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What’s on your bench? Spotlight on Freddy Mata.
What’s on your bench? Spotlight on Freddy Mata.
VWA Artists in Residence Update July 2025
Check our latest Artists in Residence updates from Jess Humpston, Freddy Mata, Brandon Harrison and Wanda Gillespie
2023 Vic Wood Scholarship Award Winner Hannah Cheetham
We’re pleased to share the journey of our previous VWA Scholarship recipient, who had the opportunity to study with Koitoya in Canberra. Below, she reflects on her time there and the experience she gained.
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.
Community News
Used equipment and machinery offered for free from VWA members
Welcoming our new Artist in Residence Caleb Biffanti
Caleb Biffanti is an emerging designer-maker with a background in architecture and a developing practice grounded in concept and craft.
VWA Artists in Residence Update 2025
Check our latest Artists in Residence updates from Jess Humpston, Freddy Mata, Brandon Harrison and Wanda Gillespie
What’s on your bench? Spotlight on Wanda Gillespie
We asked our Artist in Residence Wanda Gillespie, what’s currently on her bench…
VWA May Members Meeting and Field Trip to Glen Arm Trees
Last May, 15 VWA members set off to visit Glen Arm Trees to learn more about agroforestry and what it takes to grow trees and then turn them into furniture-grade timber.
VWA’s Melbourne Design Week Highlights
Spotlight on a few of our current and alumni residents during the Melbourne Design Week 2025