2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Launch + Openings
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Join us to formally launch the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival and celebrate the opening of 4 exciting exhibitions and 2 public artwork collections in the Craft + Design Canberra Gallery and Civic Square.
Opening | 6pm
Official Speeches | 6:30pm
Exhibition openings include:
Exhibition | NEST | Design for a Displaced Future | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | EMERGENCY | Signal, Adapt, Repair | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | ROBERT FOSTER METAL PRIZE | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | SMALL RITUALS | Hand Carved, Handheld | Senden Blackwood
Exhibition | SOFT MATTER | Isabelle Mackay-Sim
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The 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival runs from 5 - 15 November. Presenting an innovative program of exhibitions and events responding to the theme of Dissent, the Festival celebrates Canberra as a creative capital and a global city of design.
Connecting Canberra's community with over 500 artists, craftspeople and designers, the 2026 Festival advocates creativity as a powerful tool for questioning, challenging and reshaping societal norms.
Opening | 6pm
Official Speeches | 6:30pm
Exhibition openings include:
Exhibition | NEST | Design for a Displaced Future | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | EMERGENCY | Signal, Adapt, Repair | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | ROBERT FOSTER METAL PRIZE | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | SMALL RITUALS | Hand Carved, Handheld | Senden Blackwood
Exhibition | SOFT MATTER | Isabelle Mackay-Sim
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The 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival runs from 5 - 15 November. Presenting an innovative program of exhibitions and events responding to the theme of Dissent, the Festival celebrates Canberra as a creative capital and a global city of design.
Connecting Canberra's community with over 500 artists, craftspeople and designers, the 2026 Festival advocates creativity as a powerful tool for questioning, challenging and reshaping societal norms.