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Day + Time | Thursday | 6pm – 9pmOpening | 6pm
Official Speeches | 6:30pm
Location | Civic Square and Craft + Design Canberra, 180 London Circuit, Canberra, ACT, 2601
Entry | Free event | Registration required
Access | Wheelchair accessible, accessible bathroom, assistance animals welcome
Join us to formally launch the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival and celebrate the opening of 4 exciting exhibitions in the Craft + Design Canberra Gallery and Civic Square.
Opening | 6pm
Official Speeches | 6:30pm
Exhibition openings include:
Exhibition | NEST | Design for a Displaced Future | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | EMERGENCY | Signal, Adapt, Repair | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | ROBERT FOSTER METAL PRIZE | Multiple Artists
Exhibition | SMALL RITUALS | Hand Carved, Handheld | Senden Blackwood
Exhibition | SOFT MATTER | Isabelle Mackay-Sim
The 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival runs from 5 - 15 November. Presenting an innovative program of exhibitions and events responding to the theme of Dissent, the Festival celebrates Canberra as a creative capital and a global city of design.
Connecting Canberra's community with over 500 artists, craftspeople and designers, the 2026 Festival advocates for creativity as a powerful tool for questioning, challenging and reshaping societal norms.
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Level 1, North Building, 180 London Circuit, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2608
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