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PARTNERS
Made possible together.
The 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors and partners. Their commitment helps us bring artists, designers, makers and audiences together, creating opportunities for creativity, connection and Dissent across Canberra.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the ACT Government, Creative Australia, home.byholly, Art Group, Supercurious, Lawyerbank, Australian Institute of Architects (ACT Chapter), ACT Parks and Conservation, Her Canberra, the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra Airport, Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres, Suburban Land Agency, F!nk and Co, Canberra Centre, Craft Australia, Grainger Gallery, Kwik Kopy Canberra, Canberra Theatre Centre, Ale Mary, Le Cheeserie, Amplify CBR, Tailored Accounts, Canberra Institute of Technology, the Australian National University School of Art and Design and The Curatoreum.
Our PARTNERS
GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT
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The 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival is supported by the ACT Government through the City of Design Initiative. This funding assists with the costs of delivering the Festival and enhancing its scale and reach, contributing to Canberra's positioning as a UNESCO Creative City of Design and growing the reputation of Canberra as a designed city, rich with talented artists and designers.
Craft + Design Canberra is funded via the ACT Government's Arts Organisation Investment Program 2023 to 2026.
This Program supports the arts sector in Canberra to create, develop and promote the arts for the benefit of artists and their work, and for the ACT community to have strong access to and engagement in the arts.
The ACT Arts Organisation Investment Program supports arts organisations that engage with the local community to provide arts programs, services, expertise and infrastructure to support and develop the arts in the ACT. These organisations provide sector development, professional pathways for artists and arts workers, support a diversity of activity and provide access opportunities for all Canberrans.
The program funds the delivery of activities that meet the three strategies in Canberra: Australia's Arts Capital – a statement of ambition for the Arts 2021–2026 for Canberra to be recognised as Australia's arts capital:
Create amazing art and culture – everywhere, at any time, for everyone
Develop arts, cultural and creative industries, practice and facilities – supporting creation and culture at all levels via any path
Promote our arts and culture – to attract artists and creators, arts workers, visitors and investment
This funding provides arts organisations with opportunities for arts leadership, organisational and financial management, innovation and impact for the arts sector and broader community.
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Craft + Design Canberra, is assisted by the Visual Arts, Craft and Design Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. Craft + Design Canberra receives multi-year investment from Creative Australia, the Australian Government's principal arts investment and advisory body.
IN KIND SUPPORT
