Australian Design Centre, in partnership with Regional Arts NSW, is calling for expressions of interest from designer makers based in regional NSW for three exhibition opportunities in 2025 in ADC's Object Space Window Gallery on William Street in Darlinghurst.
ADC CEO and Artistic Director Lisa Cahill discussed the importance of this partnership and the innovation and diversity that can be found in the regions with Regional Arts NSW CEO Dr Tracey Callinan OAM here.
"The arts by nature is diverse and I know that the arts across regional NSW is as diverse as the regions themselves."
"People need to write about regional work, talk about regional work and gain more access to experiencing regional work. I would like there to be an increased sense of exchange between metropolitan and regional areas, so that it does not feel like one-way traffic. Expectations about regional work need to change, and artists need to find easier pathways to sharing their work. The partnership between Australian Design Centre and Regional Arts NSW is helping to make these things happen."
In 2024, the partnership supported makers from Bellingen, Port Macquarie, Hill End and Cowra and you can see these exhibitions online: Design and the Anthropocene, Destined for Landfill - Covid Couture and John Tuckwell Porcelain.
Expressions of interest are now open to designer makers based in regional NSW for opportunities in 2025.
There are three exhibition opportunities available in 2025.
· 10 July – 16 August 2025
· 28 August – 1 October 2025
· 27 November 2025 – February 2026
Applications close 9 March 2025.
Interested designer makers should discuss the opportunity with their local Regional Arts Development Organisation before applying. Further detail about the 15 organisations across NSW can be found here: regionalartsnsw.com.au/about-the-network
Leah Doeland, Destined for Landfill – Covid Couture, Installation View. Photo: Peter Collie