DESIGN Canberra 2019: Utopia
4-24 November 2019
DESIGN Canberra is calling for projects for the 2019 festival that celebrate and promote Canberra as a living design laboratory, a global city of design.
DESIGN Canberra has resonated with ever-increasing audiences near and far because design is in our city’s DNA. DESIGN Canberra is a powerful platform to promote design and the work of designers. Presented annually since 2014, DESIGN Canberra has grown to embrace a regional and global focus, becoming a critical and collaborative forum for contemporary, relevant, experimental and authentic design.
DESIGN Canberra is also the ACT’s fastest growing festival. 2018 was an amazing year of growth, inspiration, excellence and engagement – a result of creative collaborations and strategic partnerships with Canberra’s craft and design sector and the broader community. In 2018, over 112,000 people engaged with the festival’s curated program of exhibitions, talks, tours, collaborations, open homes and artist studios, activations and markets showcasing the best in design.
Utopia
Design is a powerful tool to build a better world and imagine a perfect future. Utopia is an opportunity to reimagine the past, build a more creative and inclusive present, and boldly experiment with the future of design.
- Celebrate the Bauhaus’ 100th anniversary which brought together craft, skill and innovation and had a distinct impact on Canberra’s built environment and creative community.
- Take seriously design’s responsibility as an agent for positive change in society
- Challenge ideals of perfection
- Make visible design and designers to new audiences.
There are many ways to get involved in DESIGN Canberra 2019. We are currently calling out for General Submissions, Artist Open Studios, Living Rooms and Exhibition Listings. Submissions close 4 March 2019.
