Australian Design Centre loses state and federal funding, faces uncertain future

‘Without core operational funding it is difficult to see how ADC can continue in its current form,’ the organisation warned.
street frontage of the Australian Design Centre, ADC

The Australian Design Centre (ADC), based on Gadigal land in Darlinghurst, Sydney, announced late yesterday (Thursday 19 June) that both Federal and State Governments, through Creative Australia and Create NSW, have chosen not to support the ADC with four-year operational funding.

ADC currently receives a combined $500,000 in base level funding needed to support annual operations, so the remainder of its 2025 programs – including all exhibitions and the Sydney Craft Week Festival – will continue as planned.

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