Handmade Canberra Market

The Handmade Canberra Market is an Australian indoor market located at EPIC in Canberra. The market runs 4 events per year[1] and is the only market in Canberra that is accredited with the Australian Made Campaign.[2]

History

The market was founded in 2008, being initially located at Albert Hall. It subsequently expanded and moved from there to the Yarralumla Woolshed, later to the Kamberra Wine Company and the National Convention Centre, before finally finding a permanent home at EPIC.[3]

The market was also listed by Better Homes and Gardens as one of the best Art and Design Markets in Australia.[4]

In 2010 the market started a bricks and mortar shop front called Shop Handmade, where stallholders from the market could lease shelf space in the shop to sell their products.[5] The shop closed in 2016 due to redevelopment of the area.[6]

In 2022, the market introduced a Low Sensory Shopping hour.

Awards

Award Sponsor Notes
Start Up Award Telstra Business Awards Winner - Shop Handmade Canberra
Canberra Region Innovation & Resilience Award Canberra Region Tourism Award Winner - 2021 Canberra Region Innovation & Resilience Award
Canberra Region Innovation & Resilience Award Canberra Region Tourism Award Winner - 2022 Canberra Region Innovation & Resilience Award

References

  1. ^ "Visiting the Market". Handmade Canberra. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Australian Made crafts partnership with Handmade Canberra - The Australian Made Campaign". australianmade.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ buyveteran (21 September 2020). "Julie Nichols of Handmade Canberra". Buy Veteran. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ "8 of the best art and design markets in Australia".
  5. ^ "Keepers of a curated collective strike gold in Canberra". Australian Financial Review. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ^ Doherty, Megan (4 May 2016). "A Canberra favourite, Shop Handmade, to close at the end of May but watch out for another retail project". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 18 April 2022.


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