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Article - 06.08.2007
Craft
Catrina Vignando talk at 'Smart works: design and the handmade' symposium
Catrina Vignando presents her talk, 'The role of Australian contemporary craft and design within a paradigm of creative industries', at the 'Smart works' symposium at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, on 1 April 2007.
Catrina Vignando is the General Manager of Craft Australia, the national peak body advocating for Australian contemporary craft and design. She has managed the restructure of the organisation including establishing its role as a portal to the Australian craft and design sector through the Craft Australia website www.craftaustralia.com.au.

Vignando's 18 year professional career in the art sector includes managing art organisations such as Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre and Megalo Access Arts; curatorial and freelance consultancies; advocating for the sector on the boards of art and advisory companies such as CREATE Australia, the Innovation and Business Skills Council of Australia, IBSA, and the National Visual Arts and Craft Network, NVACN. She is currently the chairperson of the Australian Craft-Design Organisations, ACDO.







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