26/08/2026
A Nation of Makers.
This September, leaders from across Australia's craft and design sector will sit down together at MADE 2026 to talk about where this sector is heading, and what it needs to get there.
Keynote Speaker:
Sally Brand | Curatorial Manager, Australian Art, QAGOMA: Objects, Collections, Collaboration and Cultural Identity
Our panellists:
Brian Parkes | CEO, JamFactory
Travis Tiddy | CEO, Design Tasmania
Aimee Frodsham | CEO and Artistic Director, Canberra Glassworks
Melanie Gibson | Hopevale Arts and Cultural Centre | Director, IACA
Carmel Haugh | CEO, artisan | Welcome and Future Proofing
Presented with the Australian Craft and Design Centres network, this is a state of the sector conversation you won't hear anywhere else in Queensland.
10 September, State Library of Queensland. Tickets link in bio.
Image credits:
Slide 1: Photograph by Michelle Bowden, pictured: Vitrine exhibition by Helen Pynor (Artist) & Lizzie Crouch (Creative Producer) in collaboration with ISEA 2024.
Slide 2: Image courtesy of Sally Brand.
Slide 3: Image courtesy of Brian Parkes.
Slide 4: Image courtesy of Travis Tiddy.
Slide 5: Image courtesy of Aimee Frodsham.
Slide 6: Image courtesy of Melanie Gibson.
Slide 7: Image courtesy of Carmel Haugh.
