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Craft Australia is the peak national advocacy organisation for Australian contemporary craft and design. We actively promote and provide access to Australian contemporary practice through advocacy, communication and research.
Craft Australia endorses the outstanding achievements of Australian contemporary craft and design by celebrating the breadth of practice including the influence of new technologies, hybrid artworks and links with industry as a growth area for Australian craft and design.
The organisation works in collaboration with the network of Australian Craft and Design Centres, ACDC, the tertiary sector and the public and commercial galleries in delivering its key goals of advocacy communication and research.
We promote craft and design by delivering programs and activities through the Craft Australia website which is a hub for the sector. Some key programs include:
The promotion of nationally celebrated artists through the Living Treasures program
Engagement with scholarly research through the Craft Australia managed peer reviewed online journal craft + design enquiry.
The gathering of national data on issues that affect the sector through the online forums conducted biennially.
The provision of a free, monthly, online publication ca enews that showcases the national sector.
Craft Australia is a not for profit, public company, limited by guarantee that is managed by an external Board of Directors. The organisation receives triennial funding from the Australia Council for the Arts, the Federal Government's arts funding and advisory body.
Craft Australia is a registered charity and has approved deductible gift recipient status from the Commonwealth Government and attracts philanthropic support.
You can follow Craft Australia on Twitter, be our fan on facebook and see our photos on flickr.
