• Mutukaku Ngura: Motorcar Country

    30 March – 7 June 2023

    In this new exhibition, Tjanpi Desert Weavers ingeniously combine cultural weaving practices with recycling found objects in a series of hanging fibre sculptures created by weaving native grass onto the metal car seat frames salvaged from the remains of burnt-out motorcars.

  • Weaving matter: materials and context

    30 March – 7 June 2023

    Contemporary weavers exploring diverse concepts through experimentation with materials and weave structures to create innovative and contemporary stories.

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  • Melbourne Design Fair

    18-21 May 2023

    Australian Design Centre presents ten designers at the upcoming Melbourne Design Fair curated by Rina Bernabei and Lisa Cahill in a booth collaboration with Australian Tapestry Workshop.

  • ADC On Tour

    ADC Travelling Exhibitions

    Since the 1970s ADC has toured nationally and been at the forefront of providing regional Australia with access to cutting edge work and ideas. Find out about our travelling exhibition program here.

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