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Join us to champion Australian creative innovators by donating to support Australian Design Centre to secure a future for projects like the MAKE Award: Biennial Prize for Innovation in Australian Craft and Design.

With matched funding, from Creative Australia's Plus 1 initiative, we aim to raise $100,000 by 31 May 2025 to support innovation in Australian craft and design practice.

Every dollar that you give in support of innovation in craft and design will be doubled.

Australian Design Centre has a long and distinguished history of showcasing artists across its national and international programs. We know that the projects we produce are critically acclaimed. To read about these programs and more, the ADC's 2024 Annual Report is now live.

The MAKE Award showcases disciplines including ceramics, glass, furniture and woodwork, metalwork, textiles and fibre, and contemporary jewellery. Finalists are designer makers with a high level of skill either working with materials that are new to their practice or working in new and innovative ways.

For the Foong Sisters of High Tea with Mrs. Woo, participating in awards is one way to reflect and review their creative work. Rowena says awards, such as The MAKE Award, gives them a set of standards to compare their designs and practices against what's going on in the industry right now.

“Where do we sit, amongst our colleagues? And in the world of making, are we moving forward?”

With the support of a generous donor, Australian Design Centre extended its support for the contemporary craft and design community by establishing this national award in 2023. This year we hope to increase the number of entries and work towards funding the prize through philanthropy in to the future.

Matt Blackwood of Csongvay Blackwood, Finalists in 2023 MAKE Award explains that the MAKE award’s touring exhibition of finalists makes a huge difference.

“It is just such a rare opportunity to actually have our pieces be exhibited, not only in three different places, but three places of really high standing.”

Entries are now open for the 2025 MAKE Award.

"It's so great to be included in an award that is focused on excellence in craft and skill." Stefanie Flaubert of KORBAN/FLAUBERT, 2023 MAKE Award Finalist.