Fresh! Fellowship is a program designed to foster the creative potential of recent graduates.
For the 2026 Fresh! Fellowship program, Craft invited expressions of interest from Naarm/Melbourne-based emerging creatives who have graduated from tertiary degrees in fine art, craft and design disciplines in 2023, 2024 or 2025.
Craft is delighted to introduce the 2026 Fresh Fellows:
Aaron Pancho, Cristina Dawn, Felix Saturn, Flynn Parker-Greer, Holly Goodridge, Jade Power, Jordan Conlan, Nova Star, Nysa Rohatgi & Ruoqiong Zhang
Providing 10 months of professional mentorship support, the fellowship program responds to the specific needs of emerging artists. The program is designed to develop participants' knowledge of the creative sector and build their skills and networks as they take their practices from an educational context to a professional one.
The Fresh! Fellowship initiative was launched in 2024 with the generous support of Amaeah Foundation.
Fresh! Fellowship 2026
Metal, Furniture, Wood
Aaron Pancho
Jewellery, Metal
Cristina Dawn - Uva Fragola
Glass
Felix Saturn - Saturn Glazing
Jewellery, Metal
Flynn Parker-Greer
Textiles, Fibre
Holly Goodridge
Ceramics
Jade Power
Furniture, Metal, Wood, Design
Jordan Conlan
Textiles, Fibre
Nova Star - Femme Fibre
Furniture, Metal
Nysa Rohatgi - Studio Kēda
Glass
Ruo Qiong Zhang
Meet the 2025 Fresh! Fellows
Learn more about last year's Fresh! Fellows and their areas of creative practice.