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2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Program
Digital Dissent in Discussion
7 November 2026 | National Film and Sound Archive
Digital Dissent in Discussion brings together local game developers to reflect on the evolution of Canberra's game design scene, dissecting the innovative microgames presented in Digital Dissent and exploring how Canberra's games industry continues to blaze a trail and break the mould.
Dissent by Design | Creativity as a Tool for Change
6 November 2026 | National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Dissent by Design explores creativity as a form of dissent: the ways artists, designers, activists and storytellers use their practice to resist, imagine and rebuild.
Digital Dissent – Microgames Showcase
7 – 8 + 14 – 15 November 2026 | National Film and Sound Archive
Digital Dissent is an interactive showcase of innovative microgames exploring dissent, presented by Canberra Game Developers Association (CanDev) and hosted by the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA). Play the games, then join Digital Dissent in Discussion to hear local designers reflect on how Canberra’s game design community embraces dissent.
Stories in the Dark
5 – 15 November 2026 | Civic Square
Stories in the Dark is an animated public light installation in Civic Square by Eggpicnic. Shifting between daylight and nighttime hours we see and hear species and ecosystems that have been ignored or erased, challenging us to confront ecological neglects. Transforming our attention into responsibility and making dissent a deliberate act of ecological care.