Business

studio1Craft Work aims to provide the best practical business support and career guidance for emerging and established craftspeople. Craft Work Business has been developed specifically to respond to the unique needs of designer makers, allowing them easy access to invaluable, up to date business information and advice from taxation to tool repair. Search through the comprehensive resource listings or listen, watch and read presentations by leading industry experts and learn how to forge a successful career in craft and design.

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Craft to Consumer

 




Ink and Spindle
Copyright Your Craft - May 2012

Speaker notes, tips and downloads

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BLESS N° 38 Windowgarden. Photo by Lily Feng.
Funding for Craft and Design - April 2012

Speaker notes, tips and downloads

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Peaches + Keen Interview
Peaches + Keen Interview

Lily Daley and Lucy Hearn

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Found photographs: Istanbul Series, #23 Paris 1960.
The Art of Visual Merchandising

Emma Davis' Top Five Tips for Temporary Retail Presentation

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Make It, Design It, Fund It
Make It, Design It, Fund It

Top 5 tips from the experts on apply for funding and exhibition design

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Craft and Design as a Career: Emerging 2011
Craft and Design as a Career: Emerging 2011

Advice and information from the CDAC Emerging session at Craft Cubed

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Energy Return, sustainability professionals
Energy Return, sustainability professionals

Green Up Your Craft Practice, 2010

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Pip Lincolne and Gemma Jones, bloggers
Pip Lincolne and Gemma Jones, bloggers

Craft Online presentation, 2010

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Artsphere, website designers
Artsphere, website designers

Craft Online presentation, 2010

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Gaye Abandon, designer
Gaye Abandon, designer

Craft to Consumer presentation, 2010

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Victoria Mason, jeweller
Victoria Mason, jeweller

Craft to Consumer presentation, 2010

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Craft and Design as a Career 2010
Craft and Design as a Career 2010

Advice and information from the 2010 CDAC presenters

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Craft and Design as a Career 2009
Craft and Design as a Career 2009

Advice and information from the 2009 CDAC presenters

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ARIs and craft galleries

Artist-run initiatives and galleries in Melbourne and regional Victoria

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Member discount program

Discounts available for Craft Victoria Members

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Craft guilds and associations

Organisations and associations for craft and design people

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Green options

Environmentally friendly and ethical manufacturers and suppliers

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Grants and funding opportunities

Various grants and opportunities open to craft and design practitioners

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Materials and services directory

Art, craft and jewellery supplies

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Online retailers

Retailers of craft and jewellery - but online only

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Photographers, writers and graphic designers

Photographers, writers and newsletters, and designers and web developers for those times when you need some professional help

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Retailers

Retails of craft and jewellery from Melbourne, regional Victoria and interstate

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Market Opportunities
Market Opportunities

A comprehensive list of local and interstate markets for artists, designers and makers to sell their wares

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