2022 Craft ACT's Annual Report

DESIGN Canberra achievements
All Statistics compared to the pre-pandemic DESIGN Canberra Festival in 2019 unless otherwise stated.
250+ festival events were presented over 19 days from 2- 20
November 2022, which included:
18 events including exhibition openings,
City Sessions, launches, and a Craft +
Design Auction Party
31 exhibitions
11 public art Installations
16 talks
6 symposiums
14 tours
13 adult Nurture Making by Hand
workshops
12 Creative Kids workshops
3 craft + design markets
45 Open Studios
7 arts organisation open days
1 Creative Journalling Challenge
1 photography competition
1 contemporary metal prize (2022 Robert
Foster F!NK National Metal Prize)
Audiences
470,660 people engaged with festival programs (↑310%)
• 396,802 people with our public art + public
exhibitions
• 73,858 attendees with our programs + gallery
exhibitions
51% audiences had never attended DESIGN Canberra
before
27% of audiences from interstate (↑35%)
42% of attendees attended more than 2-3 events and
23% attended 4-8 events
470,660
engaged people
↑310% from 2019
78% of attendees felt connected to a creative experience
and 74% their city—Canberra
70% of attendees stated that after engaging in a DESIGN
Canberra program their wellbeing had improved.
Fields of interest
Art: 56%
Craft + Design markets: 7%
Architecture tours: 9%
Creative Kids activities: 5%
Artist’s open studios: 5%
Architecture talks: 3%
Artist’s talks: 3%
Exhibitions: 2%
Creative Journaling Challenge: 2%
Photography competition: 2%
Audience by age
18-24: 6.5%
25-34: 17.8%
35-44: 18.8%
45-54: 17.5%
55-64: 18.2%
65-74: 10.1%
75+: 2.4%
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