Events & Exhibitions
Oslek Coatings at the VWA
Fair to say, Oslek coatings demonstration at the workshop was a real eye opener!
We’re really grateful to Boyd for sharing his knowledge and letting our members get hands on with the products. Members were impressed, not only by the speed of the process, but also by the quality of the finish.
A Review of our Open Studio – Melbourne Design Week
We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who visited our workshop during our Artists’ Open Studio as part of Melbourne Design Week.
Melbourne Design Week 2026 Members and Friends Program
With the next few weeks set to be packed full of open studios, exhibitions, talks, installations, and workshops across Melbourne, there’s no shortage of inspiring things to see and experience. We’ve been busy planning our own contribution, but along the way we’ve also come across a number of events, exhibitions, and makers that genuinely caught our attention.
Melbourne Design Week comes to the VWA in May 2026
Step inside the studios of the Victorian Woodworkers Association and meet the five current Artists in Residence – Freddy Mata Mendoza, Wanda Gillespie, Emily McRae, Caleb Biffanti, and Margot Feast.
Thank you Lost Trades Fair
Thank you to everyone who has stopped by our stand during the Lost Trades Fair, whether you came to learn about the association, membership, classes or insurance.
Visit us at Lost Trades 2026
We’re excited to be taking part in this year’s Lost Trades Fair at Hanging Rock.
Clarence Prize 2025
The Clarence Prize is a biennial exhibition and is the nation’s richest acquisitive furniture design prize.
Lost Trades Fair 2026
Lost Trades will move back to the region where it all started back in 2014, relocating back to the Macedon Ranges the event will be held at Hanging Rock Reserve on 28 and 29 March 2026.
Upcoming Events July & August 2024
In this month’s newsletter we bring news of a highly specialised studio, currently available to Craftspeople and Artists with disabilities.
Event: Melbourne Design Week
Melbourne Design Week (MDW) is an annual 11-day program of talks, tours, exhibitions and workshops that celebrate and interrogate design through its varied disciplines, including: communication design, industrial design, service design, gaming, architecture, landscape architecture, …