artisan Unwrapped

Cover image credit: Nicole Patterson (artisan Japanese translator); artisan Cultural Delegates Whitney Casey (Girringun Art Centre gallery representative), Anna Varendorff, Catherine Large, Tom Summers, Elysha Rei, Teneille Nuggins & Melanie Gibson (Hope Vale Arts & Cultural Centre gallery representatives); artisan Representatives Carmel Haugh (artisan CEO), Angela Spillane (artisan Chair) and Tiffany Johnson (artisan Special Project Manager) at Australian Pavilion during Osaka Expo under Queensland coat of arms, 2025. Photography by Australian Pavilion.

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Join us as we celebrate an extraordinary year for Queensland's craft and design sector, launch our exciting Made By Hand Book fundraiser, and unveil our bold creative program for 2026.
Please RSVP by Thursday the 11th of December.

📅 17 December 2025

🕐 11am - 1pm (Australia/Brisbane Time)

📍 artisan 45 King Street Bowen Hills

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11.00am - Arrival & light lunch

11.30am - Welcome and 2025 The Wrap

• Celebrating our 2025 highlights including the groundbreaking Osaka Expo cultural delegation
• Launching our Made by hand book celebrating 55 years
• Launching artisan's 2026 creative program and unveilling our exciting next chapter
• Guest Speaker: Hon. John Paul Langbroek MP, Minister for Education and The Arts

1.00pm – Event concludes

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This year has been remarkable for artisan as we've repositioned as Queensland's peak craft and design organisation. From leading a cultural delegation to Osaka Expo and showcasing 17 Queensland practitioners at the Australian Pavilion, to launching groundbreaking First Nations exhibitions and expanding our statewide partnerships – we've created new pathways and opportunities for makers across metropolitan, regional and remote communities.

As we look towards 2026 and our move to the South Brisbane cultural precinct, we're excited to share what's next for Queensland's craft and design sector.

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King Street Parking is located next to artisan, entry via Machinery Street.
Please check for up-to-date information.

Info: ? Celebrating our 2025 highlights including the groundbreaking Osaka Expo cultural delegation
? Launching our Made By Hand Book fundraiser
? Unveiling artisan's 2026 creative program and our next chapter

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