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Craft

Name: Craft
Address: Watson Place (off Flinders Lane), Melbourne, VIC, 3000, AU
Telephone: +61396507775
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Craft is located on Watson Place (off Flinders Lane), Melbourne. www.craft.org.au

Established in 1970 Craft is a not-for-profit membership-based organisation that supports artists and makers through exhibitions, public programs, events and retail.

13/10/2026

Visionaries 2026 – Curated by Tali Roth⁠
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We are delighted to share the 50+ artists and makers showing in our annual flagship exhibition. Curated by award winning interior designer Studio Tali Roth, the immersive Visionaries 2026 exhibition will celebrate a bold and playful approach to living with craft.⁠
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Visionaries 2026 opens 12 November – 6 February 2027.⁠
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Click the Craft link in bio to discover the artists. ⁠
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Contributors⁠
Featured artists: Suzie Stanford Suzie Stanford and Nani Puspasari Nani Puspasari⁠
Creative agency: The Artline The Artline⁠
Photographer: Jedd Cooney Jedd Cooney⁠
Set Design and styling: Emma Sandral Emma Sandral⁠
Hair and makeup: Lily Swan Lily Swan⁠
Carpet: Supertuft SUPERTUFT⁠
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Major Donors⁠
The Macfarlane Fund Melissa Macfarlane⁠
Katrina Knowles and Adam Karras⁠
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Supporting Donors⁠
Naomi Milgrom Foundation Naomi Milgrom Foundation⁠
The Bowness Family Foundation⁠
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Major Partner⁠
Porter's Paints Porter's Paints⁠
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Partners⁠
The Artline ⁠
Arts Project Australia Arts Project Australia⁠
Supernormal Supernormal⁠
David Passmore Painting David Passmore⁠
Gorgeous Nothings Gorgeous Nothings ®⁠
Boom Studios boom studios⁠
James Dunlop & Mokum Textiles JAMES DUNLOP TEXTILES⁠
Zenn Design ZENN DESIGN

09/10/2026

Friday Watch | Laura Deakin 🌈: “I think people have always appreciated the handmade. There’s always been leaps and bounds in technology and still, people come back to that handmade quality… I don’t think you can replicate that.”

In today’s Friday Watch, Laura Deakin traces her career path and journey into contemporary jewellery – as well as the happy place she’s now in with her studio practice.

Peep inside her studio as she shares the thinking behind her significant series – Migration, Foundina and Shifted Focus – currently showing at Craft in the exhibition Lean In.

Visit Craft to see Lean In – until 31 October.

02/10/2026

Announcement: We’re thrilled to share that LeShaye Swan is the recipient of the 2026 Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize.

“This year’s recipient creates work that is bold, dynamic and colourful. Her work tells stories of history, community and place in a way that feels incredibly joyful, vibrant and fresh.

There’s something both completely new and strangely familiar about her work — it carries a sense of nostalgia while feeling entirely her own. She translates place, memory and culture into clay with such optimism, character and confidence. I’ve loved watching her practice develop, and I’m very excited to see where it goes next.” — Shelley Simpson

LeShaye paints the Native flora that surrounds Mimili community. She began her ceramics practice in early 2024 and has a natural affinity for the medium, and quickly developed her hand building skills, adapting them to large scale forms. Her ceramics encompass motifs of wildflowers and the native scrublands that surrounds Mimili, notably Bucket Well, a place where her family spent lots of time sharing culture.

LeShaye was taught about the dreamtime stories around Mimili which these experiences would also later inform her ceramics.

LeShaye now resides in Adelaide and works at the APY Art Centre Collective Studio. She is an exceptional emerging ceramicist and is part of the Blak Manta First Nations ceramics collective.

“My works take me back home to Mimili and to all the beautiful things I learnt during my upbringing” — LeShaye Swan

Congratulations to LeShaye, and to all of the talented fourteen finalists. It was a pleasure to celebrate their practices together last night.

See the Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize 2026 finalists exhibiting at Craft until Saturday 3 October.

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Photos: Casper Plum

LeShaye.art
APY Art Centre Collective

30/09/2026

One more day to go! Please join us Thursday evening as we announce the recipient of the Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize 2026!⁠
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The recipient will receive a $10,000 cash prize to support and accelerate their creative practice. ⁠
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Craft is delighted to partner with Mud Australia to present the SSCP 2026 – showcasing 14 exceptional finalists, exhibiting at Craft until Saturday. ⁠
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Congratulations to the 2026 finalists: Ellie Singe, Jade Power, Josefina Barcelo, Josina Pumani, Kaz Davis, LeShaye Swan, Mason Reed, Narelle White, Nastja Zarić, Raphy, Remy Pajaczkowski-Russell, Samantha Mackie, Steve Lees and Tai Snaith.⁠
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Together with the finalists and the Mud Australia team, join us for this eagerly awaited announcement!⁠
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Thursday 1 October, 5:00 – 7:00pm⁠
Craft, Watson Place, Melbourne⁠
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Find more information via the link in bio⁠
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Images: Claire Armstrong💪🏻⁠
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Artists featured: Josina Pumani, Zarić Jewellery, Ellie Singe, LeShaye Swan, Samantha Mackie, Tai Snaith.

28/09/2026

Tiny Useful Pots – best viewed up close.⁠
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Laura Deakin’s new series of tiny silver pots came about as a direct result of working closely with Marian Hosking and Blanche Tilden ahead of the exhibition, Lean In. ⁠
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See these tiny works now showing at Craft, until 31 October.⁠
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Laura Deakin 🌈⁠
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Images: Claire Armstrong💪🏻

24/09/2026

We’re excited to finally share this special project with MECCA!⁠
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Through Craft Agency, we worked with MECCA and Melbourne artist Amanda Dziedzic Amanda Dziedzic on this bespoke commission: 40 glass cloches for the Perfumeria fragrance display at MECCA Bourke Street, the flagship beauty destination.⁠
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Swipe to see how it all came together!⁠
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Craft Agency is the Source.⁠
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Discover more via the link in bio.⁠
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Images: Hugh Davies

23/09/2026

The recipient of the 2026 Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize will be revealed next Thursday – celebrate the announcement of the $10,000 prize with us in the gallery!

Craft is thrilled to partner with for the second year, to present the SSCP 2026 – showcasing 14 exceptional finalists, currently on display at Craft.

Congratulations to the 2026 finalists: Ellie Singe, Jade Power, Josefina Barcelo, Josina Pumani, Kaz Davis, LeShaye Swan, Mason Reed, Narelle White, Nastja Zarić, Raphy, Remy Pajaczkowski-Russell, Samantha Mackie, Steve Lees and Tai Snaith.⁠

Together with the finalists and the Mud Australia team, join us for this eagerly awaited announcement!

Thursday 1 October, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Craft, Watson Place, Melbourne

Find more information via the link in bio

Images: Claire Armstrong

21/09/2026

📣 Australian craft & design practitioners: your experience matters.

Craft is proud to support this important national survey of craft and design practice in Australia.

We’re building a national picture of craft and design practice in Australia — and we need your voice.

This survey is an ADC Legacy Project, funded by in collaboration with the Australian Craft and Design Centres (ACDC Network), and Craft Australia.

The data collected will help sector organisations advocate for practitioners and make a stronger case for funding, opportunities, education, business support and policy change.

As ADC closes its doors after six decades of supporting Australian craft and design, this research is one part of the legacy we’re leaving behind: useful evidence that can help the sector advocate for its future.

The survey takes 9–12 minutes and is completely anonymous.

If you’re an Australian craft or design practitioner, take the survey and help make sure your experiences are part of the picture.

🔗 Complete the survey via the link in bio before 2 October 2026.

Address

Watson Place (off Flinders Lane)
Melbourne, VIC
3000

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

+61396507775

Website

https://craft.org.au/

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