Women studying woodworking at Sturt, 1941. Image: Supplied.
There has been a boom in the makers sector with pandemic. Not only via online shopping channels but in a desire to get ‘hands in clay’, for example, with to-door maker’s kits just one of many craft-based pursuits.
While craft feels immediate right now, its legacy is long. Testament to that is Sturt – Australia’s oldest design centre, which celebrates its 80th anniversary on 3 October.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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