Sydney Craft Week
Craft Calendar: Events, Talks and Workshops
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!
Friday 8 October
Sydney Craft Week Festival Launch
Join us to celebrate the launch of the 5th annual Sydney Craft Week Festival!
4pm | Free | Register on website
Make Books! Print & Bind - Beginners Block Printing and Print Diary
Owl and Lion Bindery
All things relating to the craft of bookbinding. Discovering printmaking for the first time with this practical no-fuss class.
7-9.15pm | Costs and booking details on website
Saturday 9 October
Make Books! ‘Wunderbuch' (Peep-Show Book)
Owl and Lion Bindery
All things relating to the craft of bookbinding – learn how to fold and make a Tunnel Book frame, then in the grand tradition of 'Wunderkammer' (Cabinet of curiosities), build and fill your book with curiosities, layer by layer.
9.30am - 12.30pm | Costs and booking details on website.
Jewellery Values - Materiality, Making & Movement
JMGA + Australian Design Centre
These artist talks are part of the Value Chains (reset): Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia Conference. Tickets for the entire Value Chains program are $30 and access to all sessions is available until the end of 2021.
10am – 11.30pm | Costs and booking details on website
Get Crafty: Online Beginners Hand Embroidery Workshop
Sew Make Create
Learn hand embroidery at home!
10.30am-12.30pm | Cost: $60 | Bookings and details on website.
Get Crafty: Online Macrame Plant Hanger Workshop
Sew Make Create
Learn macrame at home!
2.30-4.30pm | Cost: $60 | Bookings and details on website
Make Books! Bookbinding for Beginners - Course 1
Owl and Lion Bindery
All things relating to the craft of bookbinding. Learn the basics of creating your own journals and diaries from scratch!
6-9pm | Costs and booking details on website.
Sunday 10 October
Make Books! Traditional Art Portfolio
Owl and Lion Bindery
All things relating to the craft of bookbinding. Learn how to make a traditional art portfolio in A4 or A3, covered in book cloth with beautiful Marbled papers.
9.30am - 12.30pm | Bookings and details on website.
Get Crafty: Craft Social Meet
Sew Make Create
Stay connected with your fellow Makers and Crafters for our Craft Social Meet via Zoom. It’s always more fun when you’re making with others!
10.30am-12.30pm | Cost: By donation | Bookings and details on website.
Tuesday 12 October
Speaking in Colour - Contemporary Aboriginal Online Weaving Course
ATASDA NSW
Participants will learn contemporary indigenous weaving techniques presented by Jaimie Carpenter of Speaking In Colour who are the leading providers of Aboriginal art workshops and education resources.
1-3pm | Cost: $89 | Bookings and details on website
The Art of Kintsugi
Art Kintsugi Sydney x Hypmotive Hub Marrickville
Teaching the Japanese art of Kintsugi, golden ceramic joinery, using spring themed ceramics selected for you to repair.
10am – 1.30pm | Bookings and details on website.
Crafterzoom, 2021 Photo: Courtesy City of Canada Bay Libraries.
Wednesday 13 October
Crafterzoom!
Canada Bay Libraries
Calling all crafters! We would like to invite knitters, crotchet lovers and other crafters to come and join us for a social zoom chat whilst we craft together.
1 – 2pm | Free | Bookings and details on website.
Mindful Making: Taking Inspiration from Nature
Outer Island
Join Outer Island behind the scenes to learn how they create sustainable products inspired directly by Australian nature.
4-5pm | Bookings and details on website.
Art W**K Podcast: Billy Bain
Don’t miss Fiona Verity and Julie Nicholson from the podcast Art W**k as they record a live interview with contemporary artist, Billy Bain.
6-8pm | Free | Register on website.
Billy Bain in his studio, 2020. Photo: Courtesy of the Artist.
Outer Island, Stephanie and Amy. Photo: Mim Sterling.
Thursday 14 October
Object: New Podcast Launch
Australian Design Centre
Australian Design Centre presents a new audio series exploring design and contemporary craft in Australia hosted by CEO and Artistic Director Lisa Cahill.
Details on website
Botanical Embroidery Virtual Stitch-along
Grandpa Cat
Join Amy for a virtual stitch-along!
5-8pm | Cost: Free | Bookings and details on website
Virtual Atelier - Jewellery Making at Home
SquarePeg Studios
Over four weeks, Virtual Atelier is a weekly three-hour online session for students with intermediate plus skills, can catch up each week to get technical direction, design guidance and, significantly, camaraderie from tutor Melanie Ihnen and fellow participants.
9.30am-12.30pm or 6-9pm for 4 weeks | Cost, bookings and details on website
Crafting in 3D with Bronwen Williams
Canada Bay Libraries
Join Sydney-based interdisciplinary artist and designer Bronwen Williams for a free online 3D modelling workshop.
6.30-9.30pm | Cost: Free | Bookings and details on website.
Make Books! Japanese Stab Binding TIFFANY Design
Owl and Lion Bindery
All things relating to the craft of bookbinding - learn to make a Japanese Stab Binding with a soft card cover, covered in book cloth.
7-9pm | Bookings and details on website
Seong Cho, Songbird at Dusk, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the Artist.
Friday 15 October
Crafted Surfaces: Lunchtime Talk with Artists
Join Willoughby City Council's curatorial assistant Miriam Foley in conversation with artists Seong Cho and Robyn Kennedy.
12.30-1.30pm | Free | Register on website
The Art of Kintsugi
Art Kintsugi Sydney x Café 0.6
Teaching the Japanese art of Kintsugi, golden ceramic joinery, using spring themed ceramics selected for you to repair.
4pm – 7.30pm | Cost, bookings and details on website
Sew Make Create, Macrame Plant Hanger, 2021. Photo: Sew Make Create.
Saturday 16 October
Make Books! Print & Bind - Butterfly Knot Journal
Owl and Lion Bindery
All things relating to the craft of bookbinding. Make a hard-back journal with your own fully designed and printed book cloth cover, sewn with a beautiful decorative stitch.
9.30am-12.30pm | Costs and booking details on website
How to land the artist residency of your dreams
Amy Kennedy Ceramics
Online masterclass working with artists and craftspeople to get them closer to their dream artist residency.
10am – 11.30am | Costs and booking details on website
Teach Your Craft
MakerSpace & Co.
Teaching your craft is a great way to add value to your profile as a maker, build a community of like-minded people, and provide you with an additional income stream to your making.
10.30am – 1pm | Costs and booking details on website
RECIPROCITY
Mill Foundry
What's the next best thing to viewing this in person!? The two Erin's drinking champagne and chatting together about the process of making the work in this remarkable exhibition.
If you have questions slide into their DMs or 'join the conversation'
10.30-11.30am | Join the conversation LIVE ON @thebenchsydney
Get Crafty: Online Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop
Sew Make Create
Learn macrame at home!
2.30-4.30pm | Cost: $65 | Bookings and details on website.
Make Books! Concertina Books that Fold, Flap and Flip
Owl and Lion Bindery
All things relating to the craft of bookbinding. Learn to fold, cut, paste, and sew papers into beautiful books. This course focuses on core skills that is fundamental to bookbinding
6-9pm | Costs and booking details on website
Sunday 17 October
Make Books! DIY Backyard Traditional Paper Marbling
Owl and Lion Bindery
All things relating to the craft of bookbinding. Traditional Marbling shall be taught, beginning with making your own size.
9.30am-12.30pm | Costs and booking details on website
Aunty Majory Buchanan, Necklace, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the Artist
Additional Sydney Craft Week Events
Gilding the Lily | A work commissioned for Sydney Craft week 2021
Gilding the Lily is a handmade work commissioned by Australian Design Centre by Tina Fox in filet crochet in the tradition of a doily or jug cover in white cotton thread. Tina collaborated with contemporary jeweller Bridget Kennedy for the bespoke bling.
Watch Festival Director Lisa Cahill and maker Tina Fox discuss her work and the value of craft.
Free | Watch online
Bawrrungga Nyami Gawbarrigam Jewellery
Australian Design Centre
ADC is honoured to launch this exclusive range of jewellery, Bawrrungga Nyami Gawbarrigam, during the 2021 Sydney Craft Week Festival. The pieces featured are from nine practicing and emerging artists from the Nambucca Valley. The jewellery is available to purchase from Object Shop.
Flux
Windowsmiths
Collectively, three transformative activities (saw piercing, texturing and casting) are filmed, culminating in the development of a piece of contemporary jewellery in metal and a short film by the Windowsmiths artists.
Free | Watch online.
Katherine Henry, Untitled, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of the Artist.
Meet the Makers on Instagram
Textiles Sydney
Textiles Sydney will be delving into the intriguing practices of its members, connecting you with dedicated and innovative craftspeople who reveal the meaning of craft in their lives and the immense value it has in our community and culture.
Free | Daily on Instagram
A Sneak Peek Into Our Woven Worlds
Basketry NSW
Over the 10 day period of Sydney Craft Week, Basketry NSW will be sharing images, videos and texts on their social media accounts from members weaving away in isolation. These posts will share a sneak peek into their woven worlds.
Free | Daily on Instagram.
Craft on Film | Create Day
Australian Design Centre
Create Day is an initiative of London Craft Week. Each year over 24 hours Create Day celebrates the creative process of makers and designers across the globe. For the second year Australian Design Centre partnered with Create Day and presented two of our films about Australian makers potter Prue Venables and Indigenous designer Lucy Simpson.
There are 300 films to watch and we’ve listed a few of our favourites here to whet your appetite for craft on film.
Free | Watch online
Image: Cobalt & Kin, Ceramic Plates and Bowls, 2020. Photo: Courtesy of the artist Image: Cobalt & Kin, Ceramic Plates and Bowls, 2020. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Object 150 | Commission a handmade object
Australian Design Centre
Have a unique object created for you for $150 and support a maker!
Makers and designers are again doing it tough with their usual retail outlets in galleries, shops and makers markets closed during the 2021 Covid-19 lockdown. The ADC team are working passionately to implement opportunities for our designers to recover creatively and financially. Help us help our makers!
$150 | Order online
Object Digital | Ideas * Profiles * Reviews
Australian Design Centre
Object Digital is a place that exists in the digital sphere to experiment, prototype new thinking, spark physical provocations and commission new content.
This program is part of Australian Design Centre’s ongoing research into object, furniture, lighting and industrial design, fashion design, architecture, crafts, ceramics, jewellery, textile arts, glass, timber and mixed media.
Free | Online