Exhibitions

Exhibition, Project Space

Baked Goods

March 28 — May 6, 2023

Ceramic artist Pip Byrne presents a collection of work exploring the unique materiality of terracotta clay.

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Fresh! 2023

March 11 — April 29, 2023

Celebrating 30 years of our career-making exhibition of Victorian graduates in contemporary craft and design.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Abstracts at Vitrine

March 7 — April 8, 2023

This work is about nothing. It refers to nothing. It derives from nothing - Owen Rye

Exhibition, Project Space

Morph

February 2 — March 25, 2023

Glass artist Mark Douglass presents a new body of bold and colourful work in the solo exhibition Morph

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Legacy

January 31 — March 4, 2023

Legacy is an exploration of discarded and found objects from a domestic and architectural point of view.

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Interior Landscapes

February 2 — March 4, 2023

Leading Australian glass artists explore narratives of the Australian landscape and its influence on an evolving cultural identity

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It's not just blue

November 24, 2022 — January 28, 2023

A gathering of Australian makers and artists in a maximalist exploration of blue hues

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Nuanced Nonsense

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.

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Cheers!

November 17, 2022 — January 7, 2023

A festive group exhibition honouring celebratory vessels in the Craft entrance atrium

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Severance

November 8 — December 10, 2022

Ceramic artist Angela Hayes presents a landscape of division and control.

Exhibition, Free, Craft Curated Exhibition

The Chair

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 Exhibition

Infinite Regress

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’.

Exhibition, Free, Craft Curated Exhibition

Unearthed

October 1 — November 5, 2022

Burnt, fired, melted down and re-imagined- eight artists transform archaeological fragments. Presented with Metro Tunnel Creative Program

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Beyond

August 30 — October 1, 2022

Kristy Hussey references scientific instruments as tools to explore the unknown. To bridge the physical realm and the mysterious.

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Into the Everywhen

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.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Visible Vapor

July 26 — August 27, 2022

Ella Bendrups presents a new collection of ceramic vessels exploring the alternative barrell firing process.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Equilibrium

June 21 — July 23, 2022

Exploring form through plain and double weave within the constraints of a 4 shaft loom.

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Fresh! 2022

June 1 — June 25, 2022

Annual exhibition of recent craft and design graduates.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Hung out to Dry

May 17 — June 18, 2022

Woven intimates are "hung out", representing the cleansing and clearing of traumas that belong to Blak women

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Victorian Craft Awards

April 5 — May 21, 2022

A biennial awards presenting and celebrating excellence in contemporary craft.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Woodfired Into Lightness

April 5 — May 14, 2022

Each brick tells the story of its place in the kiln.

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Alternative Provisions

February 10 — March 26, 2022

Presenting the work of designers and makers expanding material practice as an act of making good.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Chaos Theory: dforms

March 1 — April 2, 2022

Chaos Theory: dforms explores the chaotic nature of pattern by simulating rock formations found within the expanded cosmos.

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Melbourne Design Fair

March 16 — March 20, 2022

Craft Victoria presents the work of inspiring contemporary craft practitioners at the inaugural Melbourne Design Fair.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

DANCE URBAN

January 25 — February 26, 2022

A new body of ceramic sculpture exploring movement in architecture to create the illusion of gesture and personality.

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Shaped

November 23, 2021 — January 29, 2022

Cutting, stretching, throwing; each maker gives form to concept.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

wandering within an accumulation of short lines

December 14, 2021 — January 22, 2022

Ariel Gout and Amy Kennedy create a dialogue between their respective works, illustrating connections between drawing and sculpture.

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Temporal Artefacts

October 8 — December 12, 2021

Temporal Artefacts is an exhibition exploring processes of time and the transformation of materials by hand.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Secret Life of a Tapestry

November 16 — December 11, 2021

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Future Remains

July 24 — November 13, 2021

Presenting seven women designers and makers at the forefront of contemporary woodworking

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Objects That See

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

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Craft Poster Walk

September 16 — October 19, 2021

Throughout September and October the Craft Poster Walk is transforming the cityscape with six bold, contemporary craft works

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Elemental

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.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

FUTURE FORM

July 27 — October 2, 2021

Showcasing the potential for algae as sustainable material through a collection of algae bioplastic tableware.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Body Language

May 18 — June 19, 2021

This new series of paper-based cultural vessels explores the relationships between cultural objects and adornments

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Enono

June 22 — July 24, 2021

Danielle Thiris presents a collection of ceramic vessels referencing elements of prehistoric and ritual objects.

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The Space of Emptiness

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.

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Fireflow

March 26 — April 24, 2021

Brings together the work of five contemporary artists exploring the possibilities of glass as a versatile medium.

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Fugue

March 26 — April 24, 2021

An ongoing exploration of colour through the assemblage of glass vessels.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Play of Light

March 2 — April 10, 2021

Jane McKenzie presents a new body of ceramic sculptures

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Stacked

April 13 — May 15, 2021

An exploration into the sculptural potential of architectural forms found in the industrial landscape of the inner west

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Fresh! 2021

February 13 — March 21, 2021

Celebrating the next wave of Victorian graduates in contemporary craft and design.

Exhibition, Vitrine Gallery

Re-Emergence

January 26 — February 27, 2021

Jordi Infeld’s practice is grounded in the relationship between text and textile, working predominantly between writing and weaving.