The Loop’s ‘stunning’ tribute to visual art
GRCE CASSIDY reviews Clothing the Loop: Circular Design Festival 2026, a celebration of creative expression that encourages people to engage with fashion sustainably.
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Canberra textile artist Julie Ryder turns everyday walks into intricate works of art, using botanical dyes, embroidery and handmade paper, reviews MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews a group exhibition that puts handmade craft ahead of mass production, praising its inventive use of recycled materials and traditional techniques.
Media and members of the public welcomed the return of the Craft + Design Canberra Festival on Thursday morning as Civic Square came to life with public art installations, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
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Matt’s going to waste for latest passion in glass
Queanbeyan glass artist Matt Curtis has spent decades exploring the possibilities of glass, but his newest work, Salvaged Light, is also a challenge to the way we think about waste.
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Canberra’s potters put their best work forward
From Cathy Franzi's award-winning orchids to Robyn Campbell's delicate coastal forms, the Canberra Potters Society showcases its members' talents, reviews MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.
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Birds of all feathers flock to tiny gallery
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews eight artists bringing Australian birdlife to GOST in Watson, from Tom Moore's whimsical glass creations to Greg Oakley's extraordinary lifelike paintings.
Tamarind seeds, butter and water are putting a new spin on an ancient textile technique as Canberra joins Indonesia's National Batik Day celebrations, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Craft writer MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE traces the laborious renovation of the feted, though fated, Hanna Cabinet and the role a Canberra company had in saving it after being damaged by floodwater.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews acclaimed ceramicist Lynda Draper grafting glass and bronze on to her hand-built ceramics to create intriguing new forms at Canberra Glassworks.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews ceramicists Jo Victoria and Sara Ormonde drawing inspiration from the meeting of water and shoreline to evoke the NSW south coast.
An impressive exhibition showing 18 of Australia's leading artists, 6 of whom are 'emerging', the 2026 Fuse Glass Prize is on at the ANU School of Art & Design, reviews MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.
With the ongoing bid to see Canberra recognised as a UNESCO City of Design in mind, the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival was launched in fine style at the National Film and Sound Archive on Thursday evening.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews craft exhibition at Cowra Regional Art Gallery curated by Peter Haynes and displaying works of the innovative Canberra textile artist Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser who passed away earlier this year.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews ANU School of Art in Ceramics graduate Sarit Cohen's latest exhibition, Vessels of Dialogue.
Two prominent First Nations fashion designers are heading out of Canberra later this week to Darwin to participate in the national showcase Country to Couture.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews internationally recognised multi-disciplined artist Tamara Henderson's "multi-faceted and large exhibition" with glass as a central material.
Monuments for Fishes floats on the water and reaches 23 metres into the air. It's a feat of public art, and engineering.
Based at Canberra Glassworks and her own studio in Burra, NSW, Annette Blair - one of Australia's leading glass artists - has won the 2026 FUSE Glass Prize, Australasia's richest award for contemporary glass, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
