Centenary of Canberra - a legacy of good design

Centenary of Canberra - a legacy of good design is a competition to design unique, high quality objects, to be produced and sold as memorabilia for the city's centenary in 2013.

The aim of the project

The Canberra region has a vibrant and innovative community of artists and designers with a rich history of contribution to the Territory and the nation. The aim of this project is to call on ACT Region to create a product of memorabilia that commemorates the Centenary of Canberra and celebrates 100 years of Canberra as Australia's national capital. This project aims to:

• invite craft practitioners and designer makers of the ACT Region to create a product of memorabilia that recognises and celebrates 100 years of Canberra as Australia's national capital;
• celebrate the contribution and history of craft and design in Canberra;
• showcase and provide opportunities for Canberra's craft practitioners and designer makers; and
• encourage new partnerships between these creative industries and manufacturers, with a view to increasing the manufacturing capacity of the Canberra region.

Partners

Centenary of Canberra - a legacy of good design is a Centenary of Canberra project, presented by the ACT Government, with support from Business and Industry Development and administered by Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre.

Launch

The competition was launched on Thursday 8 September by the Minister for the Arts, Ms Joy Burch at Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre.

About the competition

The competition was open to all Canberra and local region residents.

10 finalists, selected from the entries, will each receive $1,000 to develop their design concept into a prototype. The first 10 finalists will be selected on the concept, design and ability to manufacture the memorabilia.

These 10 finalists will then present their prototype and the concept behind the design, to a panel of experts.

From the initial 10 finalists 4 products (winners) will be selected.

Each of the 4 winners will be contracted to manufacture the memorabilia product and paid an amount of $10,000 for the production costs of the initial run of the memorabilia product.

The competition closed on Friday 2 December 2011.

Stay tuned for the announcement of the finalists and winners in March 2012.

The Competition Guidelines outline the competition structure, eligibility, selection criteria, retail, marketing and distribution and key dates.

Download guidelines   File size: 672 kB

Selection panel

The competition will be judged by a panel of experts in the areas of craft, design, product development and manufacturing. The selection panel members are:

• Robyn Archer AO, Creative Director, Centenary of Canberra
• Sharyn Smith, Client Manager, Enterprise Development, Business and Industry Development Unit
• Avi Amesbury, Executive Director, Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre
• Clare Belfrage, Creative Director, Canberra Glassworks
• Barbara McConchie, School Manager, School of Art, The Australian National University
• Bob Fenderson, Managing Director, Designcraft

Media releases

• Centenary of Canberra media release   File size: 16 kB
• Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre media release   File size: 972 kB

Email Hamilton Darroch, Project Manager, project [at] craftact.org.au to be included on the project information email list.