CRAFT VICTORIA
ANNUAL REPORT 2012
CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LTD
Trading as Craft Victoria
A.C.N. 005 725 940
Craft is the brand name of the above
2012 Annual Report
ISSN 1321-9618
Direction
About Craft Victoria
Chair’s Report
Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director’s Report
Reports
Business Unit / Retail
Exhibitions
Marketing & Communications
Public Programs
Staff
Finances
Director’s report and profiles
Financial statements
Auditor’s report
ABOUT CRAFT VICTORIA
Craft Victoria (aka ‘Craft’) is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, established in 1970 to
support and champion contemporary craft. It houses a gallery, retail space, library and offices at its
premises at 31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Australia.
The mission of Craft is to bring together a vibrant and sustainable contemporary craft and design
community in Victoria and nationally, which represents, promotes and celebrates all craft
practitioners.
Uniquely amongst exhibiting Australian contemporary craft organizations, Craft remains membership
based. The organization services this membership of practitioners and supporters through its
activities and widespread advocacy. The public enjoys the exhibitions and special retail experiences
that Craft offers, both at its premises and via the website, due to this direct connection with living
craftspeople.
For further information on Craft Victoria, including its constitution, history and current programs,
please visit the Craft website: www.craft.org.au
SUPPORTERS
Government
Corporate
CHAIR’S REPORT
Overview
2012 has been a very busy and successful year for Craft Victoria.
Craft Victoria continues to consolidate its position as the finest arts organization representing
professional, student and domestic craftspeople in Australia.
The exhibition program has been diverse and showcased and documented makers and works across
different media. Keeping an electronic record via the recently up-graded web-site and now Craft TV
has also offered the widest possible access for makers and the public to easily and meaningfully
engage.
Amongst the program’s many highlights, I would like to mention the Melbourne Tapa Project (Craft
Cubed) and the collaboration with NGV Studio to bring the art of TATAU. The Tapa is a significant
work and the press coverage and feed-back for both events were superb. Such events help
benchmark the quality of and potential for multi-stakeholder collaborations in future.
I would also like to mention Craft Victoria’s busy public program of 27 events and the on-going
support for professional development with Craft Hatch, the sell-out attendances at the annual Craft
and Design as a Career seminar and the regional workshop held in September, in Bendigo, Craft to
Consumer.
The value and importance of the public program and support for the crafts sector became particularly
relevant in 2012 with TAFE closures and reduction in studios and infrastructure. With help from Board
Member Genevieve Reid, a constructive meeting with the State Minister for Higher Education, Peter
Hall, was held in June 2012. A Craft Victoria delegation, headed by the (then) Chair, Ramona Barry,
and CEO, Joe Pascoe, was critical of the long-term impact of the closures. Craft Victoria nonetheless
acknowledged the budgetary difficulties the Minister faced and offered a plan for the maintenance of
skills and support for the crafts sector. Craft Victoria offered access to its experience to help bridge
the gap.
Political uncertainty at the Federal level will hopefully not hinder the value and importance of having
and maintaining a National Cultural Policy, which is focused upon and believes in a creative sector
that continues to provide works of beauty and originality for their own sake, and, as a vital
component of the economy.
2012 has been a year of fiscal restraints. As such, Craft Victoria gratefully and sincerely acknowledges
Arts Victoria, the Australia Council and the City of Melbourne for Craft Victoria’s funding and the
ability that combined funding has given Craft Victoria to build on its long history and its current
momentum.
Board
In 2012, Craft Victoria bid farewell to outgoing Chair Ramona Barry and board member Deborah
Hodgson. Craft Victoria also welcomed the new board members Angela King, Robert Camm and
Megan Herring.
Ramona Barry has a long and distinguished association with Craft Victoria and is a maker and writer.
Ramona is currently co-authoring a book on craft and design for Thames & Hudson publishers. This is
an important work and a herculean task. The Board wishes to thank Ramona for her valued service to
the organization and her time as Chair.
Deborah Hodgson was an enthusiastic Board Member. Her business development skill-set enabled
Craft Victoria to efficiently plan for the future and confirmed the good sense in having a skills-diverse
Board membership.
I would also like to note that Malte Wagenfeld will be retiring at the end of May 2013 after six years
of dedicated service on the Board. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Malte for his
important contributions to the Board.
A special thank you is given to all Board Members for their cohesive approach and commitment in
2012. You are each valued for your varied input and Craft Victoria is fortunate to have such a
dedicated Board.
Staff
The Board continues to be impressed by the diversity of programming and professionalism
demonstrated by all of Craft’s very hard working staff. A special mention to Rebecca Jobson, Debbie
Pryor, Carmel McKie and Milly Flemming.
Recently Milly Flemming took maternity leave and I congratulate her on the new baby boy. Beth
Wilkinson departed Craft Victoria this year for a role in the Arts sector that is a next-stage in her
career.
CEO & Artistic Director
Also coming to the end of his five year contract at Craft Victoria in May 2013 is our CEO and Artistic
Director, Joe Pascoe. Joe Pascoe’s contribution has been significant and positive and I wish to pause
here to thank him warmly and gratefully for his leadership and for steering the ship true, whatever
the weather.
Craft Victoria has weathered a global financial crisis and an economic downturn. Yet, as I write, Craft
Victoria is in the black with a balanced budget, through the careful management of Joe Pascoe. No
mean feat.
Equally, Joe Pascoe has brought his artistic direction and steadfast vision to all aspects of the artistic
program and Craft Victoria continues to lead and be admired.
A hallmark of Joe Pascoe’s time at Craft Victoria has been the care taken to embrace, as much as
possible, the whole spectrum of a maker’s career, from entrant to mid-career, to established maker.
With particular care for the new entrant, the awards at Fresh Exhibitions for talented graduates have
always created a buzz and participation in Craft Hatch has grown under Joe’s watch. Over the last
five years Joe has delivered a stellar programme of other exhibitions and events, documented in past
Annual Reports and again in this 2012 Annual Report, to support the work and enterprise of midcareer and established makers.
Other significant achievements in 2012, has seen Joe Pascoe building strong links with other arts
organizations.
The Tapa Project has already been mentioned and its importance to the promotion and embracing of
indigenous arts groups is vital. Another example is the Print Weave Make event that was very well run
in conjunction with the Australian Print Workshop and Australian Tapestry Workshop and will bear
fruit many years into the future.
Also, opening up discussions with The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts (UK) and recently becoming
an associate member of the World Crafts Council.
Joe has conscientiously built a relationship with a major sponsor, being Spotlight.
Joe has also delivered an exciting new-look website for Craft Victoria, with a new Craft logo and
design. The website has added functionality which links to the on-line shop. It is a platform to grow
Craft Victoria further in the future in a very contemporary context. The website has been a significant
opportunity to attract a wider audience and to attract makers to present themselves and their works
and their thinking on craft.
Thank you Joe for your many valued contributions, commitment and dedication in 2012 and in past
years, and continuing success to you in the future.
Comment from the Chair
Craft culture and the hand-made brings the personal into our everyday-world.
A personal relationship with the object for its beauty and usefulness. A relationship, via the object,
back to the makers with renewed appreciation of their skill and love of materials. A shared
relationship with friends and admirers through a common bond of aesthetic appreciation and
joyfulness.
The hand-made object adorns our environment and captures our cultural moment for this generation
and successive generations. It delivers that missing something in a hectic modern world.
Craft Victoria’s aim is to take its leading position and wealth of experience to present and support the
best in craft. With this as our field of endeavor and our deliverable, the outlook for Craft Victoria is
bright.
James Samargis
Chairman
April 2013
CEO & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S REPORT
As I leave Craft in May 2013 I am given a little to reflecting on the past five years, since arriving here
in 2008. At that stage I remarked that the apple had not fallen far from the tree, as I had previously
worked at Craft Victoria in 1997 and was happy to return to Melbourne after several years at the
Australia Council in Sydney.
It is customary to pat yourself on the back when you are leaving, however, I must admit there are
three things of which I am proud. The first, and not to appear too eccentric, was to approve the
purchase of the url craft.org.au for $13. That purchase symbolizes the focus I have brought to the
organisation and the effort we have made as a team to imbue Craft Victoria with something
approaching iconic status.
In these days of the brand the brand means much. We have together worked to integrate the internal
workings of Craft Victoria so that its three main core functions (curatorship, commerce and
community) work well together. The organization continues to be energised by the creative input of
craft makers, and a management imperative of finding new ways of doing things – put this all
together and you have the elements that make up Craft Victoria’s brand values.
Particular milestones over the past five years include the start of the Craft Cubed festivals, Craft
Hatch, New Craft, online retail, websites (several!), Places & Pieces Regional Jewellery Project, Print
Weave Make and such special exhibitions as Chicks on Speed, Playing Field, Owen Rye, material and
the Super Maker series at Federation Square (Michael Doolan, The Social studio and Tatau). My
absolute favorite overall was The Melbourne Tapa, which was opened by Princess Angelika of Tonga
in August 2012 as part of the 2012 Craft Cubed festival. Thus the second thing I am proud of is
connecting the organisation to a highly diverse range of craft forms.
The last five years also saw the growth of social media for which Craft Victoria positioned itself
perfectly, aligning its content with its staff structure so that the vibe was live. Financially the
organisation has also met its challenges and now trades in the black. Governance reforms included
the introduction of COI protocols, annual planning days and proper business plans that work. Meeting
the challenge of remodeling a modern arts organization that is flexible yet strong was perhaps my
third achievement.
I would like to take this final opportunity to thank all those people who have generously supported
me over the past five years – Chairs, Board members, representatives of funding agencies, sponsors,
staff, members, makers and incidental visitors, from Bishops to street people, you have all added to
the color of the crafts.
I believe that the role of craft practice in contemporary society is a changing one, yet I feel confident
that Craft Victoria as an organization will evolve and lead many successful developments into the
future. Essentially, craft is the most democratic of all material artforms and has a special place in
Australian society, especially during a period when we are learning anew notions of citizenship and
identity, after the convulsions of post-modernism and the graying ubiquity of the digital age. Craft
helps us feel again.
Joe Pascoe
BUSINESS UNIT/ RETAIL
Overview
Craft’s retail outlet provides an unrivalled opportunity for makers to display and sell work in the heart
of Melbourne’s art and design precinct. We support excellence, innovation and diversity, showcasing
cutting edge production, limited edition and high end bespoke works made by both emerging and
established makers. Through the shop and its associated professional development and window
exhibition programs, we provide exposure to a growing local, national and international audience as
well as valuable business opportunities and advice - assisting our members to create a viable and
sustained career in craft and design.
Shop
In 2012 we continued to see the benefits of multiple sales and product development platforms via the
New Craft commissioning project and online shop. In combination these platforms diversify the range
of commercial opportunities available to members for both sales revenue and promotion. In a year
which saw a significant downturn in retail sales across the sector, our sales revenue not only
remained stable, but even grew in some areas. This represents an important statement of support for
Craft, our business strategies and the work of local designer makers. It should also be acknowledged
that our sales represent a significant contribution to the local economy returning just under a quarter
of a million dollars to a large section of our professional membership base within Victoria and
Australia-wide. During the year we made small investments in a remodeled shop fit out, including
general maintenance and lighting upgrades. These changes have delivered significant returns;
allowing us to enhance the promotion of new works and new members in a rejuvenated retail
environment and maintain our position as industry leader.
Online Shop
In addition to sales revenue Craft’s online shop creates important profiling and sales opportunities to
Craft members across geographic boundaries and international time-zones and drives significant
traffic to the Craft website. The online shop also provides an outlet for the promotion and sale of
members works that otherwise could not be accommodated in our bricks and mortar SHOP. 2012
was a significant development year for the online shop including the creation of a signature aesthetic,
easier consumer interface functionality and new marketing strategies across all media platforms. Craft
staff partnered with a photographer and interior stylist to create our most ambitious digital Christmas
catalogue yet, using both flat lay product pages and styled interiors to promote over 114 works by
over half our supplier members. In a sophisticated and interactive format allowing users to hover
over images and click to buy direct we made the online shop the most visited section of the Craft
website and increased online sales by 34%.
Professional Development
Alongside the three Craft to Consumer events on site (Best Practice, Market Ready and Selling Online)
we worked with the La Trobe Visual Arts Centre in Bendigo to present a comprehensive version of our
business and career development seminar Craft to Consumer in September. This sell out event
represents an important development ensuring equitable access to regional members. Developed by
Rebecca Jobson and Carmel McKie, the event covered marketing, product development, packaging,
presentation and how to establish a viable craft practice in presentations by guest speakers Anika
Cook and Kris Coad and Craft staff Carmel McKie and Kim Brockett. The success of the event has
ensured its permanent inclusion in our annual events calendar. In addition we researched and
authored a 20 page Best Practice for Craft Makers information booklet provided to all attendees of the
Craft to Consumer seminar program.
Projects
New Craft / Design Made Trade / Window Space Exhibition Program
Craft’s commitment to providing diverse commercial opportunities and business advice saw us refocus
our attention and further develop our engagement in the New Craft commissioning project,
participation at Design Made Trade and presentation of our Craft to Consumer seminars.
The New Craft project, initially funded by City of Melbourne, began paying its own way in 2012.
Refocused in the areas of hospitality, community associations and the arts/cultural sector, we
delivered increased opportunities and sales revenue to a growing group of members. Project
Partners for 2012 include Cumulus Inc, The Lyceum Club, City of Melbourne, Australian Business Arts
Foundation and Craft Victoria.
Design Made Trade 2012 saw 14 hand picked makers showcase their work to an audience of over
6000 visitors over the four day event. Craft negotiated a prime position at the entry of the event to
house the 10 mini trade stands and 2 Open Studio’s to ensure the best possible outcome and
maximum exposure to the audience of media, trade and general public at the event. 2012
participating makers: Adriana Christianson: ceramics, Amy Carr-Bottomley: textiles, Sandra Eterovic:
textiles/works on timber, Sunggee Min: jewellery, Emily Green: jewellery and accessories, Dani M
(trading as Goodly Gold): jewellery and accessories, Victoria Mason: jewellery, Simon & Jenna
Hipgrave (trading as The Hungry Workshop): paper goods, Cindy-Lee Davis (trading as lightly):
homes wares and lighting, Dear Songsuwan (trading as Mingus Designs): stationary, home wares,
Anika Cook (trading as The Gently Unfurling Sneak): artworks, accessories, clothing, Gaye Naismith
(trading as Body Parts): textiles/ home wares.
Over 2012 we featured 11 exhibitions via the SHOP 24/7 Window Space. This exhibition program
continues to offer a unique opportunity to supplier/members to exhibit, display and launch new
production ranges and experimental works in a high traffic public access space. During the year we
developed a new marketing strategy tied to the program which enabled us to use social media in
addition to our website to further the reach of the viewing and buying audience. These changes
delivered significant profiling and revenue returns to both exhibiting artists and Craft.
Window 1
GOLDEN INK
Monday 9 January to Saturday 5 February 2012
Golden Ink was a collaborative partnership from Melbourne consisting of Abby Seymour, a
printmaker, and Katherine Wheeler, a gold and silversmith. Together they created bespoke jewellery
and home wares made from hand-painted porcelain and silver, each imbued with subtle detail and
tactility.
Window 2
STAMPEL STUDIOS small smaller smallest
Monday 7 February to Saturday 2 March 2012
Since finishing Textile design at RMIT, label creator Andrea Shaw has worked across a range of
design mediums. small smaller smallest was the title of Stämpel's exhibition which was an exploration
of reclaimed timber uses with the off-cuts of one project leading on to the next.
Window 3
KIRRA JAMISON Total Control
Monday 7 March to Saturday 2 April 2012
Kirra Jamison is a Melbourne-based painter who grew up in Byron Bay. She is represented by Sophie
Gannon Gallery in Melbourne and Jan Murphy Gallery in Brisbane and exhibits regularly. Her work is
found in private and corporate collections throughout Australia. The title of Kirra Jamison's exhibition
at Craft Victoria was from a Motels song, and is a tease: For what control the medium of silkscreen
printing affords the artist (all the test-running and premeditation) it then takes away through the
happy accidents that occur in a process of repetition by hand.
Window 4
PEACHES + KEEN The Hanging Garden
Monday 4 April to Saturday 30 April 2012
Peaches + Keen is Lily Daley, a graphic designer, and Lucy Hearn, a gold and silversmith. When they
are not lusting over plants at Garden World, Lily and Lucy combine their names, skills, and love of all
things bold and bright into the creation of tactile, one-off items that make people smile. The Hanging
Garden explored different methods of bringing colour, joy and leafy delights into the living space.
Hand detailed prints are suspended beside objects for the home, a limited edition book and of course
a variety of bright and colourful hanging plants.
Window 5
MADE BY MOSEY Spectrum
Monday 2 May to Saturday 4 June 2012
Madeleine is an expert in all things soft, cute and cuddly. Her passion for textiles and her extensive
collection of new and vintage fabrics inspired Madeline to create a limited edition range of super sized
hot air balloons.
Window 6
PHILIP STOKES Bubble Lux
Monday 6 June to Saturday 2 July 2012
Throughout Philip Stokes' career as a glass artist in Melbourne, he has explored the sculptural
possibilities of working with hot glass. Stokes developed a new range of lighting solutions for this
window exhibition, inspired by the playful and organic forms of human microbiology. The illuminated
glass art brings together sculpture and function, blurring the lines of definition between art, craft and
design.
Window 7
LIGHTLY Merry-go-Round
Monday 4 July to Saturday 30 July 2012
Cindy-Lee Davies is the designer behind Melbourne-based design house Lightly.
Davies launched Lightly in 2005 with what has become her signature lace/doily inspired range,
designed in homage to her grandmother Rosemary Estelle Lightly. Inspired by the rituals of daily life,
Davies turns the ordinary, overlooked or discarded into thought-provoking objects of desire, drawing
on nostalgia and domesticity as a source of inspiration.
Lightly has grown to become an international success story with a collection of over 90 products from
lighting to homewares, all renowned for their whimsical and innovative approach to sustainable
design.
Window 8
CRAFT CUBED: NORTHCITY 4
I’ll Show You My Craft If You Show Me Yours
Monday 1 August to Saturday 3 Sept 2012
I'll Show You My Craft If You Show Me Yours is a collaborative project designed to bring together
people from different crafts to share processes, materials, and idea. In 2012 Northcity4 filled the 24/7
Window Space and Gallery 3 with information and held workshops. This iteration was important to
confirm the future partnership and working relationships with NC4.
Window 9
CAT RABBIT + GHOSTPATROL Super Friends
Monday 5 September to Saturday 1 October 2012
Ghostpatrol creates worlds across mediums exploring ideas of space exploration, cosmic scale and the
super future. His visual worlds invite ideas and questions to methods of seeing beyond our own
existence scale and atomic configuration, through the concepts of curiosity lead science and quantum
physics.
Cat Rabbit is a textile artist who imagines animal characters and the worlds that they live in and then
makes them out of felt. She appreciates anthropomorphism, unexpected colour combinations and
pugs.
Ghostpatrol and Cat-Rabbit have been collaborating and exhibiting together with felt and cotton for
nigh on ten years. Their collaborations incorporate sharing and teaching each other new ideas and
techniques that expand their individual practices, and the universe. They are also super friends. For
their window exhibition they created two large scale characters, a limited edition print and small bag.
Window 10
VANESSA LUCAS Shell and Tortoiseshell
Monday 3 October to Saturday 29 October 2012
In her new body of work Vanessa Lucas investigates the practical need for handmade ceramics to
remain, through the makers process, an opportunity to enrich everyday life.
"The making of ceramics is inextricably linked with the history of human needs and endeavors. The
practical need for handmade ceramics has long been overtaken by industrial processes and the
handmade has instead become an opportunity to enrich everyday life through the use of implements
which are imbued with meaning. I like to provoke an emotional response to familiar objects through
the inclusion of elements which overtly or mysteriously echo elements of the natural world.”
Window 11
RMIT THE BREAKFAST CLUB
Monday 1 November to Saturday 27 November 2012
Now in its fifth iteration, the Breakfast Club project features works by second year RMIT BA Fine Art
Object based Practice ceramics students.
These seven students, Alex Maklary, Ashleigh Sims, Heather Leatham, Jordyn Mason, Josh Martin,
Kate Jones and Oliver Hill have responded to the brief in unique and highly personal ways, creating a
diverse range of objects based around the culture and rituals of breakfast.
Shop Suppliers
The SHOP supplier list of over 200 designer/makers represents the best Australian craft and design.
We continue to foster a growing list of emerging local talent as well as attracting and promoting more
established national makers producing one off, limited edition and production work.
This group includes: Abi Crompton (Third Drawer Down), Able and Game, Abby Seymour, Adriana
Christianson, Alexi Freeman, Allysha Coghlan (Reckless Exuberance), AMF Magnetics (Magnart), Amy
Carr-Bottomley (Wovenspoke), Amy Renshaw, Andrea Daniels (Odds & Ends), Andrea Shaw (Stampel
Designs), Andrei Davidoff, Anika Cook (The Gently Unfurling Sneak...), Anna Davern, Anna
Varendorff, Barbara Rogers, Belinda Hellier (Blink), Ben Paolo & Barbara Van Oost (Klei), Bridget
Bodenham, Cassie Macdonald- Mittoo, Catherine Badcock (Cat Rabbit), Caroline Jones, Carmel McKie,
Charlotte Swiden (Swiden Design), Christiane Poulos (La Petite Poulette), Christopher Plumridge
(Claystone), Cindy-Lee Davies (Lightly), Dani Maugeri (Dani M), David Neale, Dawn Vachon, Dean
Smith, Dear Songsuwan (Dear Mingus), Dearne Herrenberg (Mainichi), Dianne Erdmanis (Mavis &
Fritz), Edwina Bolger (Loope), Elfrun Lach, Elise Newman, Elizabeth Kennedy, Elizabeth Yong
(Primoeza), Ellie Mücke, Emina Dzananovic (OK OK), Emma Davies, Evie Barrows (Handmade
Romance), Felicity-Jane Large, Fiona Watkins (Caracus), Gaye Naismith (Body Parts / Gaye Abandon),
Geoffrey Denman, Georgie Cummings, Gillian Bencke, Golden Ink Collaborative, Gracia Haby & Louise
Jennison (Thelma & Louise), Gregory Bonasera, Hannah Lawrence, Helen Walsh, Holly Grace, Honor
Freeman, Ilona Topolcsanyi and Colins Hopkins (Cone 11), Ingrid Tufts, Iris Saar-Isaacs (InSync),
Jacqui-Rae Cai, Janetta Kerr-Grant, Jess Wright, Emma Byrnes and Lara Davies (Harvest Textiles), Jill
Symes, Jitske Wiersma and Lichen Kemp (Sunday Morning Designs), Joanne McMahon, John
Patterson (Sniffle Co.), John Stewart Joseph Chester (Treehorn Designs), Justine Austen, Karla Way,
Kate Richmond (Elly Oak), Kath Inglis, Katheryn Leopoldseder, Katie Jacobs, Katrina Tyler, Katrina
Weber (Kitty Came Home), Kaye Poulton, Keiko Matsui, Kenji Uranishi, Kim Jaeger, Kirsten Perry,
Kirsty Eckard (So Little Time Co.), Kris Coad, Kyoko Osato, Lani Sommer (Soft Shocks), Leah Jackson,
Lene Jakobsen, Linda Hughes, Lisa Kearns (Kearnsie), Liz Jones, Liz Low, Madeleine Griffith,
Madeleine Sargeant (Made By Mosey), Madeleine Stamer (Little Circus Design), Mary Odorcic, Masako
Shibato, Melanie Rice, Melinda Fraser, Meredith Turnbull, Milly Flemming, Motoko Okada, Naoko
Inuzuka, Natalia Milosz–Piekarska, Nina Ellis, Nina Still, Owen Rye, Paul Davis (Oslo), Peaches &
Keen, Penelope Durston, Pennie Jagiello, Perimeter Books, Peter Mclisky, Philip Stokes, Phoebe
Porter, Pip Keane, Rachael Pitts, Random House Australia, Katherine Bird & Leah Holscher (The
Hungry Girls), Sandra Bowkett, Sandra Eterovic, Sarah Russell (Scotatto), Sarah Scanlon, Seb Brown,
Shannon Garson, Shimara Carlow, Shuh Lee, Sophia Emmett, Sophie Milne, Stuart Williams, Sunggee
Min (Bonny Lad), Susannah Monotti (Notts Timber Design), Tae Schmeisser, Tai Snaith & Lucy James
(Cat Shit), Tara Lofhelm, Tara Shackell, Tessa Blazey, The Hungry Workshop, Tim Fleming, Valerie
Restarick, Vanessa Lucas, Vicki Fowler, Vicki Mason, Victoria Mathews, Wendy Jagger, Wendy Voon,
Yumi Ando (And O Designs)
Business Unit – Retail Staff 2012
Rebecca Jobson, Business Development Manager
Carmel McKie, Retail Manager - SHOP
Milly Flemming, Retail Manager - Projects
Anita Cummins, Retail Coordinator
Retail Casuals: Emily Green, Katherine Bowman, Anna Varendorff
Content Prepared by:
Rebecca Jobson
Business Development Manager,
Carmel McKie
Retail Manager – SHOP,
Milly Flemming
Retail Manager – Projects,
Anita Cummins
Retail Coordinator
EXHIBITIONS
The 2012 Craft Victoria exhibition program has been conceived to further the position of the Craft
Victoria brand, consolidating the exhibitions program as a rigorous and experimental platform. The
2012 program features strong work across the disciplines, with a focus on inter-disciplinary craft and
design – an exciting, emerging field of practice. The program has features emerging and established
makers from within contemporary arts, design and craft, presenting a cohesive representation of the
thriving state of craft within Australia and particularly Melbourne at this time.
20 January to 3 March 2012
Gallery 1: Garry Bish The Vessel: A Space Oddity
Gallery 2: Jacob Ogden Smith Pottery Practice Project
Gallery 3: Kirsten Perry Home Time
G1: Bish’s work explores the nature of perspective and creates an effect that warps the viewer’s
sensation of space. When devices employed by painters for the creation of pictorial depth are applied
to the wall of a three dimensional ceramic object an ambiguous dimension arises. The Vessel: A
Space Oddity explores this strange space through a series of architectural images with enhanced
perspectives. The space on the surface of the objects appears to breach their surface and invade the
space within the clay.
G2: Jacob Ogden Smith is a Perth-based artist whose practice explores the representation of pottery
within contemporary mediums such as film, television and the Internet. Smith’s videos in Pottery
Practice Project have the purpose of integrating ceramic practice into the medium of television – a
medium that has an ability to impart significance through representation. The work interrogates
understandings of television’s mastery of quality and popular entertainment, as if somehow ‘if it’s on
television it must be good’. This idea is best represented in the work Pottery Stills, a collection of
images taken from film and television, which depict popularised examples of pottery and pottery
practice.
G3: Working across a variety of media including wood, textiles, ceramics and jewellery, Kirsten Perry’s
new body of work explored the emotional qualities of architectural space. Kirsten Perry is a
Melbourne-based artist whose practice engages with the concept of anthropomorphism. Home Time
featured a series of building forms imbued with human characteristics, subtly interrogating the void
between emotional states and the material forms used to represent them. The scale of the
installation created an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ effect, drawing the viewer in to inspect smaller jewellery
works, and stepping back to navigate through a forest of bean bag pyramid forms created from
printed textiles. Texture and tactility play an integral part in Perry’s work, with brick walls printed on
soft textiles, rough ceramics lightshades and plants included in the installation.
8 March to 21 April 2012
Gallery 1: Nick Bastin The Sleepless Hero
Gallery 2: Alex Vivian Men’s Apparel, distressed
Gallery 3: Drew Pettifer Transmission
G1: Nicholas Bastin’s The Sleepless Hero is an exhibition that constitutes a collection of jewellery
objects that appear to be the remnant accessories of new super-real characters, invented from
associations from both popular culture and traditional mythology. The work touches on issues relating
to the portrayal of the hero and the two-dimensional dualism of good and evil, to explore possible
new contexts of the archetypal character in a contemporary urban mythology.
G2: Melbourne-based artist Alex Vivian invites the viewer to closely inspect seemingly private
experiments with marks, form and gestures created by the male body in Men’s Apparel, distressed.
Through an installation of discarded men’s apparel his work explores the residue a body leaves
behind. Much like the GAP ‘distresses’ its denim to attain the ‘worn in ‘ look, Vivian bleaches, buries,
stains with butter and even sands with an electric sander men’s clothing evoking ideas of presence
and/ or the friction of bodies.
G3: Transmission is Drew Pettifer’s first object-based solo exhibition outside of his traditional
photomedia practice. This exhibition looks at the relationship between domesticity and intimacy
through an installation consisting of a series of domestic lamps synaesthetically pulsating in response
to an unheard soundtrack. Pettifer has worked with sound producer Geoff O’Connor to capture
intimate field recordings of young men in their bedrooms. Through this transposition these private
moments are transformed into anonymous public contributions. The mediation of sound recordings
into light patterns creates a discreet, intangible and ephemeral moment of exchange between the
audience and the work. As an artwork of duration to be experienced over time, it depicts fleeting
private moments to which the audience is momentarily privileged, creating a public recognition of
private acts.
26 April to 09 June 2012
Gallery 1: Jasmine Targett Crumbling Ecologies
Gallery 2: Jacqueline Bradley The Outdoors Type
Gallery 3: Tony Adams The Green Room
G1: Jasmine Targett’s Crumbling Ecologies Project uses the ecological conundrum as a metaphor to
discuss crumbling diversity and sustainability across Victoria’s diminishing arts schools. The works
presented critically address how the economic climate has affected the infrastructures that support
artistic practice in Victoria, commenting on how the culture of learning is changing.
Crumbling Ecology is a large collaborative installation made by practicing artists who wish to
comment on how the closure of Melbourne’s craft studios will impact their future careers. Currently
50 artists are involved, with participation growing.
Using the critically endangered geranium as a metaphor, the installation will feature thousands of
hand made geranium leaves that upon closer inspection appear on the brink of crumbling, embodying
the story of their makers. Viewers will be invited to take a leaf for free. Geraniums signify the
economic impact on the ecological equilibrium and the importance of preserving craft as a diverse
form of contemporary arts practice within Victoria.
G2: The Outdoors Type is Jacqueline Bradley’s investigation into her own interactions with the
Australian landscape. Bradley creates series of costumes and props using sewing and found objects,
which are intended to bridge the gap between the artist and the natural environment. These
interactions are documented and displayed alongside the costumes through a series of hand wound
flipbooks. Begun as a response to a residency at Arthur Boyd’s’ Estate, Bundanon, Bradley has
developed a series of works to make a space for the uncomfortable and unskilled when faced with the
great outdoors. Based in Canberra, Jacqueline Bradley makes sculptural and performative
objects, installations and costumes using building materials, household items, fabric and wallpaper.
Her work explores ideas of home and a sense of place, with an emphasis on sewing and a focus on
the hand of the maker. These works investigate her experiences of construction of home and identity
in an Australian society; how these spaces are defined, how we integrate or separate ourselves from
the surrounding environment, both constructed and natural, and the way in which aspects of a past
heritage are embraced, ignored or forgotten.
G3: Tony Adams’ practice focuses on waste, interactivity and exploring the chromatics of green. Using
mandalas as a point of departure Adams will transform the gallery space into The Green Room, a
meditative space where visitors can partake in an abstract version of a green tea ceremony.Using the
gallery-as-studio, Adams will create an interactive sculptural environment from salvaged materials
in The Green Room. From a large and increasing stockpile of collected green post-consumer waste
and discarded or displaced objects, he develops processes of patterning and layering, in response to
the specifics of the site. Grasses and sprouts populate the exhibition, activating the installation,
bringing life to unwanted consumer packaging
14 June to 28 July 2012
Gallery 1: Ffixxed (Kain Picken and Fiona Lau)
Gallery 2: Beck Wheeler
Gallery 3: Tai Snaith & Lucy James
G1: For their exhibition, non –working title, ffiXXed have the expanded the use of a series of objects
that traditionally fall into the category of home furnishings. Drawing from an accumulation of excess
materials and imagery produced as part of their various creative processes, the objects and surfaces
ffiXXed have produced disable functional expectations in favour of new spatial and aesthetic
possibilities. Occupying the space between sculpture and functional design these objects find new
ways to live with materials, generating spaces that question what is considered either ‘useful’ or
‘functional’ within the cycles of production and consumption that construct our daily lives.
Currently based in China, Melbourne duo Kain Picken and Fiona Lau are the collaborators behind
fashion and object house ffiXXed. Their practice revolves around an ongoing experiment with new
ideas for the consumption and production of contemporary culture. Although their primary function is
the production of art and design objects, they also produce a large number of images that are used in
various ways as an extension of that activity.
G2: Domesticated Deities sees New Zealand artist Beck Wheeler explore the historical relationship
between the human and the animal, exploring the aesthetic of objects made by man/woman during
the worship and the consumption of animals.
In The Gods Enslaved (1987) David Attenborough talks about how early man saw animals as gods
worthy of worship, yet as man domesticated animals they became objects for consumption only,
“10,000 years ago man regarded the natural world as divine. But as he domesticated animals
and plants, so nature lost something of its mystery and seemed to be little more than a larder to be
raided” This became the impetuous for Wheeler’s exhibition. The installation of sculptural works
in Domesticated Deities playfully looks at the aesthetics of animal worship (such as masks, carving,
totem poles, mummification) and combines them with the aesthetics of animal consumption (kitchen
accessories, taxidermy trophies, equipment used in the preparation of meat). The shape of each work
is determined by the domestic objects used to create it. A wooden spoon becomes a hand, a meat
tenderiser becomes a foot, and a peppergrinder makes up the body. These shapes are then
manipulated and given a skin of colour and texture with the exterior skin made up of paintwork
reminiscent of tribal mark making.
G3: Why I eyes ya’ is the brainchild of collaborating artists Tai Snaith and Lucy James. Their works on
paper, collaged from cat books and magazines create a new breed of feline, from the ridiculously
cute… to plain ridiculous. Succumbing to a crazy cat lady-like obsession Snaith and James created a
wonderland of collage, showcasing their dedication to precision that features in both their individual
practices while pushing the limits of cute and grotesque.
Titled from the infamous YouTube cat clip Oh Long Johnson in which a cat filmed in a lounge room
exudes noises that sound remarkably like human speech, saying ‘Oh my dog… oh long Johnson… oh
Don Piano… Why I eyes ya … all the live-long day …’ to canned audience laughter. The project is
inspired by the multitude of viral cat videos and the bizarre obsession that humans have with cats,
delving into this obsession allows both the artists and audience the rare experience to explore the
boundaries of darkness and the extent of obsession.
2 August to 1 September 2013
CRAFT CUBED
Gallery 1&2: Tapa Curated by Loketi Niua Latu
Gallery 3: NorthCity4 residency
NGV Studio: Tatau
GALLERY 1 AND 2
The Melbourne Tapa is a Keynote Project of Craft Cubed 2012, Craft’s annual festival.
Its launch coincides with the opening of the festival.
Led by guest curator Loketi Niua Latu from Tonga, The Melbourne Tapa has been painted with
contemporary materials on a traditional base of beaten Mulberry tree bark. The images depict
important symbols of life's journey. In Pacific culture a Tapa may be given as a present to a young
married couple for instance, or, as in this case, especially painted to capture some of the stories and
emotions of resettling in another place, like Melbourne.
The 13 women who created The Melbourne Tapa are: Meleane Saliba; Margaret Pulepule; Lana
Lalagofa'atasi Sila-La'asia; Ali'itasi T. Trood; Frances Masina Trood; Frances Tua; Nikki Fong; 'Epenisa
Liku Finefēuiaki; Lata-e-Falesiu Taipaleti-Siu; Andrea Fong; Sesilia Veamatahau-Wardell; Ma'ata
Palavi-Makasini and Lavinia Taipaleti-Valu.
NGV STUDIO
TATAU takes us inside the world of Pacific nations tattooing.
We see tattoos everywhere these days, and many of the designs have their origins in the craft of
tatau, which means ‘tap’ – a reference to the use of tapping sharp bones into the skin to implant the
inks. Traditions and family honour are housed in these designs which will be demonstrated and
explained by masters of their craft, Tricia Allen (Hawai’i), Pat Morrow (Brisbane) and Simon Wilson
(Melbourne).
As part of this program, visitors are invited to participate in a ‘live tattooing’ event across the duration
of the program. Please note that advance bookings are required.
Curated by Loketi Niua Latu as part of Craft Cubed (‘Super Maker’ project); Craft’s annual festival.
Supported by Melbourne City Council and National Gallery of Victoria.
Gallery 3
I’ll Show You My Craft If You Show Me Yours is a collaborative project designed to bring together
people from different crafts to share processes, materials, and ideas.
Northcity4 is a not-for-profit organisation encompassing a shared jewellery and object studio a
healthy and professional workspace and learning environment. Northcity4 is Romani Benjamin,
Katherine Bowman, Anna Davern, Caz Guiney and Ali Limb.
As education is one of the main objectives of the establishment of Northcity4, education is a focus
during their residency in Gallery 3. NC4 have developed four workshops that reflect the different
aspects of the organisation – mentorships, seminars, access studios and workshops. These
workshops are also geared towards exploring professional practice.
We’ll show you our Craft if you show us yours. Come and get a taste of what Northcity4 has to offer.
6 September to 11 October 2012
Gallery 1: Charlie Sofo
Gallery 2: Georgina Cue
Gallery 3: Leah Jackson
G1: corn chip, mobile phone, finger print, incense stick is a meditation on the idea of radical
simplicity. Through the exploration of objects in stores, on the streets, on his bedroom floor
artist Charlie Sofo see’s many complications around what is valuable and useless, culminating in a
desire to present works in simple terms for viewing and exploring and solving problems materially.
Sofo is crafting objects (sculptures) and crafting the means to map areas of experience; his, yours or
neither.
G2: The bourgeois interior comes to life in Georgina Cue’s latest exhibition Substance of Light. Using
the intricate process of free-hand embroidery, Cue has created a life-size Persian rug onto which an
illusory surface of sunlight is cast from an adjacent window. This striking and evocative installation
transforms the gallery into a theatrical set where viewers are invited to walk amongst the decor. The
trompe l’oeil carpet conjures those various associations peculiar to Hitchcockian light; emerging as an
embodied and palpably material thing. This work encompassing the whole exhibition is a celebration
of the sumptuous display of texture and pattern from the 19th century bourgeois interior, whilst
simultaneously evokes the sinister quality of light and shadow reminiscent to noir cinema. Substance
of Light is an exploration into the effects of light and texture as a way to create an immersive
environment which traverses between the past and present, fictional and real.
G3: An Epic Romance continues Leah Jackson’s ongoing interest in celebrating the way in which
objects inform us of the nature of space and character. In particular, how the object plays a pivotal
character in film and television, conveying a personality within a minimal amount of time.
This celebration of an object within this context draws the background into the foreground, making
the object itself the primary focus, or even character itself. Focusing on romantic cinema, Jackson
reinterprets functional decorative objects from a wide range of film and television, creating an illogical
set based upon archetypal set design. Jackson’s interest in created spaces stems from an ongoing
fascination in escapism, pretence and distraction, of entering an alternate reality, as you are when
engaged with a screen.
Functional and decorative objects identified in a wide range of film and television will be reinterpreted
using a variety of ceramic bodies fired to differing temperatures, creating a tonal body of work.
18 October to 1 December 2012
Gallery 1: Mel Young & Lauren Simeoni
Gallery 2: Phoebe Porter
Gallery 3: Anna Davern & Lucy James
G1: unnatural acts is a group exhibition of jewellery works, curated by Lauren Simeoni and Melinda
Young.unnatural acts is a development of Simeoni and Young’s ‘unnatural, Naturally’ exhibition
concept and features the work of eight Australian jewellers: Anna Davern, Caz Guiney, Kath Inglis,
Bridget Kennedy, Peta Kruger, Sim Luttin, Natalia Milosz-Piekarska and Mark Vaarwerk. Each artist
in unnatural acts was sent a bag of materials consisting of an odd collection of fake fruits, vegetables
and other plant matter. Their brief was simply to make a small collection of wearable jewellery using
or responding to the contents of the bag. For most of the participants the brief required an ‘unnatural
act’ to be performed outside of the comfort zone of their usual making. The results are diverse and
exciting. (The onions were strangely popular).
unnatural tendencies is the latest incarnation of Simeoni and Young’s collaboration and draws
inspiration from a shared unnatural materials and the imagined narratives that they suggest.
unnatural Tendancies is also informed by the subtle, unnatural shifts between the inner suburbs of
Adelaide and Sydney, particularly in relation to the areas’ botany, architecture, people and
sensibilities at once so similar, yet slightly strange. the works in Simeoni and Young exhibition are
distillations of conversations, drawings and the time spent exploring the backways and byways of
their inner suburbias. Their work reveals things that are both natural and unnatural, where there is a
sensory shift in place. The duo has created strangely beautiful wearable objects, inspired by their
surroundings then filtered through time and space.
G2: Drawing inspiration from process driven design, such as the early works of Dutch designer Emmy
Van Leersum, jeweller Phoebe Porter has made a series of pieces investigating the bracelet form
using cut and folded titanium sheet metal. The title Unfold has a dual meaning that alludes to both
Porter’s technique of folding sheet metal to create jewellery pieces and her attempt to reveal the
making process to the audience. Connections and joins in the pieces are clearly expressed,
highlighting the methods of construction used in each design. Porter’s making process is revealed to
the audience by this expression of construction within the pieces themselves as well as through the
inclusion of video documentation in the exhibition alongside the finished works. Porter will collaborate
with film maker Sal Cooper to produce the video component of the exhibition.
G3: The Lost Voyage of Captain Foley and the HMS Laburnum taps into the mysteries of ‘under the
sea’ and ‘into the woods’ and explores and exploits the unknown, the uncanny and the unbelievable.
Artists Anna Davern and Lucy James will combine their shared obsessions of collage, composition and
storytelling to present a tongue-in-cheek perspective of colonialism and the 18th Century fascination
for the bizarre creatures that were brought back from the strange new continent of Australia.
Referencing the sea and the voyages taken by these creatures,Davern and James propose an
alternative result of these expeditions: a ship loaded with live specimens is overwhelmed by a large
mythological wave which changes things: koalas find homes in over-sized seashells; sea bass snuggle
in wallaby pouches; hybridised creatures gain super powers from their new environments, and
animals gain the use of opposable thumbs.
6 December to 23 December 2012
Gallery 1,2 + 3: Fresh!
Fresh! explores new parameters of contemporary craft and design.
Fresh! is Craft Victoria's annual exhibition of work by graduate students. Every year Craft Victoria
invites 20 industry professionals to visit over 35 graduate exhibitions across Victoria and select works
by the best upcoming makers. Works are selected collectively from the fields of ceramics, glass,
jewellery, gold & silversmithing, fashion, textiles, industrial and furniture design and visual arts.
Professional development opportunities are offered as awards in partnership with industry supporters.
"Fresh! always bursts forward with new talent, revealed from the graduate exhibitions across Victoria
in the fields of craft, design and visual arts. Craft Victoria's commitment to this special project
energizes a new wave of super talented makers and brings them to public attention."
Joe Pascoe, Craft Victoria CEO & Artistic Director.
Fresh! 2012 Exhibitors
Blake Barns (RMIT)
Katie Jayne Britchford (RMIT)
Hau Ong Ding (Monash)
Klara Fletcher (VCA)
Cassandra Littlehands (RMIT)
Lindy Mc Swan (RMIT)
Megan Mitchell (Monash)
Olivia O’Donnell (VCA)
Guy Pascoe (RMIT)
Bin Dixon Ward (RMIT)
Brodie Vera Wood (VCA)
Fresh! 2012 Award Winners
Screaming Pixel Award - Blake Barns (RMIT)
Green Magazine Award - Katie Jayne Britchford (RMIT)
Future Leaders Award - Hau Ong Ding (Monash)
Green Magazine Award - Cassandra Littlehands (RMIT)
Sofitel on Collins Award - Lindy Mc Swan (RMIT)
Artichoke Magazine Award - Guy Pascoe (RMIT)
Artichoke Magazine Award - Brodie Vera Wood (VCA)
Debbie Pryor
Gallery Curator
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
The marketing and communications section worked to promote all of Craft’s activities: the
Membership program, Events, the Exhibition program, our Craft Hatch markets, the Window Space
and our annual Craft Cubed festival.
Craft Victoria became known as simply Craft in 2012, emphasising our new increased national
outlook.
A major activity for the section was the organisational rebrand and the development of a new
website. This activity began involved the employment of brand and design agency R_Co and involved
the direct involvement of many Craft staff. In addition to the website, new e-news items were
redesigned and a better synchronisation of our online and social media platforms was developed. A
new Blog that was developed and launched at the start of 2012 was a popular highlight. New e-news
initiatives in 2012 included the Craft Collector, a monthly e-news promoting sales of the current
exhibition programs, and SHOP at Craft, a monthly shop products newsletter.
New brochures and posters were developed for specific events and programs (such as Craft Cubed
and our events and workshops series). Signage was updated at across the Craft premises at 31
Flinders Lane. New partners were established for specific events (such as Spotlight and Etsy for Craft
Cubed). New staff joined the team, assisting in website and online development (Stewart Thorn) and
in the running of events and our market (Channon Goodwin).
The Craft Almanac increased its subscriber base, as did our online sites (our website, Facebook page
and Twitter followers) in 2013. In fact, it was out biggest year of growth in online audience numbers.
Craft continued to appeared across all media (print, online and broadcast media) in 2012, with
numerous appearances in the lead up and during our Craft Cubed 2012 festival. A valuable audience
survey was conducted in September 2012, but more work is needed in getting better feedback and
pinning down audience demographics.
Paul Davis
Marketing and Communications Manager
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
In 2012 Craft ran 27 public programs both at Craft and offsite including workshops, professional
development sessions and artist talks. We worked with several major organisations to deliver these
programs including NGV (International), Arts Victoria, City of Melbourne and ArtPlay. Key
developments in the program included the introduction of two new seminars: The Art of Visual
Merchandising led by Emma Davis of House & Universe, and Point and Shoot: Photographing Your
Craft led by Andrew Barcham of Screaming Pixels. Both seminars were very popular and will be run
again in 2013.
August was our busiest month for public programs on account of our annual Craft Cubed festival. In
August we ran a suite of weekend craft workshops, several professional development programs as
well as our annual keynote conference Craft and Design as a Career. This year’s conference was held
at the NGV International for the first time in its history and marks the beginning of a new partnership.
All 250 tickets were sold and the event was very warmly received by Craft’s audience.
Overall, attendance was strong throughout the year with many of the programs selling out in
advance.
Our quarterly Craft Hatch market at 1000 £ Bend also continued to build audiences and boost the
careers of over 130 emerging craft and design practitioners. Special door prizes sponsored by a
selected Craft Hatch artist were introduced in 2012 in a bit to boost newsletter subscribers, a
successful measure that we will continue to implement in 2013. Visitation for the market was healthy,
with numbers averaging around 700 visitors per market.
February
Make it, Design it, Fund it
Monday 13 February, 6-7.30pm
Speakers: Debbie Pryor, Curator, Craft; Anita Budai, Exhibition Designer and Director, Blackbird
Geometrica; Dean Linguey, Arts Development, Arts Victoria
At this information session we will discuss the ways and means to submit an idea for an exhibition
and how to prepare a funding proposal. Our presenters will also discuss the importance of exhibition
design.
March
The Art of Visual Merchandising
Saturday 17 March, 11am-1pm
1000 £ Bend
Speaker: Emma Davis, House & Universe
The Art of Visual Merchandising provides early career designers and product makers with an overview
of visual merchandising and product presentation.
Focusing on presentation in a market context, this workshop will include a visit to Craft's quarterly
Craft Hatch market (also on at 1000 £ Bend at the same time) and will be led by Emma Davis, stylist
and visual merchandiser, House & Universe.
Craft Hatch
Saturday 17 March, 11am-4pm
1000 £ Bend
April
Funding for Craft and Design
Monday 23 April, 6-7.30pm
Speakers: Rick Chen, Pozible; Michelle Ely, City of Melbourne; Paul Davis, Marketing &
Communications Manager, Craft
Got an idea that you need funded? Need money to get your project up and running?
Craft's popular seminar Funding for Craft and Design is back and will again look at key funding
opportunities that are available to every craft maker and artist. Whether you would like support from
a government body, or you are excited by the challenge of raising money off your own bat, knowing
how to hunt down cash is essential for every artist. This session will help you decide which method
might best suits your needs, and experts in the field will offer first-hand advice on how to go about it.
Specifically, you will learn how to put together an application for the City of Melbourne's Arts Project
grant (open from 7 May to 18 June 2012) from Michelle Ely, City of Melbourne's Program Manager for
Annual Arts Grants. You will also learn how to rally your community and friends to support your
project through the crowd funding platform Pozible, from both Rick Chen, co-founder of Pozible
and Paul Davis, Craft's Marketing and Communications Manager and a successful recipient of the
crowdfunding platform.
Skills Swap Meet
Saturday 28 April, 10am-3pm
Led by Jasmine Targett
Facilitated by Sharon Clues, Emma Grace and Sandra Eterovic.
The Skills Swap Meet workshop embraces the generous tradition of the craft community, facilitating a
free environment for sharing knowledge and skills while getting to meet some amazing artistic people
outside your circle.
Craft to Consumer: Best Practice
Monday 30 April, 6-7.30pm
Speakers: Milly Flemming, Retail Manager – Projects, Craft; Carmel McKie, Retail Manager – Shop,
Craft; Madeline Stamer, Little Circus Design
Craft Victoria is excited to announce the next edition of our popular professional development series,
Craft to Consumer. This April we will again present an insightful and useful information session for
emerging and established makers who are keen to expand their reach in the retail sector.
In a dynamic new workshop format, Craft's Retail Managers Carmel McKie and Milly Flemming will
take participants through a range of 'best practice' business fundamentals that take a product from
inception to market, including: product development, costing and market research, pricing, taxation
and pitching to retailers. Melbourne maker Madeleine Stamer of Little Circus Design will speak about
her own experiences developing her own artistic practice and product ranges whilst 'juggling teaching
and nurturing two spirited young children'. Participants are invited to pose up to three on topic
questions for speakers (due 16 April 201, via email), a selection of which will be addressed in detail
on the night.
May
Copyright your Craft!
Tuesday 15 May, 6-7.30pm
Part of Law Week 2012
Speakers: Hayley Bowman, Emma Iles & Thor North, Freehills; Ink & Spindle
Copyright for artists and makers can be a thorny subject, but these days you have to make sure your
work and the ideas behind them are protected.
This presentation will discuss four ways of protecting your intellectual property through patents,
registered designs, copyright or trademarks, and will cover which method is most relevant to your
practice.
Copyright your Craft! will feature expert advice from Freehills, and a case study by local textile
label Ink & Spindle who in 2011 won a copyright infringement case in court.
June
Craft Hatch
Saturday 16 June, 11am-4pm
1000 £ Bend
July
Cat’s Pyjamas
Wednesday 11 July, 6-7.30pm
Speakers: Tai Snaith & Lucy James, Exhibitors; Kate Jinx, Artist; Jessica McElhinney, Artist; Nella
Themelios, Curator, Craft
Accompanying our current exhibition 'Why I eyes ya' is public talk 'The Cat's Pyjamas: An evening
with feline fanatics'.
Featuring exhibiting artists Lucy James and Tai Snaith, with Sydney artist Kate Jinx, video artist
Jessica McElhinney and curator Nella Themelios, talking about their obsession and interest in all
things feline.
Craft Online: Getting Started
Monday 16 July, 6-7.30pm
Speakers: Shelli Whitehurst, Codename Max; Katrina Higham
Not quite sure what a tweet is? Or when to use a hash tag? Or confused about Facebook timelines?
You are not alone!
In part one of our Craft Online workshop series, titled Getting Started, we focus on the two social
media giants you MUST know something about if you want a profile online: Twitter and Facebook.
Skillfully guided by Michelle Whitehurst of Code Name Max and Katrina Highham, we look at how
these platforms can complement your business and build your online profile. This is a beginner's
workshop that will introduce you to the wide world of social networking and will prepare you with the
skills to make your mark. Not only will you learn the basics of setting up your first Twitter and
Facebook accounts, but you'll come away with valuable knowledge that will kick start your foray into
social media.
Participants are highly encouraged to bring in their laptops, tablets or smart phones so we can point
your fingers in the right direction.
Craft to Consumer: Market Ready
Monday 30 July, 6-7.30pm
Speakers: Carmel McKie, Retail Manager – Shop, Craft; Kim Brockett, Project Coordinator, Craft;
Emily Green, Artist
This exciting session of Craft to Consumer: Market Ready will guide participants through a range of
strategies to develop their business to the 'Market Ready' level. Presented by Craft's Retail Manager
Carmel McKie and Kim Brockett, Project Coordinator.
Carmel will speak about pricing, marketing and self promotion at markets and timetabling production
schedules. Kim will speak as manager of the Craft Hatch markets and go over the 'How-Tos' in
planning and presenting a successful market stand. Craft's guest speaker, Melbourne maker Emily
Green, will discuss her experience at markets, product branding, cross platform selling and how she
has built a strong market presence.
This intimate evening is set to inform, inspire and get anyone ready to hit the market scene!
August
Chunky Knitting with Pop Craft
Saturday 4 August, 10am-12pm
Pauline Tran-Cecil (Pop Craft)
Embark on a knitting journey to create a cushion or bag using reclaimed fabric from your household.
Make it, Design it, Fund it
Tuesday 7 August, 6-7.30pm
Speakers: Debbie Pryor, Curator, Craft; Anita Budai, Exhibition Designer & Director, Blackbird
Geometrica; Selene Bateman, Client Manager, Auspicious Arts
At this information session we will discuss the ways and means to submit an idea for an exhibition
and grant auspicing. Our presenters will also discuss the importance of exhibition design.
Product Development and Legal Issues
Thursday 9 August, 10am-1pm
Ali Limb & Romani Benjamin (Northcity4)
One-to-one professional advice from jeweller Ali Limb and glass artist Romani Benjamin about
developing a collection of work for retail. Ali and Romani will be taking up residency in the Craft
Library during Craft Cubed and offering 10 minute sessions with makers who are looking to develop a
collection of work for sale at retail galleries.
Bits and Pieces Animation
Saturday 11 August, 10am-12pm and 2-4pm
Dell Stewart & Kate Matthews
In this two-hour workshop, Dell Stewart and Kate Matthews will give you a hands-on introduction to
stop-motion animation as well as an opportunity to contribute to a group project. It will be shot in
layers using elements made of bits and pieces from around the studio, including, buttons, fabric,
paper and found objects. Dell and Kate have worked together on various animation projects, most
recently Animal Self Portrait at Artplay in 2011.
Etsy Success: Shop Critiques
Tuesday 14 & Tuesday 28 August, 6-8pm
Speakers: Angela D’Alton & Kirsteene Phelan, Etsy
Get a one-on-one critique of your Etsy store by Etsy Community Managers and learn tips and tweaks
to improve your shop.
Craft and Design as a Career
Thursday 16 August, 9am-4pm
National Gallery of Victoria (International)
Speakers: Beci Orpin, Designer & Illustrator; Ebony Bizys, Artist, Designer & Blogger, Hello
Sandwich; Alexi Freeman, Fashion Designer; Patrick Pittman, Editor, Dumbo Feather magazine; Tullia
Jack, Fashion Researcher & Writer; Kylie Gusset, Yarntrepreneur; Angela D’Alton & Kirsteene Phelan,
Australian Community Managers, Etsy; and a panel session featuring jewellers Dr Susan Cohn;
Blanche Tilden and Phoebe Porter, moderated by Mark Edgoose, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University
School of Art.
Craft and Design as a Career is Craft’s annual professional development seminar for artists and
designers, led by industry experts. This year Craft and Design as a Career again involved an illustrious
lineup of speakers from a variety of background including fashion, jewellery, publishing, sustainability,
online retail, fundraising and more. The day-long seminar at NGV International in August 2012 was
designed to give makers and artists an inspirational boost.
Handmade Stationery with Hello Sandwich
Friday 17 August, 10am-12pm
Ebony Bizys (Hello Sandwich)
Celebrate the art of letter writing with Hello Sandwich (Ebony Bizys), a special guest from Tokyo at
Craft Cubed 2012.
Handmade Notebooks with Hello Sandwich
Saturday 18 August, 10am-12pm
Ebony Bizys (Hello Sandwich)
Make your own handmade book using scrapbooking techniques with Hello Sandwich (Ebony Bizys), a
special guest from Tokyo at Craft Cubed 2012.
Craft Online: The Next Level
Monday 20 August, 6-7.30pm
Speakers: Shelli Whitehurst, Codename Max; Katrina Higham
Getting online was the first step, but where to from here?
Building on the basic skills covered in part one of our Craft Online series, this second instalment will
help you focus on connecting your craft practice with the right audience. In this session you will learn
how to build a larger audience and how to make your social networking skills work for your business.
This workshop is suitable for artists/designers who already have a social presence, but are looking for
that extra edge online.
Participants are highly encouraged to bring in their laptops, tablets or smart phones due to the hands
on nature of this workshop.
Where Do Dragons Come From?
Tuesday 22 August, 10.30am-12.30pm
ArtPlay
Alexander Ouchtomsky
A project with an environmental focus that merges elements of sculpture, design, recycling and
puppetry presented by artist Alexander Ouchtomsky. Part of ArtPlay’s Schools Program.
There’s a Walrus in my Wardrobe!
Wednesday 23 August, 10.30am-12.30pm
ArtPlay
Jemila MacEwan
A sculptural workshop with artist Jemila MacEwan that engages the nature of the animal through
imaginative transformation of everyday objects. Part of ArtPlay’s Schools Program.
Craft Your Own Sweater Character
Saturday 25 August, 10am-12pm
Evie Barrow (Handmade Romance)
Jewellery from Everyday Materials
Saturday 25 August, 2-4pm
Anna Davern (Northcity4)
Learn how to make jewellery from everyday plastic materials with Anna Davern.
September
The Art of Visual Merchandising
Saturday 1 September, 11am-1pm
1000 £ Bend
Speaker: Emma Davis, House & Universe
Craft Hatch
Saturday 1 September, 11am-4pm
1000 £ Bend
The Art of Visual Merchandising provides early career designers and product makers with an overview
of visual merchandising and product presentation.
Focusing on presentation in a market context, this workshop will include a visit to Craft's quarterly
Craft Hatch market (also on at 1000 £ Bend at the same time) and will be led by Emma Davis, stylist
and visual merchandiser, House & Universe.
Jewellery from Sublimation Printed Metal
Saturday 1 September, 2-4pm
Anna Davern (Northcity4)
Learn the technique of sublimation printing and how to make jewellery from it with Anna Davern.
Point and Shoot: Photographing your Craft
Monday 3 September, 6-7.30pm
Speaker: Andrew Barcham, Screaming Pixel
In this beginner's workshop, led by professional photographer Andrew Barcham of Screaming Pixel,
participants will learn the basics of how to photograph their work using simple point-and-shoot
cameras.
Learn how to make the most of your camera settings and how natural/artificial lighting can work for
you.
Craft to Consumer: Bendigo
Tuesday 18 September
La Trobe Visual Arts Centre
Speakers: Carmel McKie, Retail Manager – Shop, Craft; Kim Brockett, Project Coordinator, Craft;
Anika Cook, The Gently Unfurling Sneak; Kris Coad, Ceramicist
Craft is excited to announce the regional presentation of our popular professional development series,
Craft to Consumer at the Latrobe Visual Arts Centre, Bendigo on 18 September 2012.
In this unique 3 hour workshop Craft will present expert information for emerging and established
makers keen to expand their reach in the retail and market sector. Craft Retail manager Carmel
McKie will chart a course from idea to product taking participants through a range of 'best practice'
business fundamentals including: product development, pricing, taxation, creative marketing and
sales opportunities. Project Coordinator Kim Brockett will focus on the development of the new
market scene, and discuss both opportunities presented by and strategies to maximise the potential
of these highly curated lifestyle events.
This workshop aims to inspire makers and help them capitalise on their individual talents, product
potential and business growth.
December
Craft Hatch
Saturday 1 December, 11am-4pm
1000 £ Bend
Kim Brockett
Project Coordinator
STAFF
Joe Pascoe, CEO & Artistic Director
Curatorial
Debbie Pryor, Gallery Curator
Andrei Davidoff, Exhibitions Designer
Retail
Rebecca Jobson, Sector Development Manager
Carmel McKie, Retail Manager, Shop
Milly Flemming, Retail Manager, Projects
Anita Cummins, Retail Coordinator
Customer Service Officers: Emily Green, Danielle Maugeri, Anna Varendorff, Janita Foley
Administration
Trevor Prabhakaran, Finance Officer
Paul Davis, Marketing and Communications Manager
Kim Brockett, Projects Coordinator
Channon Goodwin, Projects Coordinator
Beth Wilkinson, Administration Officer
Stewart Thorn, Web and IT Officer
Ernesto Romero, Web Development Officer
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ACN 67 005 725 940
FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
DIRECTORS’ REPORT
Your directors present their report on the company for the financial year ended 31 December 2012.
Directors
The names of the directors who held office during the year and up to the date of this report are:
Barry, Ramona
Appointed
28/5/2007
Camm, Robert
Appointed
22/7/2012
Coad, Kristine
Appointed
19/2/2008
Durston, Penelope
Appointed
12/5/2008
Deborah Pollett
Appointed
01/8/2010
Genevieve Reid
Appointed
14/9/2010
Herring, Megan
Appointed
20/9/2012
King, Angela
Appointed
22/7/2012
Samargis, James
Appointed
01/4/2008
Venus, Laura
Appointed
19/2/2008
Wagenfeld, Malte
Appointed
28/5/2007
Principal Activity
The principal activity of the company during the financial year was to enhance the public profile of
contemporary craft and design in Victoria.
No significant changes in the nature of the company’s activity occurred during the financial year.
Operating Results
The surplus recorded by the company for the financial year amounted to $32,533 (2011 deficit:
$18,491)
Dividends
The company is prohibited by its Constitution from the payment of dividends.
Review of Operations
Funds generated in 2012 were spent exhibiting contemporary craft and promoting craft practice
through events, exhibitions, publications and online services for members and the general public.
The company continued to receive federal, state and local government grants for its core operations
and also earned significant levels of income from retail and exhibition sales. Project funding from
state and local government and corporate sponsors, also enabled special projects to take place.
Significant Changes in State of Affairs
No significant changes in the company’s state of affairs occurred during the financial year.
After Balance Date Events
No other matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the financial year which significantly
affected or may significantly affect the operations of the company, the results of those operations, or
the state of affairs of the company in future financial years.
Future Developments
The company expects to maintain the present status and level of operations.
Environmental Issues
The company’s operations are not regulated by any significant environmental regulation under a
lawof the Commonwealth or of a state or territory.
Director profiles
Ramona Barry is a writer, illustrator and artist specialising in craft.
James Samargis is a Barrister at the Victorian Bar. His practice at the Bar covers all areas of
intellectual property.
Robert Camm is an Accountant.
Megan Herring is a gallerist.
Angela King is a Lawyer.
Kris Coad is a ceramic artist.
Penelope Durston is a textile artist.
Deborah Pollett is a Consultant specialising in the Victorian Public Sector.
Genevieve Reid is Director of Marketing, Computer Share (Australia).
Laura Venus was the Head of Human Resources at the National Gallery of Victoria prior to
undertaking a corporate resourcing role at the gallery.
Malte Wagenfeld is Coordinator of the Industrial Design program at the School of Architecture and
Design, RMIT.
Meetings of Directors
Name of Director
Meetings eligible to attend
Number of meetings attended
Barry, Ramona
5
5
Camm, Robert
2
2
Coad, Kristine
8
6
Durston, Penelope
8
8
Deborah Pollett
8
7
Genevieve Reid
8
6
Herring, Megan
2
1
King, Angela
3
3
Samargis, James
8
8
Venus, Laura
8
8
Wagenfeld, Malte
8
6
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
DIRECTORS’ REPORT (CONTINUED)
Indemnifying Officers or Auditor
The company has not, during or since the financial year, in respect of any person who is or has been
an officer or auditor of the company, or a related body corporate, indemnified or made any relevant
agreement for indemnifying against a liability incurred as an officer or auditor, including costs and
expenses in successfully defending legal proceedings.
During the financial year, the company has paid a premium and related stamp duty of $2,795 to
insurers covering liabilities for costs and expenses incurred by them in defending any legal
proceedings arising out of conduct of persons while acting as a director or officer of the company,
other than conduct involving a wilful breach of duty in relation to the company.
Auditor’s Independence Declaration
The auditor’s independence declaration for the year ended 31 December 2012 has been received and
can be found on page 6 of the Financial Report.
Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.
____________________________
James Samargis, Director
Dated this
day of April 2013
___________________________
Robert Camm, Director
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION
UNDER SECTION 307C OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001
TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
I hereby declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, during the financial year ended 31
December 2012 there have been:
i.
ii.
no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations
Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and
no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.
Name of firm:
G C PERRY & CO
Name of Partner:
____________________
Geoffrey C Perry CPA
Address:
768 High Street, Thornbury, Vic 3071
Date:
This
day of April 2013
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
OPERATING STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
Note
2012
2011
$
$
994,497
985,113
Less: Cost of Sales
(209,004)
(266,938)
Net revenue
785,493
718,175
Marketing expenses
(38,624)
(21,035)
Administrative expenses
(230,985)
(250,942)
Depreciation expenses
(14,158)
(18,608)
Employee benefit expenses
(469,193)
(446,081)
Revenue
2
Surplus/(Deficit) before income tax
3
32,533
Income Tax Expense
1(h)
-
Surplus/(Deficit) after income tax
32,533
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements
(18,491)
-
(18,491)
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2012
Note
2012
2011
$
$
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
4
185,375
182,281
Trade and other receivables
5
146,621
14,405
Inventories
6
9,540
7,127
Other current assets
7
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
14,349
12,215
355,885
216,028
28,624
17,405
28,624
17,405
384,509
233,433
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Plant and equipment
8
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables
9
69,619
70,072
Income in advance
10
125,907
10,000
Provisions
11
48,227
51,010
Other current liabilities
12
30,471
24,599
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
274,224
155,681
TOTAL LIABILITIES
274,224
155,681
NET ASSETS
110,285
77,752
Retained earnings
110,285
77,752
TOTAL EQUITY
110,285
77,752
EQUITY
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
Note
Retained
Earnings
$
Balance at 31 December 2010
96,243
Deficit attributable to members
(18,491)
Balance at 31 December 2011
77,752
Surplus attributable to members
Balance at 31 December 2012
32,533
13
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements
110,285
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
Note
2012
2011
$
$
Receipts from operations
538,112
564,673
Receipts from grants
504,551
393,421
Interest received
9,315
11,682
Payment to suppliers and employees
(1,023,507)
(1,075,935)
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net cash (used)/generated from operating
activities:
14
28,471
(106,159)
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Payment for fixed asset purchases
(25,377)
(6,940)
Net cash used investing activities:
(25,377)
(6,940)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash held
3,094
(113,099)
Cash at beginning of financial year
182,281
295,380
Cash at end of year:
4
185,375
The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements
182,281
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
NOTE 1:
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Preparation
The financial report is a general purpose financial report and it has been prepared in accordance with
Australian Accounting Standards and other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting
Standards Board and the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001.
The financial report is for an entity known as The Crafts Council of Victoria Limited as an individual
entity, limited by guarantee. The company was incorporated and has its domicile in Australia.
The financial report complies with all Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting
Standards (AIFRS) in their entirety.
Reporting Basis and Conversions
The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historical costs. It does
not take into account changing money values or, except where stated, current valuations of noncurrent assets. Cost is based on the fair values of the consideration given in exchange for assets.
The following is a summary of the material accounting policies adopted by the company in the
preparation of the financial report. The accounting policies have been consistently applied, unless
otherwise stated.
Accounting Policies
a)
Revenue
Revenue from the sale of goods or rendering of a service is recognised upon the delivery of goods or
service to customers. Revenue from memberships and donations is recognised on a cash basis.
Grant revenue is recognised in the income statement as the attached conditions are satisfied. When
there are conditions attached to grant revenue relating to the use of those grants for specific
purposes, it is recognised in the balance sheet as a liability until such conditions are met or services
provided.
All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).
b)
Inventories
Inventories are measured at the lower of cost or net realisable value.
c)
Plant and Equipment
Plant and equipment are measured at cost less depreciation and impairment losses.
The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by the directors to ensure it is not
in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets.
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
Accounting Policies – continued
d)
Depreciation
The depreciable amount of all fixed assets is depreciated on a straight line basis over their useful lives
to the company. The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable assets are:
Class of fixed asset
Depreciation rate
Furniture & Equipment
33-1/3%
Computer Equipment
33-1/3%
An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s
carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount.
These gains or losses are included in the operating statement.
e)
Leases
Operating lease payments, where substantially all the risks and benefits remain with the lessor, are
charged as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.
f)
Employee Benefits
Provision is made for the company’s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by
employees to Balance Sheet date. Employee benefits expected to be settled within one year
together with benefits arising from wages, salaries and annual leave which will be settled after one
year, have been measured at their nominal amount. Other employee benefits payable later than one
year have been measured at the net present value.
Contributions are made by the company to employee superannuation funds and are charged as
expenses when incurred.
g)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank, term deposits and on hand.
h)
Income Tax
No provision for income tax has been raised, as the company is exempt from income tax under
Division 50 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
i)
Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the company has a legal or constructive obligation, as a result of past
events, for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow can
be reliably measured.
j)
Comparative Figures
Where required by Accounting Standards, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform
with changes in presentation for the current financial year.
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
2012
2011
$
$
Interest received
9,315
11,682
Grants
522,191
486,518
Sale of Goods
394,027
449,026
NOTE 2: REVENUE
Operating activities
Other revenue
68,964
37,887
994,497
985,113
14,158
18,608
Leasing charges
5,101
4,287
Auditor’s remuneration
2,696
2,545
NOTE 3: SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE PERIOD
The Surplus/(Deficit) for the period has been determined after the
following expenses:
Depreciation of non-current assets
NOTE 4: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash on hand
500
500
Cash at bank
184,875
181,781
185,375
182,781
Trade debtors
137,127
4,808
Security deposit
8,667
8,667
NOTE 5: TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Interest receivable
827
930
146,621
14,405
NOTE 6: INVENTORIES
Current
Finished Goods
9,540
7,127
Prepayments
14,349
12,215
NOTE 8: PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
2012
2011
$
$
Plant and equipment at cost
135,495
110,118
Less: accumulated depreciation
(106,871)
(92,713)
NOTE 7: OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Current
28,624
17,405
Balance B/f
Additions
Disposal
Depreciation
Balance
C/f
Office furniture and equipment
3,265
3,055
-
2,290
4,030
Computer equipment
14,140
22,322
-
11,868
24,594
Total
17,405
25,377
-
14,158
28,624
Movements in carrying amounts
Plant & Equipment
NOTE 9:
TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
Current
2012
2011
$
$
Trade Creditors
36,600
48,369
PAYG payable
6,750
5,458
Superannuation Contributions payable
6,180
7,665
GST Payable
20,089
8,580
69,619
70,072
125,907
10,000
NOTE 10:
INCOME IN ADVANCE
Unexpended grants (see following schedule)
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
NOTE 10:
INCOME IN ADVANCE – continued
Schedule of Unexpended Grants as at 31 December 2012:
Unexpended
Grants at start of
year
Grants invoiced
This year
Grants recognised
This year
Unexpended
Grants at end of
year
Core Grant 2012
-
280,926
185,319
95,607
Other Grants
-
10,000
7,500
2,500
Core Grant 2012
-
277,372
277,372
-
Other Grants
-
15,000
15,000
-
25,000
25,000
25,800
-
Australia
Council
Arts Victoria
City of
M elbourne
Grant
Grant
-
Grant
-
4,000
25,800
2,000
2,000
NETS Victoria
“Exhibition
Development
Fund grant”
10,000
-
10,000
-
10,000
NOTE 11:
638,098
522,191
125,907
PROVISIONS
Current
Provision for annual leave
Provision for long service leave
Total provisions - Current
2012
2011
$
$
37,948
38,225
10,279
48,227
12,785
51,010
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
2012
2011
$
$
24,671
18,799
5,800
5,800
30,471
24,599
Retained earnings at the beginning of the financial year
77,752
96,243
Net Surplus/(Deficit) attributable to members of the company
32,533
Retained earnings at the end of the financial year
110,285
77,752
32,533
(18,491)
14,158
18,608
NOTE 12:
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses, Gift Vouchers and other liabilities
Membership prepaid
NOTE 13:
NOTE 14:
RETAINED EARNINGS
(18,491)
CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Surplus/(Deficit) from ordinary activities
Non-cash items in operating surplus
Depreciation
Changes in assets and liabilities
Disposal of non-current assets
-
-
(Increase)/Decrease in trade and other receivables
(132,216)
176,593
(Increase)/Decrease in inventories
(2,413)
785
(Increase)/Decrease in other current assets
(2,134)
1,211
Increase/(Decrease) in trade and other payables
(3,236)
(24,155)
Increase/(Decrease) in income in advance
115,907
(266,931)
Increase/(Decrease) in other current liabilities
Cash flow (used)/provided by operating activities
5,872
28,471
6,221
(106,159)
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 201
NOTE 15:
MEMBERS’ FUNDS
The company is a public company limited by guarantee. The liability of the members is limited.
Every member undertakes to contribute $50.00 to the assets of the company, if it is wound up while
he or she is a member, or within one year afterwards.
NOTE 16:
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions with related parties are on normal commercial terms and conditions no more favourable
than those available to other persons.
Directors’ Remuneration - None of the directors who served during the year received or were entitled
to receive income from the company.
NOTE 17:
INTEREST RATE RISK
The company’s only exposure to interest rate risk as at the reporting date is cash of $185,375 (2011
$182,781) which attracts an average variable rate of 4.75% (2011 5.6%).
All other financial assets and liabilities are non-interest bearing.
NOTE 18:
CAPITAL AND LEASING COMMITMENTS
Operating lease commitment
Non-cancellable operating leases contracted for but not capitalised in the financial statements:
NOTE 19:
SEGMENT REPORTING
The company operates in one industry and one geographic segment only.
NOTE 20:
ENTITY DETAILS
The registered office of the company is:
The Crafts Council of Victoria Limited
31 Flinders Lane
Melbourne Victoria 3000
The principal place of business is:
The Crafts Council of Victoria Limited
31 Flinders Lane
Melbourne Victoria 3000
THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION
1.
The directors of the company declare that:
The financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 7 to 17, are in accordance with the
Corporations Act 2001:
comply with Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001; and
give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 31 December 2012 and of the performance for
the year ended on that date of the company.
2.
In the directors’ opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be
able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.
This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.
______________________________ James Samargis, Director
______________________________ Robert Camm, Director
Dated this
day of April 2013
INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
Report on the Financial Report
We have audited the accompanying financial report of The Crafts Council of Victoria Limited which
comprises the balance sheet as at 31 December 2012, and the operating statement, statement of
changes in equity and cash flow statement for the year ended on that date, a summary of significant
accounting policies and explanatory notes and the directors’ declaration.
Directors’ Responsibility for the Financial Report
The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial
report in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting
Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001. This responsibility includes establishing and
maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report
that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying
appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the
circumstances.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted
our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These standards require that we comply
with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures
in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or
error. In making these risk assessments, the auditors consider internal control relevant to the entity’s
preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness pf
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our audit opinion.
Independence
In concluding our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations
Act 2001. We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001,
provided to the directors of The Crafts Council of Victoria Limited on - April 2013 would be in the
same terms if provided to the directors as at the date of this auditor’s report.
INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CRAFTS COUNCIL OF VICTORIA LIMITED
ABN 67 005 725 940
Auditor’s Opinion
In our opinion the financial report of The Crafts Council of Victoria Limited is in accordance with the
Corporations Act 2001 including:
a)
giving a true and fair view of the company’s financial position as at 31 December 2012 and of
its performance for the year ended on that date in accordance with the accounting policies described
in Note 1; and
b)
complying with Australian Accounting Standards (including the Australian Accounting
Interpretations) and the Corporations Regulations 2001.
Name of Firm:
G C Perry & Co
Name of Partner:
__________________________
Geoffrey C Perry CPA
Address:
Dated this
768 High Street, Thornbury, Vic 3071
day of April 2013