The theme ‘ESSENCE’ looks closely at what makes something real, meaningful, or true. In an age of copies, simulations, shortcuts and instant outputs, we’re asking: what gives something its essence? Is it the material? The story? The hand? The intention? The practice that shapes it?
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Ballarat Craft + Design Week is full of activities for all ages - with ticketed workshops, talks and discussions alongside free exhibitions and retail opportunities.
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Earlier Event: 9 May
EXHIBITION: Bound -Mining Exchange
Later Event: 10 May
EXHIBITION: 'Why Are You Here?' Bound to a City - Unicorn Collection