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It’s September! The IOTA21 season has begun. Pick up an IOTA21 Festival Guide or browse our website for what’s on when. And join the conversation at the unique opportunity of the Futuring Craft conference.

Folks are saying this is the biggest festival of contemporary craft to hit our shores. With so many ‘don’t miss’ opportunities and experiences.

There’s continued funding for regional artists and art workers, and lots to pack in with talks, workshops and exhibitions.

Scroll down for program highlights.

FORWARD TO A FREND! Share this news with your friends, colleagues and family.

We look forward to seeing you at an IOTA21 event soon!

P.S. Don’t forget to tag us @crafttriennial in your social posts and stories. #iota21 #crafttriennial

FUTURING CRAFT

‘Futuring Craft’ addresses matters that traverse craft from design, environment, economies and fundamental human rights. Join us!

Day Two Highlights : Saturday 18 September, Curtin University

Discussions include: How can the craft community stay connected, collegiate and work towards greater profile together? What are the ways that craft practitioners can sustainably cater to an international market? How does adopting design thinking and embedding ideas of authenticity add value to craft objects?

Learn from the folks with decades of experience developing supply chain models for sustainable craft distribution and economic development. Like Laura Cave, pictured above of Just Trade Ltd.

The impressive line up of presenters and provocateurs hail from Pakistan, UK, Egypt, Italy, Indonesia and across Australia.

You cannot miss this - so book now for virtual or physical attendance.

It’s a jam-packed program with several sessions running concurrently, and augmented with talks and tours within the ‘Curiosity & Rituals of the Everyday’ exhibition at John Curtin Gallery.

• DAY 1: Friday 17 September, 8:30AM - 4:00PM, WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle

• DAY 2: Saturday 18 September. 9:00AM – 4:30PM, Curtin University, Bentley Campus

• DAY 3: Sunday 19 September, 6:30PM, WA Museum Boola Bardip, Perth

Image above: screenshot of Just Trade website with Laura Cave pictured.

CURIOSITY AND THE CLOTH

This fashion event like no other features designers from Kenya, India, Malaysia, and Thailand alongside First Nations designers from Western Australia & Northern Territory.

With several of the designers’ work regularly hitting the catwalks in Europe and New York, the event promises truly amazing contemporary global fashion.

Each designer is on a journey of discovery within the material culture of their homeland, whether through craft, surface decoration, shape, or environmental sustainability by up-cycling and re-purposing discarded or pre-worn garments. Many translate traditional aesthetics and ancestral visual language into internationally recognised brands, creating new fashion narratives that are deeply rooted in the culture of place.

The IOTA21 Conference and Fashion Event are presented in collaboration with Curtin University's School of Design and the Built Environment, supported by the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts, the Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program, Business Events Perth and the WA Museum.

REGIONAL ARTS WA: IOTA21 PARTICIPATION GRANTS DEADLINE EXTENDED

IOTA PARTICIPATION GRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED

NOW DUE 08 SEPTEMBER 11:59PM

IOTA Regional Participation Grants are designed to support regionally based artists, arts workers and craft practitioners who would otherwise be unable to attend the event.

Regional Arts WA will provide grants of either $500 or $1,000 towards costs associated with travel, accommodation or registration fees. Applicants who reside in a location above the 26th parallel and/or classified as MMM6 or MMM7 are eligible to apply for $1,000.

Image: Keith, Sandalwood Letterpress Print Museum York. Photo: Leonie Oakes. Find out more about the York Festival at IOTA21 HERE

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Full program available online + printed program coming to venues near you soon

HOLD Midland Junction Arts Centre 03 SEPTEMBER - 30 OCTOBER

Curated by Leanne Bray

HOLD pays homage to functional basketry & purposeful application of craft skills. Highlighting the egalitarian & domestic nature of this ancient craft, HOLD celebrates ideas of everyday ritual & explores the unique artistry and sustainability of fibre arts. The exhibition brings together contemporary makers & historical basketry, to share rich examples of this foundational craft, drawing together cultures, geographies, time periods & communities.

Midland Junction Arts Centre is also hosting a series of workshops and other public programs to coincide with the exhibition.

Image: Stella Winn, Unnamed, Natural Fibre, Courtesy of Midland Junction Arts Centre

CARRIERS OF CULTURE Mossenson Galleries 04 SEPTEMBER - 02 OCTOBER

Namiyal Bopirri, Lorrain Connelly Northey, Robyn Djunginy, Daisy Nadjungdanga, Maria Ware, Utopia Artists

Women have long been regarded as important carriers of tradition, history, and culture in their communities. Carriers of Culture focuses on the works of Australian First Nations female artists who have produced containers in a variety of mediums and styles. These items, drawn from both a private collection as well as those contemporaneously created for the exhibition, will include narbongs by Lorraine Connelly Northey, baskets by Daisy Nadjungdanga, ghost net baskets by Maria Ware, baskets by Namiyal Bopirri, woven bottles by Robyn Djunginy, and bowls and coolamons created by Central Desert artists.

Image: Daisy Nadjungdanga, Coil Baskets, Fibre, Variable Dimensions

MAGNIFICATION Yagan Mia - Wireless Hill Museum 05 SEPTEMBER - 03 OCTOBER

MAGNIFICATION is an exhibition and artist residency responding to the Yagan Mia (Wireless Hill) site in Melville. Utilising organic materials that reference the natural bushland, Nidia Hansen creates biomorphic shapes that are undergoing slow metamorphosis as they age, representing the constant state of transition within this unique biodiversity hotspot in Ardross, Melville. Through the lens of scientific applications such as taxonomy and magnification, Nidia’s work examines Biomimicry, metamorphosis, evolution, and communication.

The City of Melville are also hosting a series of workshops and other public programs to coincide with the exhibition and residency.

Image: Nidia Hansen, Chrysalis, 2021, Variable Dimensions, Photo by 7to1 Photography

The Indian Ocean Craft Triennial respects and acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and waters where we operate and present in Western Australia – in particular the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation.

We respect their culture, the Elders past, present and emerging; and give thanks for the continuing contribution they make to the life of this region.

Follow us on social media, share news of the Craft Triennial with all your friends and colleagues – and let us know about your activities too by tagging us: @crafttriennial

We will be in touch again soon. In the meantime, do not hesitate to contact us with any queries.

Best of health to everyone,
The Craft Triennial team.

IOTA21: Indian Ocean Craft Triennial is supported by Lotterywest; and assisted by the State Government of Western Australia through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries; the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts, Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program, the Australia Council for the Arts, and the Australian ASEAN Council.

Exhibition partners Fremantle Arts Centre and John Curtin Gallery.

Conference & Fashion partners: Curtin University's School of Design and the Built Environment, WA Museum, Business Events Perth and Regional Arts WA.

Festival partner: Mundaring Arts Centre.

Cultural partners include CENDANA, Royal Thai Embassy, Australian Cultural Fund.

Project partners include Midland Brick, Gemstar/Manning & Co, Maker&Smith, Garland magazine, World Crafts Council - Australia, Artforms and Publik.

Design & Print supported by: IZZI, Orla Larkin, Christopher Young, Advance Press, Scott, ImageSource

Accommodation partners: Alex Hotel, Tradewinds Hotel and Quest Apartments Fremantle.

Interested in becoming a corporate partner? There are great opportunities to leverage the Triennial to suit a variety of corporate aims. Contact us today about what’s possible.