre presents the exhibition News, News, News, exploring its inescapable impact on our lives. The Centre has six groups – paper art, basketry, textiles, calligraphy, photography and painting – and visitors can learn how to join in.
5 September: Illawarra-based artist Michele Elliot’s hands-on workshops show how to reduce textile waste and save well-worn favourite clothing as a response to caring for the environment.
23 August: Festival Director’s Message: Australian Design Centre is proud to present this annual festival which we initiated after consultation with the community in 2017. Each year we propose a theme for participants to consider in their event proposals. This year’s festival theme is RESPONSE.
23 August: Make the most of Sydney Craft Week 2024. The SCW program in 2024 includes 640+ participating artists, as well as 55 participating groups, across 37 suburbs of Sydney, presented across 146 events, exhibitions, workshops, markets, open studios and more.
27 March 2024: Makers, galleries, shops, guilds, libraries, councils and other organisations are invited to submit applications for the 8th Sydney Craft Week Festival, Friday 11 October - Sunday 20 October 2024.
27 March 2024: We're aiming to have 60 open studios across Sydney during the festival.
27 March 2024: Are you a ceramicist? Applications open 1 March for Sydney Ceramics Market 2024.
17 October 2023: The Sydney Craft Week Festival may have ended for another year but there's still lots of exhibitions and some workshops continuing across Greater Sydney to enjoy.
18 September 2023. Looking for something fun and different for a social night out? Explore our after dark program Craft Up Late running over three nights and check out what's on in your local area.
5 September 2023: Bridget Kennedy, a contemporary jewellery and object artist explores notions of time, material and cultural value, the materiality of the physical form and impermanence in her Year of Time project.
1 September 2023: This year's festival theme is ‘Time’. Events reflect on this theme: the time it takes makers to make, to learn a skill, to understand materials and to build a practice as well as the timeless quality of handmade work:
3 May 2023: We are calling for entries from makers, galleries, shops, guilds, libraries, councils and other organisations for exhibitions, workshops and events during and around the festival period Friday 6 – Sunday 15 October 2023.
17 October 2022: Not ready for Sydney Craft Week Festival to end quite yet? There are lots of Sydney Craft Week exhibitions still running across Greater Sydney for your viewing pleasure. Don't miss out!
7 October 2022: Looking for a social night with a difference? Coming up over three nights, Sydney Craft Week presents Craft Up Late, a chance to explore some of the best of handmade Sydney via galleries, shops, artists’ studios and more after dark.
31 August 2022: Makers think deeply about their practice and its impact on the world around them.
31 August 2022: "Join us in considering the environmental impact of everything that you do. Individual actions make a big difference."
23 August 2022: We commissioned Studio A artist Guy Fredericks to create a work for Sydney Craft Week based on the theme of climate emergency. He created the multimedia work Earthen Seed.
13 April 2022: In 2022 the Sydney Craft Week Festival theme is the climate emergency. Key events will focus on sustainable practice and making a difference for the environment.
11 April 2022: We are calling for entries from makers, galleries, shops, guilds, libraries, councils and other organisations for exhibitions, workshops and events during and around the festival period Friday 7 to Sunday 16 October 2022.
18 October 2021: Sydney Craft Week Festival “The Digital Edition” may be officially over but these exhibitions are still on and with the lifting restrictions across greater Sydney you’ll be able to pop in for a visit in person or view online before they close.
11 October 2021: With over 50 events in this years Sydney Craft Week "The Digital Edition" there's lots to choose from. Take a look and get inspired!
11 October 2021: Explore these exhibitions featured as part of the Sydney Craft Week Festival ‘The Digital Edition’. Read on for more information.
15 September 2021: "The creative capacity of every person involved in this year’s festival is extraordinary. Their resilience and determination ensures that we can have a festival in the midst of a long lockdown."
24 June 2021: Tina Fox is the maker behind the striking images we have used to launch the 2021 Sydney Craft Week Festival applications.
Thinking about applying for Sydney Craft Week 2021 but needing some advice? We share with you some tips and ideas.
We are calling for entries from makers, galleries, shops, guilds, libraries, councils and other organisations for exhibitions, workshops and events during and around the festival period Friday 8 – Sunday 17 October 2021.
20 October 2020 Sydney Craft Week 2020 might be over, but some exhibitions are still open – head out soon before you miss out!
15 October 2020 Eleven artists challenge the convention of jewellery through the Handshake Project at Stanley Street Gallery.
20 May 2021: Deb McDonald and Janine Smith from the Skein Sisters discuss how this year has changed their yarn business as more people than ever before pick up the knitting needles and crochet hooks.
7 October 2020 A huge thank you to the City of Sydney, Skein Sisters, Digital Press, Signwave Newtown, ArtsHub, Eastside Radio and Garland for your generous support.
1 October 2020 Over three nights, Sydney Craft Week presents Craft Up Late, a chance to explore some of the best of handmade Sydney via galleries, shops, artists’ studios and more.
29 September 2020 Whether you are looking to hone your skills in one particular type of craft or keen to pick up skills working with a new material, this list of events categorised by artform has you covered.
26 September 2020 Renee and Angela of D’Alton Baker Productions have developed a brand new platform in response to strained supply chains and cancelled design markets – Craft Swap Meet. Read more to find out about this innovative online event.
23 September 2020 There are no less than 42 exhibitions, installations and pop-ups happening during Sydney Craft Week this year, including solo shows, themed shows and members' exhibitions.
15 September 2020 There are 56 workshops of all kinds to choose from as part of this year’s festival, from embroidery to jewellery-making, upcycling to collage, stitching, ceramics, bookbinding and heaps more.
11 September 2020 Meet embroiderers Lisa Mattock, Mary Brown and Eranga Bandaranayake who will be teaching expert embroidery skills at 7 Clovelly Road as part of the Hoop La Embroidery Extravaganza.
9 September 2020 Sydney Craft Week's chief change maker Sasha Titchkosky from Koskela selects her five favourite events from this year's festival program.
1 September 2020 ‘Change Makers’, our 2020 Sydney Craft Week Festival theme, is as much about making change as it is to the way we respond to changing circumstances, says Lisa Cahill.
30 August 2020 Whether you are attending an exhibition, workshop, talk or other event, Sydney Craft Week is working hard to make our festival COVID-Safe.
26 May 2020 Change Makers is our theme for Sydney Craft Week 2020! We think this is so appropriate for the change that we are all dealing with on a daily basis right now.
1 April 2020 Sydney Craft Week is about celebrating creativity and the handmade in all its forms and in 2020 our theme is Change Makers. The Imperfect Manifesto by Blue Mountains-based textile artist Julie Paterson gives us a framework to let go of the fear of failure and embrace unrestrained and joyful creativity.
26 March 2020 Sydney Craft Week 2020 is still planned to take place between Friday 9 and Sunday 18 October this year with a call for entries going out in May. The Sydney Craft Week team at the Australian Design Centre will advise you if this changes.
30 January 2020 There are so many great craft events taking place all year round in Sydney. Here’s our list of some of the major events happening this year – get out your diaries and take note!
12 November 2019 Looking to get something unique and fabulous for your loved ones this Christmas / holiday season? Shop local and check out these upcoming handmade artisanal shopping events in Sydney this November and December.
21 October 2019 Sydney Craft Week may be over, but there are plenty of exhibitions still showing. Read the full list here.
It's Opal Fever at Jewels on Queen for the month of October! We chat with Nell Schofield of Jewels on Queen, to hear more about their Sydney Craft Week event with Linda Jackson, opals and their Woollahra gallery.
Over three nights Sydney Craft Week presents Craft Up Late, 5 - 8pm: Tuesday 15 October - Inner City Suburbs; Wednesday 16 October - Eastern Suburbs; and Thursday 17 October - Inner West. Find out what is happening near you!
To celebrate Sydney Craft Week's 2019 theme, PLAY, our Premium Partners Skein Sisters invited Meg Gadsbey to share this pattern for adventurous beginner knitters.
Sydney Craft Week is pleased to be hosting international guest Hanny Newton, contemporary goldwork embroiderer from the UK. The Embroiderer's Guild interviewed her ahead of her appearance in Sydney, where she is teaching her workshop: Adventures in Goldwork.
Darlinghurst makers Lyn Balzer and Tony Perkins have a fabulous retail installation in Australian Design Centre's Object Shop for Sydney Craft Week. Ahead of their Meet the Makers event on Tuesday 15 October for Craft Up Late, we thought we would get the low-down on what their install is all about!
Are you a ceramicist only interested in ceramics events? Or a textile artist? Or jeweller? Check out our list of events arranged into five different categories of artform.
Curator Meredith Kirton guides us through Eden Gardens fantastic outdoor exhibition and workshop program, Eden Unearthed.
There are no less than 37 exhibitions, installations and pop-ups happening during Sydney Craft Week this year, including solo shows, themed and members' exhibitions. Read on for more information.
'Cynthia the Ibis' graces the cover of the Sydney Craft Week 2019 festival guide. Cynthia is the creation of Sydney based crochet artist Vanessa Ion.
A number of family-friendly events are part of this year’s program from the City to Macquarie Park.
Maree Sheehan is chief guide and founder of The Sydney Connection (TSC), a business dedicated to exploring Sydney through food and wine experiences. Let's find out what she has planned for SCW19's Crafty Dining walk.
This year's Sydney Craft Week has a huge range of workshops on offer, from ceramics to crochet, dyeing to paper folding and lots more.
The theme of this year’s Sydney Craft Week is PLAY. We asked contemporary jeweller and educator Melinda Young to reflect on what play means for her.
Discover traditional kites and handcraft techniques in this beautiful exhibition, Edo in the Sky: Traditional Kites of Japan - an exhibition presented by The Japan Foundation, Sydney - on now. Find out more about the exhibition and their Kids Workshop series.
In 2019, Sydney Craft Week expands to include events from Greater Sydney and Beyond. We are thrilled to have Rumpus present two events in this year's festival. Join us as we reveal the details of their weekend retreat: Jamboree.
SCW chat with Frances Mahony, from Waverley Council about the Makers Craft + Design program they run at Bondi Pavilion and what they have planned for SCW this year, and why you should get involved.
We are delighted to announce that ClassBento has come on board as a Premium Partner of Sydney Craft Week 2019. They are Australia's fastest growing online marketplace for art and craft workshops. In this Q&A we will introduce you to ClassBento and share a special offer!
The team here at Sydney Craft Week are getting excited about all the entries coming in for Sydney Craft Week 2019. In this Q&A we chat to artist and designer Sarah Kalidis from Studio OneThirty to find out what she has planned for SCW 2019.
Sydney Craft Week call for entries will open in May, but now is a good time to start getting your event preparations underway. In this news story, we share with you some ideas and planning suggestions.
Sydney Craft Week returns in 2019 with a mission to recognise the exceptional quality of local craft, while also unlocking our sense of joy in making with the theme “Play”.
Guilds are a great way to learn a new set of skills with the opportunity to meet and engage with a lively community of people who all share a common interest. Check out this comprehensive craft Guild Directory, and maybe join a club today?!
Now the weather is getting cooler, doesn't it sound lovely to curl up with a craft magazine? We have put together a list of craft publications from Australia and abroad. May they teach and inspire you.
The Korean Cultural Centre Australia (KCC) are hosting a series of free workshops at the Australian Design Centre in February, providing opportunities for participants to experience old and new Korean craft through hands-on experiences.
We have rounded up the major craft events happening in Sydney in 2019. Get your pens out so you can mark these dates in your diary now!
We chat with ArtsHub’s Gina Fairley about the golden age of online publishing, the revival of craft and the importance of setting professional goals.
This Christmas Sydney can't seem to get enough of local, handmade craft and design markets. Here is our suggested list of where to shop this Christmas for that special, one of a kind gift.
Keen for more craft following the close of the festival? These three upcoming workshops exploring mixed textile media, embroidery and weaving will be led by members of the Seed Stitch Collective.
Thank you to everyone who took part in Sydney Craft Week 2018! The festival may be over, but check out these great events that are still on across Sydney.
We have a chat with Deb and Janine from the local, luscious, yarn store Skein Sisters in Dulwich Hill. Find out how they made their start and discover your new favourite store.
From Japanese clay to Indian textiles, craft traditions from around the world are celebrated in this year’s Sydney Craft Week. Read on for more information about exhibitions, workshops and events that celebrate the diversity of craft cultures.
Two new exhibitions are showcasing Asian craft traditions in a contemporary light – The Intuitive Thread and Feast of K-Chopsticks.
Whether you’re up for a spot of shopping, the chance to make something, attend an exhibition opening or hear a talk, Craft Up Late has you covered. Head to Sydney City, Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Redfern and surrounds on Tuesday 9 October, Eastern Suburbs on Wednesday 10 October and Inner West on Thursday 11 October for three nights of crafty happenings.
Here is your guide to the events that feature glass, woodworking or sculpture in this year's Sydney Craft Week program.
Here is your guide to all the paper, painting and printmaking events that are part of Sydney Craft Week, 2018.
Mindful making is this year's Sydney Craft Week theme. We round up all the events that explore this theme and provide you with a fantastic list of events that you'll no doubt want to check out.
If artisan jewellery and fashion pique your craft curiosity, well there are plenty of events to satisfy your interests. This guide makes for a handy reference if you want to see all the jewellery and fashion events in the one place.
We have compiled a comprehensive list of all the workshops that are part of Sydney Craft Week. There are over 100 workshops across all modes of craft - from the curious to the technical, to mindful and playful. Don't miss out - book now.
In Part 2 of our Meet the Maker conversation, we delve into topics of craft as an evolving practice and how our makers engage with Sydney's craft community. Also find out what they love about the ADC Makers Markets - on Saturday 13 October!
Sydney has an exciting and vibrant ceramic community and there are ceramic events aplenty at this year's Sydney Craft Week festival. Discover the many ways you can engage with ceramics by checking out this list of events, featuring ceramics in a variety of shapes and forms!
Sydney Craft Week highlights and acknowledges Australian First Nations designers and makers who continue to make their mark in the field of contemporary design. Australian Design Centre’s First Nations Creative Producer Dennis Golding gives his list of events for Sydney Craft Week.
Soraya Abidin, textile artist, explores in this essay and in her exhibition 'Hypersensitive/ Hipersensitif', the double consciousness and ‘in-between’ space of a bi-cultural identity. Her solo textile exhibition is part of SCW at Gaffa Gallery, Sydney.
Love Textiles? Check out these 60+ exhibitions, workshops, talks and studio events in the Sydney Craft Week 2018 program that feature textile or fibre arts.
In the lead up to the festival we interview Kylie regarding her practice and the exhibition she will be hosting during SCW.
In the lead up to Australian Design Centre’s Makers Market on Saturday 13 October, we get chatty with some of our crafty stall holders. They discuss their practice, their inspiration and what they love about the handmade process.
Calling all wine, beer, champagne and craft lovers! Classes with Glasses at Bustle Studios is calling YOUR name.
For those of you who can’t wait for Sydney Craft Week, we have some good news for you! While the majority of festival events are on from 5 to 14 October, a number of participating galleries have exhibitions starting early.
There are plenty of fantastic workshops for kids as part of this year’s festival, from paper folding to tile-making, and fairy gardens to 3D printing, plus lots of other kid-friendly events to explore.
Australian Design Centre (ADC) presents Real to Reel: The Craft Film Festival in Sydney on 5 and 6 September 2018. Real to Reel is a short film festival that celebrates craft and making in all its facets: traditional, contemporary, subversive and diverse.
Shared Threads share their insights and explorations of craft retreats and provide an incredible list of Fibre festivals, shows and retreats happening in Sydney and all over Australia and New Zealand.
The Woolmark Company’s Wool Week is on now with celebrations running across the country from May 24 to June 3. Check out the programme of events and where you can shop, support and learn about wool.
Sydney is full of makers making – and it is also full of makers teaching making skills. Here, we have collected some of the most unusual, unique and off-the-wall workshops for when you feel like learning something new and having fun while you’re doing it.
Sydney Craft Week Expressions of Interest open in May, but now is a good time to start thinking ahead about your event. We discuss key dates, event inspiration and run through a few points for consideration.
Can you spare a few minutes to complete the Sydney Craft Week Survey? Your answers will help us plan the 2018 festival. We would love to get your thoughts on how your SCW experience can be shaped and improved.
We have rounded up the major Craft Events happening in Sydney and beyond in 2018. Get your pens out so you can mark these dates in your diary now!
Check out our list of favourite Sydney based art and craft suppliers, as selected by our team, Sydney Craft Week participants and social media followers.
Looking to get something unique, local and fabulous for your loved ones this Christmas?! Check out these upcoming handmade artisanal shopping events in Sydney this Christmas.
We do a wrap up of this year's inaugural Sydney Craft Week, reflecting on the theme and event highlights.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Sydney Craft Week! We round up the exhibitions and events still ongoing.
Rebecca Doyle left her corporate life to pursue a crafty career. A year later, she debuts her journey in an exhibition of work and workshop series, as part of Sydney Craft Week.
Last night was the opening of four exhibitions at UNSW Art & Design featuring the work of students from textiles, ceramics, furniture and jewellery.
We chat to the President and Events Coordinator of theEmbroiderers' Guild NSW on the eve of their Craft Up Late event.
Today COMMUNE kick off a weeklong program of craft workshops! We get chatty with the COMMUNE team to find out more about them and their thoughts on Sydney Craft Week!
A 6000-strong crowd flocked to see some of Sydney's best handcrafted goods from 20+ of the city's talented makers, all on display in Palmer Street as part of the Australian Design Centre Makers Markets for Sydney Craft Week.
On Friday night, Sydney Craft Week opened with a fantastic event at the Australian Design Centre celebrating Sydney's incredible makers.
We chat to our Darlinghurst Sydney Craft Week participants to see what places they recommend you stop in to before, after (or during!) your Craft Up Late crawl. Because the best type of craft crawl always includes a bit of food and drink, right?
Sydney brewery Young Henrys has a long association with the arts. We talk about their work with local arts, craft and design events.
Jessica Hemmings will be presenting two talks during her visit to Sydney during Sydney Craft Week. Find out more about these events, and Jessica's response to our theme "handmade in a digital age".
"I write and illustrate stories in glass" Sydney glass artist Mark Eliott talks about his work and his influences, and what students can expect at his glassblowing workshop.
Sydney Craft Week is an opportunity to discover a new material or technique for yourself or hone your skills. Here's a breakdown by category.
Ceramist Denise McDonald is participating in not one, or two, but FOUR Sydney Craft Week events. We chat with her about her practice and find out which events she will be taking part in.
We chat with craft lover and craft blogger Dom from the Crafted, in the lead up to her event 'Handmade Wholesale Live', curated especially for Sydney Craft Week.
Two thousand reasons to head to the Royal Botanic Garden this October, during Sydney Craft Week.
We have a chat with Caroline, sewing teacher and event curator, in the lead up to her Sydney Craft Week events!
Gillian Brooks creates contemporary handmade felt designs and is "mad keen" on textiles. The ADC team chat with Gill and get the inside scoop on her creative practice.
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Looking for some family friendly events to check out during Sydney Craft Week? We’ve rounded up some highlights for you!
Grab a cuppa and read our yarn with Sydney based textile artists The Seed Stitch Collective.
Explore a world where hand crafts and electronics meet! Bobbin and Ink and Working Cloth have pulled together a fun-filled tinkering session to get you thinking about how craft and technology can work in harmony.
We take 5 with creative ladies Stephanie Chambers and Amy Ranck - the collaborative duo behind Outer Island.
On the blog today, we chat with Catriona Pollard, fibre artist, to get her take on craft in a digital age. "Craft is the connection between our past and present, and is more important now that ever."
"The idea of the pussy hat appealed to us immediately – it was so simple yet such a powerful symbol." Megan and Deanne from Shared Threads share some thoughts on the Pussy Hat Project with ADC CEO and Artistic Director Lisa Cahill.
Sydney Craft Week is bursting with great events. Here are some that jumped out to us (including some of our own) and there are lots more recommendations on the website.
1 September 2017: Craft is growing from strength to strength, both as an antidote to a fast digital lifestyle and as a practice that can integrate new technologies in increasingly creative ways.
The cover artwork of Sydney Craft Week's print guide was handmade by Sydney artist Rachel Castle for Sydney Craft Week.
Sydney Craft Week