Quench: The thirst for new design

Brisbane's Quench collective is giving emerging Queensland designers the opportunity to exhibit their work at artisan and in the USA.

The thirst for new design, supported by Arts Queensland, will award one talented designer with a place in an international design fair to be held in the USA in June 2013.

The brief
To enter, entrants are simply asked to create an interpretation of what the work 'Quench' means to them. Delivering a visual representation by way of graphic design, film, animation, or multimedia, the result can be as literal or as abstract as the entrant chooses.

Entries can be submitted through the online entry form. 

The prizes
Shortlisted designers will be featured in artisan's Ivory Street window in January 2013. From this group, five designers will go on to a second stage of selection, involving a short interview and a pitch as to why their work should be included in the Quench exhibition in the USA.

The successful entrant's work will  will receive fully paid flights and accommodation for the duration of the international design fair, and have their work showcased in an international exhibition.

Entries will close on 6 January 2013, with shortlisted designers notified on January 11.

Exciting Opportunity - Cherish 2011 - Christmas Retail Showcase

Applications are now open for Cherish 2011, artisan's annual Christmas retail showcase.
The (m)art design store at artisan is calling for expressions of interest for new stock ranges.
The application kit can be downloaded here and submissions close on 15th August 2011.

Big Picture for Micro Businesses

Craft Australia launched Share Your Stories, a national survey for creative micro enterprise at the State of Design festival in Melbourne.

‘The survey is designed to capture data about the contribution that creative micro enterprises make to the economy ’said Ms Vignando, General Manager of Craft Australia.

She continues, ‘micro enterprises are amongst the fastest growing areas of business in this country. The contribution to the economy generated by such industries is not well documented, even less so when it comes to creative industries’.

Craft Australia is the national peak advocacy organisation promoting Australian craft and design practice. The company launched Share Your Stories survey while exhibiting at the Design: Made: Trade fair in the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton. Craft Australia had an interactive display at Idea Land, a program for peak bodies in the design sector, presented as part of the State of Design festival.

‘The presence of Craft Australia at Idea Land was a very successful way to launch the survey as it engaged the audiences and participants at the Design: Made: Trade fair. The survey is on the Craft Australia website for companies from all over Australia to participate’, said Ms Vignando.

The data from Share your Stories will be summarised and presented as an overall picture of Australian creative micro enterprises. This aggregated data will form the basis of advocacy activity that Craft Australia will undertake to promote this sector.

To take part in the share your stories survey and give your feedback on what it takes to make micro a success, go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MJGSXC2. The survey continues online till 30 August.

Craft Australia was at Idea Land, Design:Made:Trade fair from 15 – 19 July in the Royal Exhibition Building as part of the State of Design festival http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Public-Events/Idea-Land

The Long Table at Design Made Trade, image by Alexandra Gillespie

Craft Australia stand at Idea Land, Design made Trade, image by Alexandra Gillespie

Share Your Stories survey online, at Idea Land, image by Alexandra Gillespie

For media information and image details contact Catrina Vignando,
General Manager at Craft Australia

T: 02 6273 0088

W: www.craftaustralia.org.au

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - UNLEASHED CURATOR

Every year artisan curates an Unleashed exhibition featuring some of the best graduate art, craft and design from across Queensland's leading tertiary institutions. This year artisan is seeking expressions of interest from a Queensland based curator to develop the 2011 Unleashed exhibition from graduating students within the previous five years. We are looking for fresh ideas and an innovative approach to this high profile and time-honoured exhibition series at artisan.

For more information please download our EOI Call Out
To apply please download our Application Form

Image : Alice Leahey, The Bright Side of a Nightmare : Love ontop of Love 2009 Silk. Photo : K. Columby