Spring Series 2010

The Australian Centre for Craft and Design has unveiled 14 experimental exhibitions, projects and events as part of its Spring Series 2010 program that takes design beyond the gallery walls and into Sydney’s broader community. 

The ten-week program represents a new phase in programming for the centre, commencing July 27, 2010 to coincide with Sydney Design 2010.

Object engaged with over 60 creative collaborators to develop the Spring Series projects, with the last event concluding on 10 October 2010, as part of the City of Sydney’s Art & About Festival.

The Spring Series seeks to form unexpected connections between creative disciplines, ideas and people.

Object director, Steven Pozel, said: “This represents an exciting departure from Object’s regular program of exhibitions. The Spring Series sees our creative program extend beyond the gallery walls. We are taking new ideas and design to people, using the city as a canvas.”

“We’re offering audio tours of design hotspots, a behind-the-scenes look at creative studios, opening pop-up stores and taking experimental events to the streets – all in the aim of engaging people in new and creative ways,” said Pozel.

The Spring Series launches with the Audio Design Museum, a new Object initiative of free downloadable audio tours covering design hotspots around Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in late 2010.

The audio tours feature the voices of more than 100 local designers talking about their individual creative journeys and focus on city precinct or design themes, such as furniture, textiles or fashion.

Sydney’s streets will also play host to the ride-on-dinner event, a one-off bicycle tour hosted by young designer Anthony Hamilton-Smith on August 14, 2010. The tour, which explores ideas of sustainability in design, food and transport is led by Hamilton-Smith and uses an award-winning trailer that has been fitted out as a portable kitchen.

Using this specially equipped kitchen, Hamilton-Smith will be cooking guests a meal that is based on locally sourced produce and which draws on principles of the slow food movement.

A range of exhibitions, community events, bespoke installations, film screenings, pop-up stores and symposiums make up the remaining 12 program elements of the Spring Series.

www.object.com.au/springseries