ADC Annual Report 2021

2021

Contents
CEO’s Message
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Chair’s Message
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Vision and Values
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2021 Achievements
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ADC Board and Team
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2021 Creative Collaborators
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2021 in Review
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Exhibitions
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Object Space
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CEO’s Message
The challenges we all faced through
the second year of the pandemic made
it clear to us that the world had indeed
changed and that a ‘new normal’ was
far from anything we had experienced
before COVID-19. We bravely
presented a program for the year
hoping that disruptions were a thing of
the past but instead change became
our constant, with a lockdown from
June to October and several short
closures throughout the remainder of
the year.
Despite much being made of the
Federal government’s so called RISE
program, more than 90 per cent
of this funding was diverted to our
friends in the performing arts who
were effectively unable to operate
at all during the lockdowns. The
visual arts, craft and design sector’s
capacity to operate and recover was
underestimated at best and largely
overlooked.
Our resilience was tested but we
were buoyed by the strength of
the creative community and the
broader community who know the
value of creativity. I am grateful to my
small team. Everyone juggled their
work so well during lockdowns and
throughout the year with their family
responsibilities to produce an excellent
program.
Due to COVID-related restrictions
on numbers in the Centre and the
extended lockdown during the year,
it has meant that our visitation was
smaller than normal and event activity
was much reduced. Our COVID-safe
plan enabled us to continue to do
much of what we had planned for the
year in a safe way.
The digital platforms we created in the
previous year were used to produce
new fully digital content including a
podcast. The first series of the podcast
Object: stories of design and craft was
released and has been listened to by
more than 5000 people globally. The
second series is in production for
2022.
In February we partnered with the
Indigenous Jewellery Project (IJP)
on a workshop on Country with
Gumbayngirr artists to produce a suite
of jewellery that was sold at year end
exclusively through Object Shop. This
professional development opportunity
for nine artists was a huge privilege to
deliver and we are delighted to have
worked with the artists and IJP again
on this ongoing series of workshops
and retail outcomes.
In April and May, with a hopeful break
in COVID restrictions, we presented
a very successful series of six weekly
design history lectures that were fully
subscribed. The exhibition program
presented some fine exhibitions
including the work of Sydney artist
Anita Larkin, Sydney textile collective
Untethered Fibre Artists and our own
ADC On Tour exhibition Made/Worn:
Australian Contemporary Jewellery
delayed due to COVID in 2020.
Our 5th birthday iteration of the
Sydney Craft Week Festival pivoted
to the Digital Edition in October and
provided a welcome focus coming
to the end of the long period of
lockdown.
Two exhibitions were presented over
the summer months: Happy objects
celebrating the joy and stories in the
objects we own; and a project with
UNSW and Kyushu University, Japan on
the architectural genius of Japanese
architect Shoei Yoh. In a project
funded by City of Sydney, with our
neighbours Griffin Theatre Company
we commissioned, co-produced and
presented a new Australian work of
theatre Window, Cricket Bat by Hilary
Bell which had seven performances
in the Centre during Sydney Festival
2022.
Four exhibitions toured nationally
through ADC On Tour with some
adjustments for COVID-19.
Many thanks to those we have worked
with throughout the year, from the
creative practitioners to our volunteer
board and partners and supporters.
I firmly believe we need to generate
more support for all creative
practitioners. A recognition of the
importance of the arts should be high
on the agenda of those contending
upcoming elections.
Lisa Cahill, BComm, MAA
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Chair’s Message
Throughout 2021 the Australian Design
Centre Board was proud to support
the CEO and her team in the work that
they do. The Board is united in its view
that ADC finished 2021 in excellent
shape having delivered a full suite of
activity pivoting to support makers
and designers in every way despite
the extended lockdown from June to
October. Supporting 743 artists and
$120,000 in self-generated (non-grant)
income for artists is a huge impact.
I thank the directors on the ADC Board,
Louise Ingram, Gregory Dean, Andrew
Simpson, Frank Howarth, Jenny Green
and Bridget Kennedy and CEO and
Artistic Director Lisa Cahill and her
team for the collegiate, intelligent
and sensible approach to ensuring a
successful 2021.
We are immensely grateful for the
support of the creative collaborators,
partners, donors, volunteers and
audiences who have supported ADC
this year.
We are all excited about what is ahead
for 2022.
Elizabeth Espinosa, BA/LLB Hons,
GAICD
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Vision and Values
Our Vision
Australian Design Centre is a major contemporary craft and design organisation
igniting creative ideas and building cultural vibrancy. We take a lead role
developing and supporting Australia’s craftspeople and designers to build
audiences for their work globally. We do this through our extensive exhibition,
festival, touring, retail, publishing, digital and learning platforms.
Our Values
We are an ethical organisation
committed to contributing to the
creative lives of all Australians.
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Our platforms provide opportunities
for creative practitioners to
experiment, test new ideas and push
the boundaries of innovation across
design and contemporary craft to build
a better Australia.
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We champion Australian Indigenous
makers and designers, offering spaces
for learning, dialogue and storytelling –
places to make and share culture.
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We connect and build audiences
across Australia in cities and regional
centres and globally by sharing our
content.
We support and nurture diversity
across age, disability, gender, sexual
orientation, race and religion.
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We foster connection and
collaboration within our team and with
our stakeholders so that collectively we
can grow our contribution to Australian
culture.
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We take pride in our history and
ensure that our governance and
operations are robust and financially
sustainable for the future.
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2021 Achievements
Artist Participation
Income Generated for Artists
743
Artists
244
97
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382
Exhibiting artists
Makers in Object Shop
Market stall holders
Artists participants in Sydney Craft Week
$119,366
$41,297
$3,623
$33,946
$40,500
Object Shop revenue for artists
Exhibition sales
Exhibition artist fees
Direct sales by artists at
ADC Makers Markets
Audience Attendance
177,703
Audience
9774
36,000
59,949
53,080
16,000
2,900
Exhibition attendance Sydney
Object Space views
ADC On Tour audiences
Sydney Craft Week
Gadigal Mural views
Events attendance
Communications
186,000
9,000
11,000
17,000
7,000
7,000
45,500
3,000
1,650
4,800
ADC website page views
ADC EDM subscribers
ADC Facebook followers
ADC Instagram followers
ADC Twitter followers
ADC films watched online
Sydney Craft Week website page views
Sydney Craft Week EDM subscriptions
Sydney Craft Week Facebook followers
Sydney Craft Week Instagram followers
Exhibitions and Events
111
Exhibitions and Events
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ADC Sydney exhibitions
ADC Sydney events presented
Sydney Craft Week events
ADC On Tour exhibitions
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Board
Board of Directors 2021
Elizabeth Espinosa
Greg Dean
Jenny Green
Frank Howarth
Louise Ingram
Bridget Kennedy
Andrew Simpson
ADC Advisers
Many people have given us invaluable
advice about aspects of programming
across the year. We thank them and
the many others who provide us with
their time and expertise.
Team
CEO and Artistic Director
Lisa Cahill
Strategy, Partnerships and
Communications
Penny Craswell – Creative Strategy
Associate (until February 2021)
Alix Fiveash – Partnerships and
Communications Manager
Michaela Gibiec – Graphic Designer
Program Delivery
Felicity Brading – Programs Coordinator
Rhadi Bryant – Programs Manager
Anna May Kirk – Programs Assistant
Kaity Lawrence – Programs Assistant
Fiona Pulford – Programs Manager
Joni Taylor – Creative Events Producer
(until September 2021)
Finance and Operations
Laila Bazzi – Financial Controller
Susannah Boothroyd – Administration
& Event Coordinator
Installers
Michael Dahya, Matt Guzowski, Justin
Henderson, Danae Natsis, Robert Pulie,
Ben Smith
Sydney Craft Week
Debbie Abraham – Adviser
Georgie Avis – Festival Program
Coordinator
Professional Experience Program
Interns:
Jing Qu
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2021 Creative collaborators
We have the honour of working with so many talented people. Whether they be makers, designers,
architects, visual artists, writers, filmmakers, art workers or performers crossing the divide, each and
every one of them contribute to our diverse creative program offering.
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A Handmade Life Collective
ACDC Network
Adam Goodrum
Aeratron
Akie Haga
Alana Douvros Jewellery
Albert Tse Metalsmith
Alex Miles
Alice Whish Jewellery
Alison Page
Alterfact
Amelia Holliday
Amy Kennedy
Amy Tamblyn
Anita Johnson
Anna Davern
Anna-Carin McNamara
Anna-Lisa Backlund
Annalisa Capurro
Annalisa Wilson
Anthony Franco
Ararat Gallery TAMA (Textile Art
Museum Australia)
Art & About
Art Kintsugi Sydney
ArtGeo Cultural Centre and
Gallery
Arthur G
Artifex
Artist Profile Magazine
Arts Law Centre of Australia
ArtsHub
ArtsPeople
ArtWork Transport
Assistant Professor Maasaki
Iwamoto
Associate Professor M Hank
Haeusler
Associate Professor Tomo
Inoue
Aunty Majory Buchanan
Australia Council for the Arts
Australian Art Guide
The Australian Ceramics
Association (TACA)
Australian Tapestry Workshop
Bakehouse Studio
Baluk Arts
Barometer Gallery
Basketry NSW Inc.
Bawrrungga Nyami
Gawbarrigam (Bowraville
Women Gathering)
Ben Smith
Ben Winspear
The Bench Sydney
Benconservato
Bendigo Art Gallery
Benja Harney
Benjamin Jay Shand
Bic Tieu
Big City Productions
Bin Dixon-Ward
Black Fin Studio
Blake Griffiths
Blanche Tilden
Bo Concept
Boaz Nothman
BoConcept Sydney
Bondi Clay
Brenda Livermore
Brian Parkes
Bridget Kennedy
Brooke Zhang
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery
Byrnt Ceramics
Cairns Art Gallery
Carolyn Cabena
Cassandra Hard Lawrie
Cathie Griffith
Catherine Lees
Catherine Truman
CATO Logistics
Charlotte Firth
Christian Hall
CIAM Patternmaking Australia
Circular Textiles Lab
City of Canada Bay Libraries
City of Sydney
Claire McCaughan
Clare Mazitelli Designs
Clare Unger
Clayground
Cobalt & Kin
Copper Design
Corban & Blair
Crackpot Studios and Gallery
CRAFT ACT: Craft + Design
Centre
Craft NSW
Create Day- London Craft
Week
Create NSW
Crossing Threads
Current Obsession Magazine
Damon Moon
Danae Natsis
Daniel-Emma
Danielle Barrie
Danielle de Andrade
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
Foundation (DAAFF)
David Clark
David Holm
David Pidcock
Debbie Abraham
Deborah Burdett
Declan Greene
Denfair
Denise Buchanan
Denise Lithgow
Denni Maroudas
Dennis Golding
Desdemona Foster
Design Canberra
Design Tasmania
Dessien Design
Dianne Beevers
Dingo & Emu
DJ Charlie Villas
DM Pottery
Donna Brown
Donna Sgro
Dr Christian Tietz
Dr Jack Barton
Dr Kate Dunn
Dr Nicole Gardner
Duncan Meerding
Eastside Radio
Edols Elliott
Eggpicnic
Elaine Witton
Elisa Bartels
Elise Cakebread
Elliat Rich
Eloise Rapp
Emi Ceramics
Emilio Frank Design
Emily Besser
Emily Copp
Emily McCulloch Childs
Emma Fielden
Emma Greenwood
Eramboo Artist Environment
F Tanner Baker
Fairfield City Museum and
Gallery
Feltwilde
Festival Hire
Fibre Art in Australia Shop
Fink Design
Fiona Hammond
Fiona Meller
Fiona Roderick
Fortynine Studio
Francesca Skyes
Francine Edwards
Francis Street Atelier
Frank Ideas
Froni Binns
Gabriella Bisetto
Gaffa Creative Precinct
Garbett Design
Garland Magazine
Georgie Avis
Girl Nomad Ceramics
Glasshouse Regional Gallery
Glenn Barkely
Goddard Design+Art+Making
Gordon Darling Foundation
Grace Hummerston
Grace Lillian Lee
Grace Removals & Fine Art
Transport
Grandpa Cat
Greg Daly
Griffin Theatre Company
Guildhouse
Hand Weavers & Spinners Guild
of NSW
Haozhe Wang
Harriet Schwarzrock
Harriet Watts
Hayden Youlley Design
Helen Earl
Helen MacRitchie
Helen Wyatt
Helena Bogucki
Herbert And Friends
Hilary Bell
Honor Freeman
Husque
IAS Fine Art Logistics Pty Ltd
IMAGinE Awards: MGNSW
Imogen Gardam
Inari Kiuru
Incinerator Gallery
InDesign
Indigenous Jewellery Project
Isabelle Toland
James B. Young
James Mugavin
JamFactory
Jamie Lee
Jane Aubourg
Jane Bodnaruk
Jane Curtis
Jane Pollard
Jane Theau
Janne Ryan
Jasmine Stadhams
Jason Wing
Jeannine Hendy
Jeff Mincham AM
Jennifer Florey
Jennifer Rani
Jennifer Robertson Weaving
Jerry Dowse
Jess Dare
Jessthechen
JMGA-NSW Inc
Jon Goulder
Jon King
Joshua Saacks
The Journal of Australian
Ceramics
Judith Wilson
Julie Blyfield
Julie Paterson
Julie Pennington
Kanun Onsel
Karl Schwerdtfeger
Kate Dunn
Kate Gaul
Kate Rohde
Kate Sale
Kath Inglis
Katherine Mahoney
Kathleen Prentice
Kathryn Hunyor
Kathy Elliott
Kathy Hawkins
Katie-Ann Houghton
Keiko Matsui
Kenny Son
Kerrie Lowe Gallery
Kerry Brack
Kevin Murray
Kil.n.it Experimental Ceramic
Studios
Kirraleee & Co
Kirry Toose
Korean Cultural Centre
Australia
Kristel Britcher
Kristina Cooke Studio
Kyushu University
Laura McCusker
Lavinna Inglis
Leon Curtis
Leonie Simpson
Les Blakebrough
Liam Benson
Liane Rossler
Lifespacejourney
Linda Blair
Lisa Cahill Glass
Little Anvil Studios
Little National Hotel
Little Rowan Redhead
Liz Lau Studio
Liz Payne
Liz Williamson
Lola Greeno
Lorraine Connelly Northey
Louise Emma Weaver
Love And West
Luca Parkes
Lucia Mastrantone
Lucy Simpson
Maddison Gibbs
Made By Pen
Madison King
Maisy Stapleton
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Makers Front Yard
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Makerspace & Co Sydney
MakeShift
Making it Australia
Mandy McAlister
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Manon van Kouswijk
Mara Parkes
Marcia Swaby
Maree Clarke
Margaret Woodward
Margo-Lynne Lee
Margot Design
Maria-Fernanda Cardoso
Marian Hosking
Marika Svikis
Mark Gowing
Mark Ian Jones
Marta Figueiredo
Marz Design
Matthew Harkness
Mechelle Shooter
Melinda Young
Melissa Silk
Meryl Ryan
Michael Hoppe
Mick Jessop
Milly Dent Design
Miriam Foley
MJP Studio
Mona Vale Creative Pop Up
Monica Inglis
MR.FRÄG
Munich Jewellery Week
Museum of Applied Arts and
Sciences
My Community Project - NSW
Government
Nadeena Dixon
NAIDOC
Nanette Goodsell
Natalie Rosin
Native Swinson
NAVA
Nichola Jephcott
Nicola Knackstredt Jewellery
Nicole Monks
Nicole Robins
Nikita Majajas
Niklavs Rubenis
Noah Hartley
North Sydney Community
Centre
NOSH Hospitality Personnel
Olaf Sialkowski
Oliver Smith
Olivia Ansel
Outer Island
Owl & Lion Bindery
Pam de Groot
Paul Garbett
Paul Veyret
Paula do Prado
Pennie Jagiello
Peter Lonergan
Peter McCarthy
Peter McNeil
Pia Larsen
Plastix
Powerhouse Museum of
Applied Arts and Sciences
Primrose Park Art & Craft
Centre
Prue Venables
R L Foote Design Studio
The Raconteur
Rebecca Jobson
Rebecca Stadhams
Red Room Poetry
Rex Greeno
RH Photography & Design
Rhys Cooper
Rina Bernabei
Rob Brown
Robert Baines
Robert Pulie
Robert Schwartz
Robyn Kennedy
Robyn McGrath
Sabbia Gallery
Sacha Coles
Sally Jackson
Samantha Tannous
Sassy Park
Scoops Design
Sebastian Chan
Seed Stitch Collective
Seong Cho
Sew Make Create
Sharon Muir Ceramics
Sherman Centre for Culture
and Ideas
Siân Boucherd
Sian Edwards
Signwave Newtown
Simon Haeser
Simply Native Japan
Skein Sisters
SMaRT@UNSW
The Social Outfit
Sofie Loizou
Southern Fibre Artists
SpotPress Pty Ltd
Square Peg Studios
Stagekings
Stanley Street Gallery
Stavroula Adameitis
Stefan Lie
Stephen Goddard
Studio 303
Studio A
Studio OneFive
Sturt Gallery & Studios
Stylecraft
Sultana Shamshi
svikis.
Sydney College of the Arts
The Sydney Connection
Sydney Culture Network
Sydney East Art Walk
Sydney Festival
Sydney Living Museums
Sydney Origami Inc
Sylvia Riley Designs
Taerim Claire Jeon
TAFE NSW - Design Centre
Enmore
Tamworth Regional Gallery
Tapestry Girl
Tara Lofhelm
Tea with Sophie
Textiles Sydney
Tide Design
Tiffany Parbs
Tim Ross
Timo Rissanen
Tina Fox
Tjanpi Desert Weavers (NPY
Women’s Council)
Tjunkaya Tapaya
Tracey Deep
Tracy Huang
TRADE the MARK
Tulla Carson
Turner + Turner
University of Technology
Sydney
University of NSW Art & Design
Upcycled Glassware
Vanessa Ion
Vicki Grima
Vicki Mason
Vincent Buret
Vipoo Srivilasa
Visions of Australia
Vita Cochran
Vocadata
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Wildfibres
William Yang
Windowsmiths
Winnie Leung
Wollongong Art Gallery
Workshop 85
WORKSHOPPED
WOWW (War On Waste Weekly)
Yaara Stadhams
Yoko Kawada
You Are Brave
Yu Momoeda
Yuki Takarabe
Yukino Matsumoto
Zara Collins
Zoe Brand
Zoë Veness
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2021 In Review
Come To Me Without A Word
4 February – 20 March
Signatures: the mark as the
embodiment of identity and intent
25 March – 13 May
Made/Worn: Australian
Contemporary Jewellery
20 May – 24 June
Endangered + Extinct
20 May – 24 June
WORKSHOPPED21 -
Digital
20 July – 18 August
Happy objects
18 November – 2 February
Revisiting Shoei Yoh
30 November – 2 February
Sydney Craft Week Festival -
‘The Digital Edition’
8 October -17 October
ADC On Tour
2021
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Exhibitions
2021
Come To Me Without A Word
4 February – 20 March 2021
Anita Johnson Larkin
This first exhibition for the year set the tone for 2021, beginning a dialogue
about the important role objects play in our lives, a conversation that featured
throughout this year’s program.
Anita Johnson Larkin is a NSW artist who works in sculpture and textiles. For this
exhibition she considered objects as storytellers - salvaged domestic objects
were re-associated with the human body and gestures of repair give those
objects poetic qualities. The strong focus on sculpture using found objects and
the emotional nature of this exhibition made it unique within the 2021 program.
First exhibited at Wollongong Art Gallery and selected by ADC Director Lisa Cahill
to be shown at the ADC, this exhibition established strong cross-institutional
relationships, strengthening industry support and a spirit of sharing.
Audiences were moved by Larkin’s emotive textile objects, and their relationship
with bodies and space. Associated events included a musical performance, online
conversations and a mini documentary.
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Signatures: the mark as the embodiment of
identity and intent
25 March – 13 May 2021
Artists: Jane Bodnaruk | Carolyn Cabena | Pam de Groot | Jennifer Florey |
Desdemona Foster | Cathie Griffith | Fiona Hammond | Margo-Lynne Lee |
Catherine Lees | Denise Lithgow | Brenda Livermore | Helen MacRitchie | Mandy
McAlister | Robyn McGrath | Samantha Tannous | Kirry Toose | Judith Wilson |
Elaine Witton
The exhibition presented the diverse techniques, work and ideas of local NSW
based textile collective Untethered Fibre Artists Inc. Founded in 2014, Untethered
Fibre Artists Inc. produce and exhibit art using fibre and textile materials and
processes. Recognising that creating artworks using fibre is often time consuming
and driven by a shared desire to exhibit their works, the group formed with the
aim to exhibit their work annually.
Eighteen artists were included and responded to the theme ‘signatures’ in
this, their annual show, presenting a variety of techniques and mediums. Many
reflected the current climate and recent events exploring pandemic, bushfires,
environmental concerns and the influence of technology, adding an urgency to
the exhibition.
Associated artists talks and workshops added value to the experience for the
audience.
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Made/Worn: Australian Contemporary Jewellery
20 May - 24 June 2021
Designers: Liam Benson | Julie Blyfield | Helena Bogucki | Zoe Brand | Maree
Clarke | Jess Dare | Anna Davern | Bin Dixon-Ward | Sian Edwards | Emma Fielden
| Lola Greeno | Pennie Jagiello | Bridget Kennedy | Inari Kiuru | Grace Lillian Lee |
Vicki Mason | Claire McArdle | Tiffany Parbs | Blanche Tilden | Catherine Truman |
Manon van Kouswijk | Zoë Veness
From intimate pieces to large scale works, the contemporary jewellery in Made/
Worn: Australian Contemporary Jewellery explores the act of making and how
jewellery is worn on the body, telling stories that start with the artist and continue
through the life of the object worn or experienced, creating new resonances
with owners into the future. Spanning a wide range of materials, techniques and
meanings, the works on display were playful, intricate, conceptual, personal, and
political. The artists also engaged with themes of place, sustainability in materials
and identity.
Celebrating diversity and inclusivity, this ADC On Tour exhibition includes the work
of 22 artists working in contemporary jewellery in Australia today.
Curated by Lisa Cahill with a curatorium including Kevin Murray, Penny Craswell,
Melinda Young and Margaret Hancock Davis, the exhibition was presented at ADC
after the initial launch in 2020 was delayed due to COVID-19.
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WORKSHOPPED21
20 July – 18 August 2021
Endangered + Extinct
20 May – 24 June 2021
Natalie Rosin
This exhibition focused on the work of ceramic artist Natalie Rosin. Natalie is an
architecture graduate and ceramicist practicing in Sydney, whose work involves
the intersection, conflict and dialogue between these disciplines. Her sculptures
aim to test invisible concepts, in search for the physical properties of a thought
and its translation into a concrete image.
This body of work celebrated the sculptural properties observed in architecture
while also introducing the concept of an ‘endangered’ or ‘extinct’ place. The
buildings she recreated in rough clay were either under threat of demolition or
had been demolished, adding a relevant and recognisable topic for the audiences.
Robust research associated with each building added to the exhibition’s appeal.
Designers: Dianne Beevers | Leon Curtis | Jerry Dowse | Marta Figueiredo | Simon
Haeser | Matthew Harkness | Noah Hartley | Michael Hoppe | Mick Jessop | Denni
Maroudas | James Mugavin | Kathleen Prentice | Robert Schwartz | Mechelle
Shooter | Marika Svikis | Francesca Sykes | Brooke Zhang
2021 marked the 21st edition of the design industry’s much anticipated annual
program WORKSHOPPED21 - the very best in new Australian furniture lighting and
object design by emerging and established designers.
Taking a big step into the future contemplating design for life in a post-pandemic
world, this year’s entrants responded to the question: What does this future
look like in object, furniture and lighting design? Designers considered the
Australian design identity, circular design principles, bioplastics, salvaged and
waste materials, space saving, multifunction and accessible design. They delivered
designs that are functional, aesthetically pleasing, innovative, sustainable and long
lasting - the ingredients of future design for our living and workplaces.
Due to the COVID situation in Sydney all works were included into a digital
presentation on ADC’s webpage supported by promotion on social media.
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Happy objects
18 November 2021 – 2 February 2022
Object Keepers: Kathy Elliott | Kate Gaul | Declan Greene | Rex Greeno | Amelia
Holliday & Isabelle Toland | Mark Ian Jones | Anita Johnson | Duncan Meerding |
Alex Miles | Luca & Mara Parkes | Janne Ryan | Meryl Ryan | Kenny Son | Bic Tieu |
Paul Veyret | Harris Wang | Ben Winspear | Margaret Woodward | William Yang
Happy objects was an exhibition exploring the value of objects and appreciating
the beauty and stories around them. We asked 21 people from various
backgrounds and professions to share with us a ‘happy object’ and tell us the
story about the object.
Happy objects was curated and designed by Stephen Goddard with Lisa Cahill.
Happy objects celebrates our commitment to give objects a long life, appreciate
their beauty and stories, and embrace their function.
Window Cricket Bat 2021
Alongside Happy objects, ADC partnered with Griffin Theatre Company to create
a new work of theatre that would give our collective audiences a new experience.
With opportunities for performing artists very limited during the pandemic this
was also a great chance to commission a new play providing work for a writer,
actor and director.
Playwright Hilary Bell was commissioned to write the play in mid-2021. Her new
work Window, Cricket Bat directed by Jennifer Rani and performed by Lucia
Mastrantone, was performed over seven nights at Australian Design Centre for
Sydney Festival 2022.
Although the Omicron wave meant that audiences numbers were capped to 20
each night, both ADC and Griffin were delighted with the response to this COVIDsafe
production.
While this may lead to future collaborations, for now both organisations are
continuing to cross-promote events to help to continue to reach a wider
audience for design, craft and theatre.
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Design/Isolate 2020
Extract from Stefan Lie’s journal

Revisiting Shoei Yoh
30 November 2021 – 2 February 2022
Project Team:
UNSW: Dr Nicole Gardner | Associate Professor M Hank Haeusler | Dr Kate Dunn |
Dr Jack Barton | Tracy Huang | Daniel Yu | Anthony Franco | Charlotte Firth |
Madison KIng | Nichola Jephcott.
Kyushu University: Assistant Professor Maasaki Iwamoto | Associate Professor Tomo
Inoue | Yu Momoeda
Soundtrack and interpretive sonification by Sofie Loizou
Additional LiDAR Survey Scanning: Yuki Takarabe
Presented by ADC, Revisiting Shoei Yoh is an exhibition by the University of New
South Wales and Kyushu University that draws from the archive of Japanese
architect and late 20th century pioneer of digital design, Shoei Yoh.
The exhibition traces a trajectory of experimental design practice across five key
buildings completed by Yoh between 1979 to 1994. This includes the formally bold
Kinoshita Clinic in Fukuoka, Japan (1979) that demonstrates Shoei’s early interest in
material technology.
The exhibition showcased the work of Shoei Yoh through archival architectural
drawings and photographs as well as new 3D scanned animations and digitally
fabricated parametric architectural models. It celebrated the launch of the online
Shoei Yoh Archive that hosts a repository of newly digitised archival assets in an
immersive 3D spatial environment developed from 3D scans of the Naiju
Community Centre in Fukuoka, Japan.
Films from Obsessed: Compelled to make
18 November 2021 – 8 January 2022
ADC On Tour exhibition Obsessed: Compelled to make toured across Australia
from 2018. A selection of films from the exhibition was shown in the Centre over
summer.
The films, made for the exhibition by Angus Lee Forbes, are about the work of the
artist beyond the finished object. They provide a unique opportunity to go behind
the scenes to discover material and process and unravel what compels each
maker to do what they do in their creative spaces. All the films are available on the
website australiandesigncentre.com
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Object Space
Up to 80,000 people walk, drive or cycle along William Street every day. This
gallery space, located in the window of the ADC Offices is accessible to view
24-hours a day, presenting a rotating series of exhibitions throughout the year.
In 2021 four exhibitions were shown in Object Space.
Fashion Futures: Joshua
Saacks, Kerry Brack and
Sally Jackson
4 February – 20 March 2021
This exhibition was presented in
partnership with UTS Fashion & Textiles
highlighting graduate’s work. The clothing
focused on sustainable design practices,
featuring diverted waste, natural dyes and
reclaimed materials in their collections.
Three designers were featured in the
William Street window gallery for two weeks
each, enabling connections with designers,
students and audiences with its focus on
fashion and the future. There was strong
engagement with this exhibition and event,
and an ongoing relationship initiated with
the Fashion and Textiles department.
Gingham All You’ve Got:
Eloise Rapp
25 March – 13 May 2021
This exhibition re-imagined the humble
checked work shirt as a textile asset of
multiple uses.
Eloise is a textile designer and educator.
Through her design studio, Push
Pull Textiles, she applies the wisdom
of traditional textile methods and
philosophies to contemporary challenges in
design and manufacturing.
This exhibition was a great opportunity to
focus on sustainable textiles and present a
topical artist talk, with content captured for
an Object Digital article.
Murmuration - A Pliable
Formation: Windowsmiths
20 May – 30 September 2021
Windowsmiths is three artists, Fiona Meller,
Marcia Swaby and Helen Wyatt, who apply the
traditional skills and tools of silversmithing to
their artistic practice. The installation brings
focus to standard tools used by jewellers. It is
also an improvisation on shape and function
reminding us of ordinary technologies driven by
the body and their transformative nature.
Apothecary Now! Sassy Park
18 November 2021 – 25 January 2022
A very timely exhibition inspired by
Renaissance apothecary jars (or albarellos),
Sassy Park’s pots use similar maiolica
glaze techniques and motifs, linking the
current COVID-19 pandemic to history.
The hand painted pots reflect the recent
preoccupation with newly developed
pharmaceutical vaccines, controversial
cures and pandemic messaging.
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Sydney Craft Week Festival
‘The Digital Edition’
8 October - 17 October 2021
This year was the 5th annual Sydney Craft Week. The festival once again felt the
effects of COVID-19, pivoting to ‘The Digital Edition’ within the extended Sydney
lockdown. While celebration in the physical sense was not possible, events were
hosted digitally with some exhibitions viewable from the street through gallery
windows. The festival had 52 events, including 21 workshops, 16 exhibitions, 5
talks, a podcast launch, several short film projects and retail events, with many
participants taking the opportunity to develop their engagement further in the
digital space.
A Sydney Craft Week special event was held in May to support the call for
event entries. Over 150 people attended the craft tradeshow demonstrating
and promoting Sydney’s small creative studios and makerspaces that included
jewellery, textiles, ceramics, textiles and woodwork. Representing studios include:
Bobbin & Ink, The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre, The Bench, MakerSpace and
Co, SquarePeg Studio, ATASDA (Australian Textile and Surface Design Association).
The 2021 theme Craft Values (or the value of craft) considered the changing
pandemic conditions, “While we would love to be celebrating this festival right
across Sydney as we have every year since 2017, it is a testament to the makers,
the galleries, the people and the organisations who have worked very hard to
create digital experiences that we can all enjoy at home or on a walk in our
neighbourhoods. The creative capacity of every person involved in this year’s
festival is extraordinary. Their resilience and determination ensures that we can
have a festival in the midst of a long lockdown”.
This community led program is the only festival in Sydney dedicated to making by
hand.
SCW 2021 Achievements
53,080
est. Total Audience
11
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News stories on SCW website
Events
listings on SCW website
events posted on City of Sydney “What’s On”
SCW 2021 Communications
45,500
3000
1,650
4,800
website page views
eDM subscribers
Facebook subscribers
Instagram followers
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First Nations Programs
First Nations craft and design continues to be central to Australian Design
Centre’s creative program. As the oldest continuous living culture in the world,
our role supporting First Nations artists, and creating opportunities for audiences
Australia-wide to experience and engage with Indigenous culture, is manifestly
important in our programming.
First Nations artists participate across programming and through ongoing
research projects and specific initiatives.
A platform for First Nations programs continues to be the local cultural landmark
on Gadigal Land - the Gadigal mural.
The Bawrrungga Project
Gumbayngirr artists worked on country in the mid-north coast town of Bowraville
to develop and complete a body of contemporary jewellery which was sold
exclusively through Object Shop.
The professional workshop was attended by nine local artists who were
introduced to jewellery making techniques including saw piercing, metal texturing,
heat patination, cold-joining, making jewellery findings and air-dry clay beads,
knotting and cordage, all with a focus on working with natural materials including
locally collected native timber and shells.
This is the third Indigenous Jewellery Project (IJP) workshop that Australian Design
Centre has produced in partnership with IJP founding curator Emily McCulloch
Childs and leading contemporary jeweller Melinda Young.
First Nations Creative Producer
Futhering our successful experiences with the role of First Nation Creative
Producer in 2018 and 2019, we plan to again fill this role in 2022 with funding from
Create NSW.
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Object Shop and Retail Events
Object Shop is the Sydney destination to buy hand-made local work by designers
and craftspeople. The volume of work sold and size of the retail footprint have
both increased substantially year on year.
Work sold includes a mix of ceramics, glass, textiles, jewellery, homewares, cards,
kits and publications, including magazines as well as ADC’s own publications. ADC
supports diverse makers, stocking work by Indigenous makers and artists such as
Tjanpi Desert Weavers, Baluk Arts and artists with an intellectual disability through
Studio A. Object Shop also features work sold in collaboration with our ACDC
partners JamFactory and Australian Tapestry Workshop.
During the 2021 lockdown all sale
commissions were waived to support
makers unable to actively sell their
work in this period.
Australian Design Centre and Little
National Hotel Sydney have joined
forces to make a capsule collection
of Australian craft and design objects
from Object Shop available in a curated
cabinet at the hotel in Sydney’s CBD.
This is a great opportunity to make
Australian handmade work available to
travellers and further promote Object
Shop. The extensive lockdown in 2021
will extend this pilot to end 2022.
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Events
Sydney Festival
6 – 26 January 2021
Australian Design Centre participated in Sydney Festival 2021 with two exhibitions,
multiple workshops, maker talks and a special Sydney Festival edition of the
Makers Market. The market was well attended and was a great way to celebrate
the Festival atmosphere.
Studios included - 9R, Alana Douvros Jewellery, Albert Tse Metalsmith, Amy
Tamblyn, Anna-Lisa Backlund, Bakehouse Studio, Benconservato, DM Pottery,
Hayden Youlley, Katherine Mahoney, Little Rowan Redhead, Liz Lau Studio, Love
And West, Nadeena Dixon, Rina Bernabei & Kelly Brown, Scoops, SquarePeg
Studios, Sylvia Riley Designs, The Social Outfit and TradeTheMark.
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Design 101
24 April - 2 June 2021
Wednesday evenings 6pm-8pm
This six-week public lecture series explored the history of design through a
carefully curated set of weekly learning experiences. Devised by ADC Director Lisa
Cahill and Kathryn Hunyor (Arts People) the audience was introduced to each
design style via a keynote speaker, a contemporary designer and a participatory
panel discussion. It was an extremely popular series demonstrating the thirst for
life-long learning experiences.
Topics and Speakers:
What is Design?, writer and curator David Clark and industrial designer Adam
Goodrum. The Arts and Craft Movement, Dr Peter McNeil and designer Rina
Bernabei. The Bauhaus, Annalisa Capurro and architect Rob Brown. Japanese
Design, designer Eloise Rapp and Yukino Matsumoto of ‘Simply Native Japan’.
Scandinavian Design, Dr Mark Ian Jones, and interior designer Anna-Carin
McNamara. Indigenous Design: Building on Country, Walbanga and Wadi Wadi
designer and writer Alison Page.
Fashion and the Future of the Planet
11 March 2021
This event was held in association with the Fashion Futures exhibition with Kerry
Brack, Sally Jackson, Joshua Saacks and Donna Sgro. Hosted by Frida Las Vegas,
this panel discussion focused on fashion’s connection to sustainability, social
justice and wellbeing.
Sydney Craft Week Mid-Year Special Event
15 May 2021
To celebrate the call for entries for Sydney Craft Week, ADC hosted an all-day
event at the gallery where the public could experience firsthand the craft courses
available in Sydney.
Participants: The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre, The Bench, MakerSpace and
Co, SquarePeg Studio and ATASDA.
The Law for Designers
19 August 2021
Presented during Workshopped 21 in partnership with Arts Law and supported
by the City of Sydney, this two-hour webinar introduced our online designers to
copyright and design law.
Creative First Aid Workshops
September 2021
In collaboration with MakeShift, ADC offered digital making workshops focused on
mental health and self-care.
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Touring exhibitions have been key to the ADC program for over 50 years and
continue to be a vital part of our activity and success. Since the 1970s, ADC
has toured our shows nationally and been at the forefront of providing regional
audiences in Australia with access to cutting-edge work and ideas.
ADC On Tour presented the work of 63 artists across four exhibitions, touring
to thirteen venues across Australia in 2021. Over 59,949 people visited the
exhibitions despite COVID restrictions and temporary regional gallery closures.
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Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft
\ Prue Venables
Seed Stitch Contemporary Textile Award 2021
Tamworth Regional Gallery, NSW 28 November 2020 - 7 February 2021
Artists: Kelcie Bryant-Duguid | Suzanne Davey | Sarah Edmondson |
Catherine Farry | Susan Fell | Tina Fox | Alison Giles | Chris Hutch | Amy
Jones | Regina Krawets | Denise Lithgow | Brenda Livermore | Irene Manion |
Gabrielle Mordy | Christina Newberry | Ali Noble | Nicole Robins | Barbara
Rogers | Jane Theau | Elizabeth West | Liz Williamson | Sue Jo Wright |
Christine Wiltshier | Sairi Yoshizawa | Melinda Young
Bendigo Art Gallery, VIC 31 October 2020 - 7 February 2021. Design Tasmania,
TAS 26 February – 25 April 2021. JamFactory, SA 6 May – 18 July 2021. Bunbury
Regional Art Gallery, WA 10 September – 14 November 2021. Cairns Art Gallery,
QLD 3 December 2021 – 23 January 2022.
Artist: Prue Venables
Obsessed: Compelled to make
ArtGeo Cultural Complex, WA 5 March – 18 April 2021. Ararat Gallery TAMA, VIC 1
May – 14 September 2021
Artists: Gabriella Bisetto | Lorraine Connelly-Northey | Greg Daly | Honor Freeman |
Jon Goulder | Kath Inglis | Laura McCusker | Elliat Rich and James B Young
(Elbowrkshp) | Kate Rohde | Oliver Smith | Vipoo Srivilasa | Tjunkaya Tapaya | Louise
Weaver | Liz Williamson
Made/ Worn: Australian Contemporary Jewellery
Cairns Art Gallery, QLD 23 October 2020 - 31 January 2021. Maitland Regional Art
Gallery, NSW 13 February – 2 May 2021. Australian Design Centre, NSW 20 May – 7
July 2021. Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW 17 July – 23 October 2021. JamFactory,
SA 17 December 2021– 20 February 2022.
Artists: Liam Benson | Helena Bogucki | Julie Blyfield | Zoe Brand | Maree Clarke |
Jess Dare | Anna Davern | Bin Dixon-Ward | Sian Edwards | Emma Fielden | Lola
Greeno | Pennie Jagiello Bridget Kennedy | Inari Kiuru | Grace Lillian Lee | Vicki
Mason | Claire McArdle | Tiffany Parbs | Blanche Tilden | Catherine Truman | Manon
van Kouswijk | Zoë Veness
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Digital Programs
Australian Design Centre uses digital programs to extend beyond the gallery
space. In 2021, as a result of COVID-19 shutdowns and closures, we ramped up our
digital activity to reach audiences and engage with makers across the country to
keep our community connected.
Websites
Australian Design Centre operates two websites: australiandesigncentre.com
and sydneycraftweek.com for the annual Sydney Craft Week Festival. In 2021 we
completed a major project to update and refresh both sites. The new platform
allows greater functionality and flexibility in delivery along with improving usability
and accessibility for our audience.
Object Digital
Object Digital is a digital publishing and events initiative that sits within our
website and is part of our ongoing research into diverse topic areas. Object Digital
includes content we create and we republish important and interesting content
created by others in the field giving access for our audiences to critical writing
and broad and diverse subject matter.
events reached 115,500 people across the year.
International
ADC participated for the second time in Create Day, organised by London Craft
Week presenting two of films reaching estimated audiences of 190,000 people
globally.
ADC On Tour exhibition Made/Worn: Australian Contemporary Jewellery
exhibition featured in Munich Jewellery Week publication The Paper, and ADC
publications Living Treasures Masters of Australia Craft were featured in the 60th
Anniversary Korea Craft & Design Foundation (KCDF) in Korea.
Podcast
ADC launched the first series of the podcast Object: stories of design and craft in
2021. The series of conversations between Lisa Cahill and Australia’s masters of
craft was a highly successful first foray into digital programing. This project was
funded by Australia Council for the Arts and produced by Jane Curtis. The project
has been positively received by the community and is available on all major
podcast players.
Object Book Group
Started in March 2021 as an initiative to indulge our love of reading about craft,
design, artists and creativity and to engage the creative community to talk with
each other and us about the books offered. There have been nine books on the
monthly reading list so far.
Films
We use Vimeo for our film content and also embed the films we produce into our
website and across social channels.
Object Shop Online
In 2021 we rebuilt our online shop platform. This enabled increased sales to
continue to support makers during the pandemic.
Social Media
The last three years have seen rapid growth in our social media. ADC’s Instagram
curated account reached over 17,000 followers with a reach of 162,899. Facebook
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Award Winners
Congratulations to the following creative practitioners who were winners of ADC
awards in 2021:
WORKSHOPPED21
Established Designer Award
Michael Hoppe, font, 2021
WORKSHOPPED21
Emerging Designer Award
Winners
Leon Curtis, Herringbone Tall Boy,
2020,
Simon Haeser, Oceania, 2018
Highly Commended
Marika Svikis, LAYERS, 2021
Kathleen Prentice, Bell-bottom Stool,
2019
WORKSHOPPED21
Sustainable Design Award
Winner
Matthew Harkness, Speckled Side
Tables, 2020
Highly Commended
Marta Figueiredo, Stardust, 2021
WORKSHOPPED21
People’s Choice Award
Mick Jessop, Iso Entertainment Unit,
2021
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Research and Development
Projects
ADC has a strong track record of securing project grants. In 2021 six project
grants totalling $550,000 were awarded to ADC by local, state and federal
government and trusts and foundations.
A major project funded by the Visions Of Australia program is our next ADC On
Tour National touring exhibition SIXTY: The Journal of Australian Ceramics 60th
Anniversary 1962-2022 which will be launch in March 2022.
australiandesigncentre.com
Series One: Masters of Craft
Listen: australiandesigncentre.com/podcast
Jeff Mincham Lola Greeno Prue Venables
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2022 Creative Program
Bioplastic Futures: 3D
Printing and the Maker
Movement
17 June – 2 July 2022
The objects in this exhibition draw on concepts
of critical making and speculative design to
interrogate the environmental implications of
widespread 3D printer use.
FUSE Glass Prize
7 October – 16 November 2022
Reflecting the importance of glass art to
Australian craft and design, presented in
partnership with the JamFactory, this exhibition
is a non-acquisitive biennial prize for outstanding
Australian and New Zealand glass artists.
Happy objects
18 November 2021 – 2 February 2022
Happy objects is an exhibition exploring the value
of objects. We asked 21 people from various
backgrounds and professions to share with us
a ‘happy object’ and tell us the story about this
object.
Studio Woodworkers: The Art
of Craft
10 February – 19 March 2022
Exceptional Australian woodwork made by
Australia’s finest designer-makers and artists
working in wood by members of Studio
Woodworkers Australia.
Profile: Contemporary
Jewellery and Object Award
Seedstitch Contemporary
Textile Award 2022
4 August – 28 September 2022
A biennial award exhibition in partnership with
the Jewellery and Metalsmiths Group of Australia,
NSW (JMGA- NSW) will present a diverse and
comprehensive cross-section of work from
Australia’s finest contemporary jewellers.
7 October – 16 November 2022
Seed Stitch Contemporary Textile Award 2022
highlights the ideas, materials and processes
explored by textile and fibrecraft artists based
in NSW and ACT. Diverse themes feature in this
biannual exhibition and award, ranging from
waste materials to AI and the pandemic.
Films from Obssessed:
Compelled to make
18 November 2021 – 28 January 2022
A selection of films from our national touring
exhibition Obsessed: Compelled to make about
the work of artists beyond the finished object.
Made by Angus Lee Forbes, the films delve into
the studios and creative practices of the artists.
Revisiting Shoei Yoh
30 November 2021– 2 February 2022
Presented by Australian Design Centre, Revisiting
Shoei Yoh is an exhibition by the University of
New South Wales and Kyushu University that
draws from the archive of Japanese architect
and late 20th century pioneer of digital design,
Shoei Yoh.
SIXTY: The Journal of
Australian Ceramics 60th
Anniversary 1962-2022
31 March – 25 May 2022
A special ADC On Tour exhibition project
presented in partnership with The Australian
Ceramics Association to acknowledge this
significant anniversary.
Transformative Repair
2 – 11 June 2022
Transformative Repair investigates and cultivates
new forms of creative repair practice among
artists, designers, craftspeople and creative
professionals. This multi-day exhibition
culminates in a public auction of the transformed
objects on display.
Sydney Craft Week
7 – 16 October 2022
Sydney Craft Week is about celebrating creativity
and the handmade in all its forms. The theme
for the 2022 Sydney Craft Week Festival is the
climate emergency that the planet faces.
ADC On Tour 2022
In 2022 we have five exhibitions touring to 12
locations across Australia:
• SIXTY: The Journal of Australian Ceramics
60th Anniversary 1962-2022
• Seed Stitch Contemporary Textile Award
2022
• Made/Worn: Australian Contemporary
Jewellery
• Living Treasures: Masters of Australian
Craft\ Prue Venables
• Obsessed: Compelled to make
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Partners & Donors
We are grateful to all our partners for their generous support of Australian
innovation and creativity. Whether it’s government support, or the continued
patronage of our valued donors, gifts of all sizes help us to continue to deliver
a diverse program that connects audiences to creative practice through
showcasing the best contemporary craft and design while providing opportunities
to Australian makers.
ADC Friends celebrates a community of people who support makers and
designers through the work of the Australian Design Centre.
Australian Design Centre is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an
initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments, the New South
Wales Government through Create NSW, the Australian Government through the
Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the City of Sydney.
Australian Design Centre is a member of Australian Craft and Design Centre
(ACDC) network and the Sydney Culture Network.
Government Partners
Create NSW, City of Sydney, Visions of
Australia, Australia Council for the Arts
Trust & Foundations
Gordon Darling Foundation
Major Partners
Signwave Newtown, IAS Fine Art
Logistics
Festival Partners
London Craft Week
Sydney East Art Walk
Sydney Festival
Sydney Craft Week Festival Partners
City of Sydney
ArtsHub
Garland
Signwave Newtown
Skein Sisters
Project Partners 2021
Arthur G
Artspeople
ArtWork Transport
Australian Art Guide
BoConcept
City of Sydney
Corban & Blair
Denfair
Design Tasmania
Digital Press
Garbett Design
Garland
Goddard Design+Art+Making
Grace Removals
Griffin Theatre
Indigenous Jewellery Project
Indesign Live
JamFactory
JMGA
MakeShift
Seed Stitch Collective
Skein Sisters
Stylecraft
Tamworth Regional Gallery
The Australian Ceramics Association
(TACA)
The Journal of Australian Ceramics
UNSW Art & Design
WORKSHOPPED
Individual Donors
Anonymous
Gillian Appleton
Robyn Ayres
Andrew Barron
Laila Bazzi
Lisa Cahill
Alison Carmine
Mark Clark and John Pearson
Gillian Corban (Corban & Blair)
Robert Costa
Carol Crawford
Darin Cooper Foundation
Greg Dean
David Ellis
Elizabeth Espinosa
Alix Fiveash
Julie Fraser
Jenny Green
Kathy Hawkins
Meghan Hay
Meredith Hinchliffe
Frank Howarth
Louise Ingram
Megan Kalucy
Yuri Kawanabe
Bridget Kennedy and Luke Torrevillas
(Ecomlocation)
Robyn Kennedy
Guy Keulemans and Kyoko Hashimoto
Robert and Rosemary King
Winnie Leung
Robert Lim
Julia Lo Presti
Abraham Markos
Helen O’Sullivan
Steven Pozel
Julia Lo Presti
Ben Rivett
Alan Rose
Harlene Rubin
Merryn Spencer
SquarePeg Studios
Maisy Stapleton
Helen Stollery
Liz Williamson
Elaine Witton
Melinda Young
Thank you!
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Images and Credits
Sassy Park, Apothecary Now!, installation view 2021.
Photo: Boaz Nothman.
Page 54: Michael Hoppe, font, 2021. Photo: Courtesy
of the designer.
Front Cover: Natalie Rosin, State Office Block,
installation view, 2021. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Inside Cover: ADC external 2021. Photo: Boaz
Nothman.
Page 4: Lisa Cahill with Dr Gene Sherman and ADC
Chair Elizabeth Espinosa, at opening night Made/
Worn: Australian Contemporary Jewellery,2021.
Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 6: Elizabeth Espinosa, opening night Made/
Worn: Australian Contemporary Jewellery, 2021.
Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 7: Opening night, Anita Larkin: Come to me
without a word, 2021. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 9: Donna Brown, Brooch, 2021. Part of the
Indigenous Jewellery Project with Bawrrungga Nyami
Gawbarrigam (Bowraville Women Gathering). Photo:
IJP.
Page 11: Grace Lillian Lee, Green: single beaded
weave (detail), 2019. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 13: Tina Fox, Gilding the Lily, 2021. Photo:
Courtesy of the artist.
Page 17: Paul and Danielle from Studio Garbett,
opening night Made/Worn: Australian Contemporary
Jewellery, 2021. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 18: Maree Clarke, River Reed Necklaces,
installation view, 2021. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 19: Anita Johnson Larkin, The Bridge Between
you and me, 2020. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Catherine Lees, Cardiacus, 2020. Photo: Boaz
Nothman.
Vicki Mason, Wattle flower series, 2020. Photo:
Rhiannon Hopley.
Natalie Rosin, State Office Block, 2021 Photo:
Rhiannon Hopley.
Leon Curtis, Herringbone Cabinet, 2021 Photo:
Courtesy of the designer.
Kenny’s tiny silver tabasco case, made by Hendrik
Forster as part of Happy objects. Photo: Boaz
Nothman.
Shoei Yoh, Naiju Community Centre 3D parametric
model, 2021. Photo: ADC.
Tina Fox, Gilding the Lily, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of
the artist.
Prue Venables, Living Treasures: Masters of
Australian Craft \ Prue Venables, installation view at
Design Tasmania, 2021. Photo: Emily Dimozantos.
Page 20: Made/Worn: Australian Contemporary
Jewellery, street view, 2021. Photo: Rhiannon
Hopley.
Page 21: Tiffany Parbs, Slope, installation view, 2021.
Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 22: Anita Johnson Larkin, The Bridge Between
you and me, 2020. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 23: Anita Johnson Larkin, Come to me without
a word, installation view, 2020. Photo: Rhiannon
Hopley.
Page 24: Kirry Toose, Null & Void, 2020. Photo: Boaz
Nothman.
Page 25: UntetheredFibre Artists Inc. at the opening
of SIGNATURES: The Mark As The Embodiment of
Identity And Intent, 2021. Photo: Boaz Nothman.
Page 26: Installation view Made/Worn: Australian
Contemporary Jewellery, 2021. Photo: Rhiannon
Hopley.
Page 27: Claire McArdle, A small tool for change,
2018.
Zoe Brand, Will You Take Me Seriously?, 2015.
Bridget Kennedy, In Memory of Bees, 2020.
Photos: Rhiannon Hopley
Page 28: Natalie Rosin, Endangered + Extinct,
installation view, 2020. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 29: Matthew Harkness, Dark Speckled Side
Table, 2020. Photo: Courtesy of the designer.
Page 30: Happy objects, installation view, 2020.
Photo: Boaz Nothman.
Page 31: Jennifer Rani, Lucia Mastrantone, Hilary Bell
at the dress rehearsal of Window, Cricket Bat, 2021.
Photo: Clare Hawley.
Page 32/33: ADC On Tour exhibition, Made/Worn:
Australian Contemporary Jewellery at Maitland
Regional Art Gallery, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of MRAG.
Page 34: Revisiting Shoei Yoh, installation view, 2021.
Photo: Sofie Loisou.
Shoei Yoh Symposium at ADC, 2021. Photo: ADC.
Page 35: Films from Obsessed: Compelled to make,
installation view, 2021. Photo: Boaz Nothman.
Page 36: Joshua Saacks, Fashion Futures, 2021.
Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Sally Jackson, Fashion Futures, 2021. Photo: ADC.
Eloise Rapp, Gingham All You’ve Got, 2021. Photo:
Boaz Nothman.
Page 37: Windowsmiths, Murmuration - A Pliable
Formation, installation view, 2021. Photo: Rhiannon
Hopley.
Page 38: Amy Kennedy ceramics digital masterclass
as part of Sydney Craft Week 2021. Screenshot:
ADC.
Page 39: Zoë Veness, Wayfaring Series 1, 2019.
Photography: Document Photography.
Page 40: Nadeena Dixon at ADC Makers Market,
2021. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 41: The Bawrrungga Project 2021 workshop
with Mel Young, Marjorie Buchanan, Anne Francine
Edwards, Donna Brown and Rebecca Stadhams,
2021. Photo: Emily McCulloch Childs.
Page 42: Object Shop event, 2021. Photo: Rhiannon
Hopley.
Page 43: Object Shop styled for Erskineville House.
Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Object Shop cabinet at Little National Hotel Sydney,
2021. Photo: ADC.
Page 44: Benja Harney creative papermaking
workshop, 2021. Photo: ADC
Page 45: Sydney Festival Makers Market, 2021.
Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 46: Design 101 host Kathryn Hunyor with
Annalisa Capurro and architect Rob Brown. Photo:
ADC.
Kathryn Hunyor with Lisa Cahill, Eloise Rapp and
Yukino Matsumoto.
Page 47: Kerry Brack, Joshua Saacks and Sally
Jackson with Frida Las Vegas, 2021. Photo: ADC.
Page 48: Prue Venables, Betty’s Kitchen (detail), 2017.
Image: Terence Bogue.
Page 49: Prue Venables in conversation with Lisa
Cahill at Design Tasmania 2021. Photo: ADC.
Made/Worn, ADC On Tour at Wagga Wagga Art
Gallery, 2021. Photo: courtesy of Wagga Wagga Art
Gallery.
Page 50:
Brenda Livermore, Arise, 2020. Photo: Merlin Blu.
Obsessed: Compelled to make, installation view at
ArtGeo Cultural Complex, 2021. Photo: Courtesy
ArtGeo.
Page 51: Living Treasures: Masters of Australian
Craft \ Prue Venables, installation view at Design
Tasmania, 2021, Photo: Emily Dimozantos.
Anna Davern, Hettie, installation view, Made/Worn:
Australian Contemporary Jewellery, 2021. Photo:
Rhiannon Hopley.
Page 53: Lisa Cahill in conversation with Brian Parks
for Object: Stories of design and craft, 2021. Photo:
ADC.
Leon Curtis, Herringbone Tall Boy, 2020. Photo:
Courtesy of the designer.
Page 56: SIXTY: The Journal of Australian Ceramics
60th Anniversary 1962–2022, installation view, 2022.
Photo: Simon Cardwell.
Page 57: Object Podcast, 2021.
Page 58: Happy objects, with designer Stephen
Goddard, 2021. Photo: Boaz Nothman.
Films from Obsessed: Compelled to make, installation
view, 2021. Photo: Boaz Nothman.
Will Matthysen, Clock 204, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of
the artist.
Tania Rollond, Revolution, 2021. Photo: Courtesy of
the artist.
Gretal Ferguson, Stitched, 2019. Photo: Rhiannon
Hopley.
Liz Williamson, Waste thrums, 2021. Photo: Ian
Hobbs.
Madisyn Zabel, Illuminate III, 2020. Photo: Madisyn
Zabel.
Page 61: ADC external view, 2021. Photo: Boaz
Nothman.
Back cover: Manon Van Kouswijik, Making
Faces, installation view, Made/Worn: Australian
Contemporary Jewellery, Australian Design Centre,
2021. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley.
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