Exhibition Opening + Artist Talks | Subscribed 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Annual Members Exhibition, 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Daily Creative Challenge Exhibition and HOW WILL THEY KNOW IT’S ME

Please join us for the opening of the exhibitions Subscribed | 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Annual Members Exhibition, the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Daily Creative Challenge Exhibition and HOW WILL THEY KNOW IT’S ME.

About the Opening | Thursday 24 September
Artist Talks | 5:30pm – 6pm Thursday 24 September
Opening | 6pm – 8pm Thursday 24 September, with Official Speeches from 6:30pm

Exhibition | Subscribed | 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Annual Members Exhibition
Artists | Amy Schleif, Angharad Dean, Anna Williams, Brenda Runnegar, Cathy Franzi, Debra Juruss, Elliott Fox, Fran Romano, Harrison Le Lievre, Isaac Kozlovskis, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello OAM (Lower Southern Arrernte), Jessica Spencer (Wiradjuri) , Jo Victoria, Julie Bradley, Lisa Cahill, Lynn Petersen, Madeline Cardone, Melanie Olde, Melinda Capp, Michele Grimston, Monique van Nieuwland, Rosalie Rose, Rosalie Ryan, Rozalie Sherwood, Ruth Hingston, Sharon Peoples, Sue Hewat, Sue Peachey, Susan Buret, Suzanne Knight, Taryn Powick and Ximena Natanya Briceño
Dates | 24 September – 24 October 2026

Exhibition Statement

Subscribed is the name and theme of the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Annual Members Exhibition. From trends and traditions to tools, techniques and social currents, our creative lives are shaped by influence. Sometimes we inherit it. Sometimes we resist it. Sometimes we quietly reinvent it for ourselves.

This year, the Craft + Design Canberra Annual Members Exhibition invites our community of artists and makers to explore the idea of following. What guides our hands, habits and decisions? What do we hold onto, and what do we leave behind?

Featuring contemporary craft and design from across the ACT and surrounding region, the exhibition brings together diverse practices that blend time honoured techniques with fresh ideas and experimental approaches. Together, the exhibition offers a snapshot of contemporary making that is thoughtful, playful and at times quietly subversive.

Exhibition | 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Daily Creative Challenge Exhibition
Artist |
Contemporary Craft + Design Prize | Kathryn Wardill
Experimental Process and Practice Prize | Cam Michael
Student Prize | Tanya da Silva
Dates | 24 September –  24 October 2026

Exhibition Statement

The Daily Creative Challenge celebrates artistic expression and encourages mindfulness through daily creative practice. This exhibition presents selected works from the award recipients of the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Daily Creative Challenge.

Exhibition | HOW WILL THEY KNOW IT’S ME
Artist | Zoe Brand
Dates | 24 September – 24 October 2026 

Exhibition Statement

HOW WILL THEY KNOW IT'S ME is a new exhibition by artist Zoe Brand that explores the performative nature of jewellery as a device for communication. Using jewellery archetypes, ready mades and text, Zoe collects mundane and throwaway statements from casual conversation, examining their ambiguity and transforming them into objects to be worn. 

Accessibility at the Venue 

• We aim to make our programs accessible to everyone. We welcome people of all abilities, ages, backgrounds and identities.  

• Craft + Design Canberra is accessible via a lift at the building entrance with step free access through the exhibition and workshop spaces.  

• Seating is available at all events and workshops.  

• An accessible all gender bathroom is available via a heavy fire door.  

• Assistance animals are welcome throughout the venue.  

• Please note that our retail space is currently restricted and does not provide a full 1500mm x 1500mm turning circle.  

If you have any questions about the venue or accessibility needs, please contact us on (02) 6262 9333.  Read more about accessibility and planning your visit https://craftanddesigncanberra.org/pages/accessibility   

IMAGE | 2025 Craft + Design Canberra Annual Members Exhibition | Photography by 5 Foot Photography