WORKSHOP | Mask Play with Lisa Furno

WORKSHOP | Mask Play | Lisa Furno

10:30am – 12pm | Saturday 11 October 2025

Cost | Free Event, Registration Required.

Craft + Design Canberra, North Building Level 1, 180 London Cct, Canberra ACT 2601

“When you physically inhabit it, you animate it” AB 

A kid’s mask making workshop using boxes, plastics and packaging collected from your household. Creating life size masks that will be worn, animated and then photographed on the maker. 

Inspired by feelings, mood, and emotions, the mask will showcase what sits inside the maker and what makes them strong, powerful and excited. The masks will be explorative fun while reusing household everyday waste usually thrown away and discarded.  

Once made we will take a picture of everyone wearing their masks - these photos will be printed. The maker will then decorate their photo, expressing what has happened in their week, what they love, how they are feeling, what frustrates them and how they feel. 

What you'll be doing:

·         Making masks out of recycled materials.

What you'll need to bring:

·         Please bring a bag of used or second hand but clean packaging, paper bags, decorations from parties, carboard, old clothes, things with holes in them, plastics that you would like to use in your mask.

·         There will also be materials provided.

This workshop is best suited for:

·         Creative Kids + Families

All children must be accompanied by an adult, this workshop is best suited for ages 7+.

About the artist:

Lisa Furno completed an Advance Diploma in Jewellery and Object Design at Enmore Design Centre TAFE NSW in 2006 and in 2011 moved to Adelaide to join Gray Street Workshop as a tenant.  

In 2014 she was an artist-in-residence at Manukau Faculty of Arts, Auckland, NZ and in 2016 Lisa completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts in Jewellery and Metal at UNI SA.

Lisa became a partner of Gray Street Workshop in 2020 and was an artist-in-residence at The Nancy Fairfax Studio at Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah in 2024. 

Lisa has exhibited both nationally and internationally. 

Accessibility at the venue:

·         This workshop is hosted at Craft + Design Canberra. Please note there are stairs and a lift from the foyer to come up to the space.

·         We are an LGBTIAQ+ friendly venue.

·         If you have any specific requests, please email programs@craftanddesigncanberra.org.

Support Artists and Learn from the Best  

Craft + Design Canberra  workshops provide an opportunity for audiences to learn from the unique skillsets of our members: individuals who are highly regarded in their fields as artists, designers, and craftspeople.

Craft + Design Canberra prides itself on paying fair rates of pay to our artists as recommended by NAVA (the National Association for the Visual Artists). Our artists are the best in their fields and deserve fair remuneration. Audiences attending our activities learn from the best.

Craft + Design Canberra is a not-for-profit membership-based organisation supporting artists, craft practitioners, designers and makers at every stage of their careers. Craft + Design Canberra workshops are designed to create opportunities for our members to showcase their skills, engage with community, and earn incomes.

Find our full program here.

Cancellation Policy

·         15 days prior: Customers are entitled to a full refund on request.

·         Less than 14 days: Customers are not entitled to a refund. Customers are entitled to a ticket transfer to a friend or family member.

Donations

Support Craft + Design Canberra to create greater opportunities for our community of craftspeople and designers, and for the growing audience who admire and appreciate the beauty, skill and excellence of their work.

Your generosity supports our organisation as an advocate for contemporary craft and design in Canberra and beyond. Help us to shape a handmade and creative future through exhibitions, events, residencies, professional development and commissions, as well as the biennial Craft + Design Canberra Festival.

Craft + Design Canberra has been endorsed by the Australian Tax Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) and is registered as a charity (as Craft + Design Canberra) with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission ABN: 33314092587. All donations of $2 or more will be tax deductible if you live in Australia.

Thank you for your generous support, even a small amount can make a big difference to those who MAKE.

Image | Lisa Furno | It’s all in the eyebrows | 2024 | Photographed by Anna Green