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2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival Program
Are we measuring Canberra all wrong?
6 November 2026 | National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
In line with the Craft + Design Canberra Festival theme of Dissent, this conversation asks whether we are measuring the things that matter most. As Canberra grows and changes, are we optimising for the metrics that are easier to count, or for the things that make our city a better place to live? This discussion will explore how the measures we choose influence the places we create, and whether it is time to broaden the way we define success.
BOLD Dissent
12 – 13 November 2026 | Canberra Museum and Gallery
BOLD Dissent is a two-day conference featuring leading dancers, designers and thinkers from across Australia and the world bringing a focus on dissent. Shaking up the way we create and present performing arts and the ways in which organisations and artists can create more accessible and inclusive environments for the future.
Digital Dissent in Discussion | presented by Canberra Game Developers
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.
Quietly Seething | A Panel Discussion
7 November 2026 | Canberra Contemporary
Join Canberra Contemporary for a panel discussion on the theme of this year’s Craft + Design Canberra Festival, Dissent, featuring exhibiting feminist artist and craftivist Dr Tal Fitzpatrick, MoAD curator Stephanie Pfennigwerth and moderated by artist Raquel Ormella.