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.
ArtsHub caught up with Kristie Phelan, Head of Sturt. ‘Never has Sturt been more relevant than now –demand to learn fine furniture making, ceramics, jewellery and weaving is at an all-time high and appreciation and sales of hand-made furniture and Australian contemporary craft, textiles, sculptural basketry is having a huge resurgence.’
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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