Art should be regarded as essential infrastructure
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Art should be regarded as essential infrastructure

13 April 2026

At Perth Design Week, designers and cultural leaders asked why cities invest heavily in cultural spaces but neglect the artists and practices that animate them. Mark Naglazas writes.

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Paula Hart's award winning work 'Jacaranda'. 'Jacaranda' is a façade of industrial scale lace, made from bobbin lace wire that has been woven into man-made industrial mesh fencing. The universal language of craft
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The universal language of craft

18 August 2021

Ahead of the opening of the inaugural Indian Ocean Craft Triennial, Jaimi Wright caught up with craft advocates Paula Hart and Carola Akindele-Obe to talk about why its time for craft to receive the recognition it deserves.

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