CRAFT & DESIGN CENTRES
Australian Craft and Design Centres (ACDC)
Australian Craft and Design Centres (ACDC) is a national network of peak organisations representing the professional craft and design sector in Australia. ACDC meet biannually to engage with issues relevant to the promotion and presentation of Australian contemporary craft and design.
Craftsouth is a member of the ACDC network. Through ACDC, Craftsouth advocates on behalf of the South Australian craft and design sector and brokers national and international market and presentation opportunities for its members.
ACDC Member Organisations:
Artisan (QLD)
Craft ACT
Craft Australia (ACT)
Craftsouth: Centre for Contemporary Craft and Design (SA)
Craft Victoria
Design Centre ~ Tasmania
Form: Contemporary Craft and Design (WA)
JamFactory: Contemporary Craft and Design (SA)
Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design (NSW)
Territory Craft (NT)
GUILDS (SA)
Basketry SA
Basketry SA provides workshops and classes in traditional methods to create contemporary baskets and sculptural forms. Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday and 4th Sunday of each month (February to December, except the 4th Sunday in December) from 10:30am to 2pm. Come along and learn new skills.
Contact Details:
C/O: Hanspinners and Weavers Guild of SA,
196 South Road, Mile End SA 5031
Post: PO Box 163, Torrensville SA 5031
Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia
The Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia Inc. was formed in 1965 to promote the practice, study and appreciation of embroidery in all its forms and to encourage excellence by practice and example. The Embroiderers' Guild holds monthly embroidery classes, embroidery groups and a host of other embroidery related activities - from beginner to expert.
Contact Details:
16 Hughes Street, Mile End SA 5031
Tel: (08) 8234 1104
Email: contact@embguildsa.org.au
Website: www.embguilds.org.au
Handspinners & Weavers Guild of South Australia
The Guild has been assisting South Australians in the fields of spinning, weaving and associated crafts since 1963. The guild helps maintain skills and techniques that have been passed down for generations and encourages the development of new techniques and ideas.
Contact Details:
Post: PO Box 163, Torrensville SA 5031
Tel: (08) 8352 4843
Email: spinweavesa@hotmail.com
Website: www.geocities.com/spinweavesa/
Adelaide Hills Handspinners & Weavers Guild
The Adelaide Hills Handspinners & Weavers Guild meets on the last Thursday of the month at Peace Hall, Littlehampton between 10am and 3pm, and hosts workshops / speakers on the third Thursday of the month. New weavers are welcome!
Contact Details:
Post: PO Box 462, Mt Barker SA 5251
Tel: Kath (08) 8389 6417 or Eleanor (08) 8339 2717
Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia (SA Chapter)
JMGA (SA Chapter) supports and promotes South Australian contemporary jewellers and metalsmiths. In 2008, the SA Chapter will host the national JMGA Conference in Adelaide. Visit the JMGA (SA Chapter) website for further information about the conference.
Contact Details:
Email: amy.worth@jmgasa.net.au
Website: www.jmgasa.net.au
Quilters' Guild of SA
The Quilters' Guild was formed in 1984 and has grown to encompass over 500 individual Guild members and over 100 groups. The Quilters Guild of SA aims to promote the art of patchwork and quilting and maintain a high standard of design and technique in both traditional and contemporary quilt making. The guild organises exhibitions and workshops as well as a slide and book library.
Contact Details:
Post: PO Box 993, Kent Town SA 5071
Email: info@saquilters.org.au
Website: www.saquilters.org.au
Studio Potters SA Inc.
Studio Potters SA was established in 1954 and remains one of the largest teaching and exhibiting groups in South Australia. Studio Potters SA provides workshops in traditional handmade pottery, contemporary ceramics and sculpture and operates a gallery to promote the work of its members.
Contact Details:
Gallery: 54 OG Road, Klemzig
Workshop: 1 Fourth Avenue, Klemzig
Post: PO Box 42, Klemzig SA 5087
Tel: (08) 8266 2011
Email: enquiry@studiopotters.com.au
Website: www.studiopotters.com.au
Woodgroup SA Inc.
Woodgroup SA was established to promote fine woodcraft. Woodgroup SA provides workshops and an annual competitive exhibition for members.
Contact Details:
Post: Ron Allen, 17 Park Valley Drive, Highbury SA 5089
Tel: (08) 8264 7414
Email: allwood@picknowl.com.au
COPYRIGHT
Australian Copyright Council
Australian Copyright Council provides information, advice and training about copyright in Australia. Their website features comprehensive information about copyright in Australia, including information sheets, while their publications include practical guides and discussion papers.
Contact Details:
Post: PO Box 1986, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
Tel: (02) 8815 9777
Website: www.copyright.org.au
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) is an Australian copyright management company whose role is to provide a bridge between creators and users of copyright material. CAL represents authors, journalists, visual artists, surveyors, photographers and newspaper, magazine and book publishers as their non-exclusive agent to license the copying of their works to the general community.
Contact Details:
Level 15, 233 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: (02) 9394 7600
Email: enquiry@copyright.com.au
Website: www.copyright.com.au
VisCopy
VISCOPY licenses the copyright in artistic works and pays the artist or copyright owner a royalty for the reproduction. VISCOPY represents its artist members for the full range of rights, reproduction, publication and communication, thereby providing copyright users with authorised access to thousands of artistic works for commercial, non-commercial and educational purposes. Membership is free, and there are no annual fees.
Contact Details:
45 Crown Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Tel: (02) 9368 0933
Email: VISCOPY@VISCOPY.com
Website: www.viscopy.com
CODE OF PRACTICE
National Association of Visual Artists (NAVA)
NAVA has developed The Code of Practice for the Australian Visual Arts and Craft Sector in partnership with the national arts sector. The Code of Practice provides practical and ethical guidelines for exhibiting, selling and collecting art and craft; commisioning of public art; residencies and workshops; competitions, prizes, awards and fundraising exhibitions; fees and wages; copyright, moral rights, resale royalty, equal opportunity and freedom of expression; tax, insurance and occupational health and safety. Visit their website to view or purchase a copy of the Code of Practice.
Contact Details:
Post: PO Box 60, Potts Point, NSW 1335
Tel: (02) 9368 1900
Email: nava@visualarts.net.au
Website: www.visualarts.net.au
