Central Craft Alice Springs

12/08/2026

Foiled & Fired is currently showing in our June Marriott Gallery, filled with beautiful student work from our latest workshops. From hand‑built ceramics to experimental leadlighting works, the show celebrates the creativity and skill emerging from our Central Craft community.
✨ Open 10am-2pm
📍 Central Craft, June Marriott Gallery
🎟 8 - 15 Aug

Next up: 🌿 Tjapaltjarri Brothers 🌿
A new exhibition by Jamesy Collins and Sam Gledhill, bringing together Anmatyerre carving traditions and Mparntwe sign‑writing on reclaimed metal and glass. A celebration of culture, craft and working both ways.

✨ Opening Sat 22 Aug, 10:30am
📍 Central Craft, June Marriott Gallery
🎟 22 Aug - 5 Sept

10/08/2026

🌿 TJAPALTJARRI BROTHERS 🌿

Meet the artists behind our next exhibition at Central Craft, Jamesy Collins & Sam Gledhill.

Jamesy Collins brings traditional Anmatyerre craftsmanship to the exhibition, carving boomerangs and animals from locally sourced mulga and river red gum roots, sharing his and his grandfather’s Dreamings.

Sam Gledhill, a Mparntwe-born sign-writer, captures the character of his hometown through painting on scrap metal and glass collected from town and bush.

Together, Jamesy and Sam bring their practices and perspectives together in Tjapaltjarri Brothers, celebrating craftsmanship, culture and working both ways.

✨ Exhibition Opening
📅 Saturday 22 August
⏰ 10:30am
📍 Central Craft

Come along to meet the artists and celebrate the opening with us.

Exhibition runs 22 August – 5 September.

07/08/2026

✨ Workshop Works: Foiled & Fired ✨

Glass meets clay in this celebration of creativity. 🪟🏺

Workshop Works: Foiled & Fired showcases a vibrant collection of leadlighting and handbuilt ceramics created by participants in Central Craft workshops. From colourful stained glass panels to beautifully crafted ceramic pieces, this exhibition celebrates new skills, creative exploration and the joy of making.

Come along, meet the makers and celebrate the incredible work created in our community. 💛

A big shout out to Em Frank and Miles Dunne for facilitating the workshop series over the last 6 weeks.

📅 Opening
Saturday 8 August
🕥 10:30am

🖼 Exhibition
8 to 15 August

📍 June Marriott Gallery
Central Craft

07/08/2026

12/07/2026

✨️🖐🏾Get your hands dirty and discover new possibilities with clay.🎉

Playing with Clay is a 6-week beginner to intermediate ceramics course that goes beyond the basics. Explore wheel throwing, handbuilding, surface decoration, glazing and creative experimentation in a supportive studio environment. Whether you're building confidence or expanding your skills, this course is all about learning, creating and enjoying the process.

Sessions take place on Friday evenings.
Time: 6-8:30pm
Dates: 17, 24, 31 July and 14, 21, 28 August
(No session on 7 August)

Members: $450
Non-members: $470

Spaces are limited. Tickets are available through the link in our bio or via our website.
https://centralcraft.org.au/

🏺 Wheel throwing
✨ Surface decoration
🎨 Glazing techniques
🌿 Creative exploration
🤎 Supportive studio community

22/06/2026

Join us for a hands-on ceramics 6 week workshop series led by Em Frank 👐🧱, focused on the fundamentals of hand building.

Across the series, participants will explore pinch, coil and slab techniques while building confidence with clay and form ✨. Em will guide you through the making process, surface decoration and finishing touches 🎨, with plenty of space to experiment and develop your own ideas.

Suitable for beginners and those wanting to refresh their skills, this series is all about learning by doing in a relaxed, supportive studio environment 🌿🫶.

Tickets available on our website:
https://centralcraft.org.au/

22/06/2026

Yesterday's free crochet workshop was a gift for festival goers at the last Alice Springs Beanie Festival!

22/06/2026

We have beanies and tea cosies at Central Craft, open 10 to 2 every day but Sunday.

16/06/2026

🎟️ RAFFLE TIME at Central Craft! 🎟️

We’ve pulled together some very special prizes, all celebrating the skills, creativity and generosity of our amazing community 👇

✨ Prize 1: Central Craft Makers Hamper
Includes prints, cards, socks, jewellery, a tea towel and more — all made by Central Craft members.
💥 Valued at over $350

👐 Prize 2: 1:1 2-hour Ceramics Workshop with Mark Cole

🧺 Prize 3: 1:1 2-hour Basket Weaving Workshop with Pamela Mills

🧶 Prize 4: 1:1 2-hour Crochet Workshop with Bethany Wilson

📍 Raffle drawn: 3:30pm, Sunday 21 June 2026
📍 Where: Central Craft

Winners will be notified by phone/text and announced on the Central Craft page.

Grab a ticket, support local makers, and you might just walk away with something handmade and wonderful 💛