2022 Craft ACT's Annual Report

You get a Rhythm about It
Peter Minson
In recognition of his important contribution to glass art and craft in Australia, Craft ACT presented the work of
Peter Minson spanning his 60-year career as a lampworker. Coinciding with Craft ACT’s 50th Anniversary, in
2021, the exhibition pays respect to the history of glassmaking in Australia and examines Minson’s work through a
contemporary lens.
Exhibition launched by Jodie Cunningham, CEO + Artistic Director, Craft ACT on behalf of Nola Anderson.
Block 2: 24 March-14 May 2022
Home Grown
Jeremy Brown
Home Grown presented new body of work by Jeremy Brown, in celebration of the beautiful street trees of
Canberra, the city he was born and raised in. This exhibition invited viewers to wander the streets of our garden
city and allows appreciation of some of the more hidden aspects of its natural beauty. By combining two main
threads of practice, furniture making and botanical illustration, these works created a juxtaposition between the
natural and built environments, bridging the disconnect between the origins of raw materials and a final product.
Exhibition launched by Ashley Eriksmoen, Head of Furniture, Australian National University.
Tension[s] 2020: Tamworth Textile Triennial
Soraya Abidin | Mark Smith | Arts Project Australia | Del Stewart | Australian Tapestry Workshop | Gillian Bencke
| Julie Briggs and Kelly Leonard | Armando Chant | Georgia Chapman | Linda Erceg | Anne Ferran | Dianne Firth |
Sai-Wai Foo | Tina Fox | Erica Gray | Garth Knight | Yinarr Maramali | Julie Montgarrett | Deborah Prior | Margarita
Sampson | Jane Theau | Tjanpi Desert Weavers | Elisa Markes-Young
Tamworth Textile Triennial, held every three years, showcased the best of textile art from across the country,
attracting artist participation from all states in Australia. The Triennial acknowledged that the world has long been
a place under various Tension[s], both harmonious and dissonant. In order to bear witness to contribute to and
respond to these tensions, the triennial artworks focused on the future of people and place through textile as a
material and human experience as materiality.
Exhibition launched by Vic McEwan, Curator, Artist, + Writer.
Block 3: 19 May-2 July 2022
Fire Country
Rebecca Selleck | James Tylor
Fire Country was a furniture and photography installation addressing the physical and cultural significance of
fire in Australia. It drew the burnt landscape into the domestic space, revealing its intrinsic beauty as part of key
environmental mechanisms. These works were representative of our contemporary relationship with fire and
potential for better engagement in the future.
Exhibition launched by Dr. Amanda Stuart, Curator, Writer, + Artist.
Collide + Divide
Erin Daniell | Mirjana Dobson | Bailey Donovan | Polly Dymond | Daria Fox | Sam Gold | Alex Hirst | David Liu |
Francesca Sykes | Eloise White | Duncan Young
Collide + Divide was a discipline-bending object-based exhibition featuring eleven emerging Jam Factory
associates who work in various mediums. Artists collaborated in small groups on creating a body of work that
celebrated interdisciplinary skill sharing, merging both contemporary art and craftsmanship.
Exhibition launched by Jodie Cunningham, CEO + Artistic Director, Craft ACT.
Block 4: 7 July-27 August 2022
BEEing
Dr. Julie Bartholomew | Mahala Hill
This exhibition featured the work of established craft-based artist Dr. Julie Bartholomew and early-career
contemporary ceramic artist Mahala Hill. BEEing bought into visibility the challenge of survival for bees through the
craft practices of these artists. Both artists utlised the aesthetic power of craft practice to engage audiences and
encourage critical discourse around the significance of bees and threats to biodiversity.
Exhibition launched by Patsy Hely, Artist + Writer.
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