Spice up your calendar with craft and design this month

ArtsHub’s pick for Sydney Craft Week, 2023 Craft Contemporary, Geelong Design Week, plus more exhibitions to inspire and workshops to get you making.
Craft. People standing in tapestry workshop listening to talk

October is a bumper month for craft and design nationally. Over the next 30 days, key dates align with the 2023 Craft Contemporary (Vic), Geelong Design Week (Vic), Sydney Craft Week (NSW), the inaugural MAKE Design Awards (NSW), Open Studios in Canberra and craft markets in Brisbane.

Craft Contemporary is back with over 150 art experiences, including a month-long festival of exhibitions, talks, demonstrations, workshops and open studios, while in Sydney, the 7th edition of Sydney Craft Week Festival (6-15 October) will involve 320 participating artists, as well as 57 participating groups, across 37 Sydney suburbs with 152 events. It is an amazing opportunity to learn new skills and buy from local artists. And that’s just the start….

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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. Instagram: fairleygina