Connect with Canberra’s creative community by engaging in a regenerative hands-on making experience, learning unique craft and design skills from our accomplished artists in the Craft + Design Canberra Festival Workshop Program for adults and children.
November 2026 | Craft + Design Canberra
Slow down with clay. Use a mindful approach to make an unfired 'thought bubble' vessel. Watch it decay in nature over time when you are ready.
- November 2026 | The Learning Nest Co.
Wing It! Is a bold, hands-on children’s atelier where young ‘hatchlings’ explore a range of unexpected materials such as UV paint, odd car parts and splatter tools in a creative mess. This boundary-breaking workshop invites children to experiment freely and challenge expectations through invention, imaginative problem-solving and creative risk taking.
- November 2026 | The Learning Nest Co.
Atelier as Dissent invites educators to rethink traditional classrooms through creative, inquiry-rich environments. Explore how atelier practice breaks boundaries, sparks student agency and connects art with interdisciplinary learning. Learn practical strategies for setting up an atelier that transforms teaching, thinking and curriculum design.
13 November 2026 | Craft + Design Canberra
The International Pathways workshop offers craft practitioners a practical and comprehensive guide to showcasing their work on the world stage. Coordinated by Dr Kevin Murray, editor of Garland magazine, the session maps the full range of international opportunities available to makers, from festivals and craft fairs to funding, prizes and platforms.
11 November 2026 | Canberra Contemporary
Join feminist artist and craftivist Dr Tal Fitzpatrick for a ‘Very Cross Stitching’ workshop as part of her solo exhibition Quietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation at Canberra Contemporary. Participants will be invited to stitch directly into Tal’s exhibition artwork, while sharing and connecting over what makes them cross.
11 November 2026 | Pearce Community Centre
Artmaking for YOU offers an inclusive, therapeutic artmaking workshop that explores creativity as an act of dissent.
10 November 2026 | Craft + Design Canberra
Explore Art Deco design with artist Sarit Cohen. Decorate a ceramic bisque-fired cup using geometric decals and clear glaze, experimenting with colour, pattern and composition to reflect your personal perspective on place.
11 November 2026 | Craft + Design Canberra
Create an embroidered soft circuit inspired by a memory of early digital technology. Combine stitching, copper tape and sound interaction to explore how personal stories can spark small, creative acts of dissent.
9 November 2026 | Craft + Design Canberra
Transform an old t-shirt into a new patch or artwork with a message of protest, resistance or rebellion using traditional rug making techniques.
14 November 2026 | Ainslie Arts Centre
Discover the infinite possibilities of simple printmaking in this playful workshop. Using recycled materials and reclaimed textiles, you will create your own patterned cloth to take home, a small and wearable act of dissent.
12 November 2026 | Craft + Design Canberra
In quiet dissent against a world that values speed over stillness, this workshop invites you to explore hand stitching techniques to slowly shape and adorn a talisman made from natural fibres and filled with flowers. Slow stitched talismans honour care, imperfection and the power of handmade objects as vessels of memory and protection.
6 – 18 November 2026 | Q Gallery
Want to ‘give the finger’ to actions (or inaction) that cause you distress? Sick of responding to issues and concerns with anger or sadness? ‘Radical Joy’ can help you find humour and hope to communicate your concerns.
