Our exhibitions combine mastery of materials with innovative techniques and big ideas.
Exhibition, Main Gallery
November 11, 2023 — January 27, 2024
Curators James Lemon and Bobby Corica present a group exhibition of 30+ artists and craftspeople.
Exhibition, Project Space
November 2, 2023 — January 20, 2024
Curated by Zaiba Khan, seven jewellery artists delve into the realm of living objects.
Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery
November 7 — December 9, 2023
Claire Ellis exhibits three coil-built vessels, named after three recent climate headlines.
Exhibition, The Smallest Room
September 23, 2023 — September 14, 2024
Julian Leigh May challenges traditional bathroom forms in Craft's "smallest room". Immerse yourself in the “Prickly Potty” experience.
The Vitrine provides an exhibition opportunity for members to showcase innovative and experimental works within the gallery's constrained space.
Exhibition, Free, Craft Curated
September 23 — November 4, 2023
Three-dimensionality in contemporary textile practice featuring Georgie Brunmayr, Sonja & Leecee Carmichael, Rebecca Diele & Nadia Hernández
September 26 — November 4, 2023
In Craft's Vitrine Gallery, Ellie Tessa Godworth weaves fragments of sound, light and gesture into spatial compositions.
September 14 — October 28, 2023
In Craft's Project Space, DNJ Paper exhibit five jackets made from handmade Japanese washi paper sourced from workshops throughout Japan.
Exhibition, Craft Curated
October 1 — October 31, 2023
Craft x CAVES / Ruby Brown challenges the boundaries of sight, exploring the dance between presence & absence at Chapter House Lane Window.
September 25 — October 22, 2023
The 2023 poster exhibition celebrates the time-worn beauty of ‘Boom’-style architecture from regional VIC in the streets of Melbourne.
August 29 — September 23, 2023
Jeweller Vicki Mason draws attention to a future trajectory of life under climbing temperatures.
Exhibition
July 1 — September 16, 2023
Curated by Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis, YARN celebrates Aboriginal storytelling and oral histories
June 22 — September 9, 2023
Craft has partnered with Marrawuddi Arts & Culture to present the works of ten artists from the Kakadu and West Arnhem region
March 24 — August 20, 2023
A collaboration between the NGV and Craft, Vessels showcases the work of fifteen artists, craftspeople and designers.
July 25 — August 26, 2023
Material Studies asks the question: where do ceramicists’ raw materials come from?
June 20 — July 22, 2023
Lauren Joffe presents an installation of hand-built ceramic spheres, stacked vertically, gently supporting each other’s balance.
May 6 — June 24, 2023
Twenty acclaimed ceramic artists explore the classic form of the amphora – affectionately known as jugs.
May 16 — June 17, 2023
A series of suspended linear expressions constructed and conceptualised via a formulaic method, composed of elementary process and tools.
May 10 — June 17, 2023
Two Lines Studio exhibits smart, modular furniture pieces alongside sculptural objects
March 28 — May 6, 2023
Ceramic artist Pip Byrne presents a collection of work exploring the unique materiality of terracotta clay.
March 11 — April 29, 2023
Celebrating 30 years of our career-making exhibition of Victorian graduates in contemporary craft and design.
March 7 — April 8, 2023
This work is about nothing. It refers to nothing. It derives from nothing - Owen Rye
February 2 — March 25, 2023
Glass artist Mark Douglass presents a new body of bold and colourful work in the solo exhibition Morph
January 31 — March 4, 2023
Legacy is an exploration of discarded and found objects from a domestic and architectural point of view.
February 2 — March 4, 2023
Leading Australian glass artists explore narratives of the Australian landscape and its influence on an evolving cultural identity
November 24, 2022 — January 28, 2023
A gathering of Australian makers and artists in a maximalist exploration of blue hues
December 13, 2022 — January 28, 2023
Using punchy, satirical wit, artist Daina Sgarioto celebrates the mundane and to laugh at the comedy often embedded in painful experiences.
November 17, 2022 — January 7, 2023
A festive group exhibition honouring celebratory vessels in the Craft entrance atrium
November 8 — December 10, 2022
Ceramic artist Angela Hayes presents a landscape of division and control.
September 10 — November 19, 2022
The Chair is the first in a series of exhibitions honouring iconic objects of functional craft and design.
Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery, Free, Craft Curated
October 4 — November 5, 2022
Camille Laddawan examines cultural relationships with death and the body in a visual language system she has developed called ‘Tone Code’.
October 1 — November 5, 2022
Burnt, fired, melted down and re-imagined- eight artists transform archaeological fragments. Presented with Metro Tunnel Creative Program
August 30 — October 1, 2022
Kristy Hussey references scientific instruments as tools to explore the unknown. To bridge the physical realm and the mysterious.
July 2 — September 3, 2022
The exhibition expresses the philosophy of the Everywhen, bringing a sensory reminder of what Always Was, and Always Will Be.
July 26 — August 27, 2022
Ella Bendrups presents a new collection of ceramic vessels exploring the alternative barrell firing process.
June 21 — July 23, 2022
Exploring form through plain and double weave within the constraints of a 4 shaft loom.
June 1 — June 25, 2022
Annual exhibition of recent craft and design graduates.
May 17 — June 18, 2022
Woven intimates are "hung out", representing the cleansing and clearing of traumas that belong to Blak women
April 5 — May 21, 2022
A biennial awards presenting and celebrating excellence in contemporary craft.
April 5 — May 14, 2022
Each brick tells the story of its place in the kiln.
February 10 — March 26, 2022
Presenting the work of designers and makers expanding material practice as an act of making good.
March 1 — April 2, 2022
Chaos Theory: dforms explores the chaotic nature of pattern by simulating rock formations found within the expanded cosmos.
March 16 — March 20, 2022
Craft Victoria presents the work of inspiring contemporary craft practitioners at the inaugural Melbourne Design Fair.
January 25 — February 26, 2022
A new body of ceramic sculpture exploring movement in architecture to create the illusion of gesture and personality.
November 23, 2021 — January 29, 2022
Cutting, stretching, throwing; each maker gives form to concept.
December 14, 2021 — January 22, 2022
Ariel Gout and Amy Kennedy create a dialogue between their respective works, illustrating connections between drawing and sculpture.
October 8 — December 12, 2021
Temporal Artefacts is an exhibition exploring processes of time and the transformation of materials by hand.
November 16 — December 11, 2021
July 24 — November 13, 2021
Presenting seven women designers and makers at the forefront of contemporary woodworking
October 5 — November 13, 2021
Legally blind, Alan Constable works with his pinhole vision to create expressive optical devices, with his cameras as centre-piece
September 16 — October 19, 2021
Throughout September and October the Craft Poster Walk is transforming the cityscape with six bold, contemporary craft works
June 19 — July 17, 2021
Bringing together seven First Nations artists each working with the base elements of Water, Fire, Air and Earth as inspiration.
July 27 — October 2, 2021
Showcasing the potential for algae as sustainable material through a collection of algae bioplastic tableware.
May 18 — June 19, 2021
This new series of paper-based cultural vessels explores the relationships between cultural objects and adornments
June 22 — July 24, 2021
Danielle Thiris presents a collection of ceramic vessels referencing elements of prehistoric and ritual objects.
May 1 — June 12, 2021
The exhibition presents the work of three artists who each offer opportunities for quiet reflection on the sublime forces of nature.
March 26 — April 24, 2021
Brings together the work of five contemporary artists exploring the possibilities of glass as a versatile medium.
An ongoing exploration of colour through the assemblage of glass vessels.
March 2 — April 10, 2021
Jane McKenzie presents a new body of ceramic sculptures
April 13 — May 15, 2021
An exploration into the sculptural potential of architectural forms found in the industrial landscape of the inner west
February 13 — March 21, 2021
Celebrating the next wave of Victorian graduates in contemporary craft and design.
January 26 — February 27, 2021
Jordi Infeld’s practice is grounded in the relationship between text and textile, working predominantly between writing and weaving.
