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artisan artisan is Queensland's home of craft and design.

Founded in 1970, we share, celebrate and offer advocacy for Australian practitioners with exhibitions, events, workshops, and the artisan store. Interested in more info about artisanqld Check out our website www.artisan.org.au and follow us on Instagram

You collect the work. Now be part of the room where the future of the people who made it gets decided. artisan associate...
28/08/2026

You collect the work. Now be part of the room where the future of the people who made it gets decided.

artisan associates Collectors get 10% off MADE 2026, plus VIP exhibition previews and Meet the Makers events all year round.

Your membership funds the pathway from studio to market for Queensland makers and puts you in the room on 10 September when the sector's first industry-led action plan comes together.

Collector membership is $170 a year. Link in bio.

Image credits:
Slide 1 & 4: Photographs by Jade Ferguson, pictured; Small Objects exhibition works, Marisa Culpo; 'Between Form' with artisan x Metro arts 2026.

Ever wondered how a public art career actually gets built? 🏛️ Join Daniel Templeman for How to Public Art, an honest loo...
27/08/2026

Ever wondered how a public art career actually gets built? 🏛️ Join Daniel Templeman for How to Public Art, an honest look at landing your first commission and what comes after it. ⁠
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Wednesday 2 September, 5.30pm. Register now, link in bio. ⁠
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📅 Wednesday 2 September
🕐 5:30pm
📍 , Level 1, The Parlour⁠
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Image credits:
Slide 1: (top image) Three Rings, 2018: Olympic Sports Park, Suzhou, China.
Curated and fabricated by Urban Art Projects. Photograph by by Rex Zou.
(bottom image) Image courtesy of Dr. Daniel Templeman.
Slide 3: Missing Corners, 2016: Entry to North Sydney, Australia
Commissioned by North Sydney Council. Curated by Creative Road. Fabricated by Albert Smith Group. Images by Silversalt Photography.
Slide 4: Four Rings 2019: McKinnon Sports Park South, Yarrabilba, Australia. Commissioned by Lend Lease. Curated by Creativemove. Images courtesy Albert Smith Group. Photography by Dave Kan.

Find out more about our upcoming workshops through the link in bio: workshop program 🙌
27/08/2026

Find out more about our upcoming workshops through the link in bio: workshop program 🙌

Visit our workshop program at the link in bio to find out more and book your tickets today!
27/08/2026

Visit our workshop program at the link in bio to find out more and book your tickets today!

Visit our workshop program at the link in bio to find out more and book your ticket today!
27/08/2026

Visit our workshop program at the link in bio to find out more and book your ticket today!

A Nation of Makers. ⁠⁠This September, leaders from across Australia's craft and design sector will sit down together at ...
26/08/2026

A Nation of Makers. ⁠
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This September, leaders from across Australia's craft and design sector will sit down together at MADE 2026 to talk about where this sector is heading, and what it needs to get there. ⁠
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Keynote Speaker:

Sally Brand | Curatorial Manager, Australian Art, QAGOMA​: Objects, Collections, Collaboration and Cultural Identity​

Our panellists: ⁠
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Brian Parkes | CEO, JamFactory ⁠
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Travis Tiddy | CEO, Design Tasmania ⁠
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Aimee Frodsham | CEO and Artistic Director, Canberra Glassworks ⁠
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Melanie Gibson | Hopevale Arts and Cultural Centre | Director, IACA ⁠
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Carmel Haugh | CEO, artisan | Welcome and Future Proofing ⁠
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Presented with the Australian Craft and Design Centres network, this is a state of the sector conversation you won't hear anywhere else in Queensland. ⁠
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10 September, State Library of Queensland. Tickets link in bio. ⁠

Image credits:
Slide 1: Photograph by Michelle Bowden, pictured: Vitrine exhibition by Helen Pynor (Artist) & Lizzie Crouch (Creative Producer) in collaboration with ISEA 2024.
Slide 2: Image courtesy of Sally Brand.
Slide 3: Image courtesy of Brian Parkes.
Slide 4: Image courtesy of Travis Tiddy.
Slide 5: Image courtesy of Aimee Frodsham.
Slide 6: Image courtesy of Melanie Gibson.
Slide 7: Image courtesy of Carmel Haugh.

Tier spotlight: Professional MakerA Professional Maker membership is $150 a year. You'll recieve priority access to work...
25/08/2026

Tier spotlight: Professional Maker

A Professional Maker membership is $150 a year. You'll recieve priority access to workshops, masterclasses, a professional listing in the artisan maker directory, mentoring pathways, and 20% off MADE 2026.

You've built the practice. Now build the connections that take it further.

Visit the link in bio to explore our artisan associates, Professional Maker membership.

Image credits:
Slide 2 & 4: Erin Conron working in the Glassworks Engine Room during her residency at the Glassworks in 2024 with artisan residency program. Images courtesy of Canberra Glassworks.

21/08/2026

Beautiful women making beautiful work. Check it out at QUT Art Museum Hopevale Arts & Culture Centre Indigenous Art Centre Alliance

Stop the scroll 📱 Learn how to arrange your identity into posts, captions and stories that actually land, with Erin Ligh...
21/08/2026

Stop the scroll 📱 Learn how to arrange your identity into posts, captions and stories that actually land, with Erin Lightfoot. ⁠
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Join Makers who mean it: Storytelling and Socials for Makers, Saturday 29 August. ⁠
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Spots are limited, register now at the link in bio.
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📅 Saturday 29 September⁠
🕐 2pm⁠
📍 , Level 1, The Parlour⁠

Image Credits:⁠
Images courtesy of Erin Lightfoot

Address

Level 2, State Library Of Queensland, Stanley Place, Cultural Precinct
Brisbane, QLD
4101

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4pm
Sunday 9:30am - 4pm

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+61732150800

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