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Australian Design Centre’s closure confirmed, leaves NSW without craft and design platform

Thanks to reduced government funding, the Australian Design Centre has been forced to close its doors in 2026.

31 Oct 2025 9:52

Gina Fairley

street frontage of the Australian Design Centre, ADC

Visual Arts

Photo: Australian Design Centre.

In June (2025), the Australian Design Centre (ADC) announced it was in freefall, having learnt it had been stripped of State and Federal operational funding.

ADC’s combined operational funding from governments was cut from $500,000 per annum over four years, which it had received for the past 10 years, to $150,000 over two years, leaving a $350,000 pa shortfall.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina