Canberra’s creative heart beats strongest in November, when studios across the city open their doors for the Design Canberra Festival Open Studios. This year, we’ve had the privilege of meeting some of the talented artists and makers who bring our city’s design scene to life, each with their own story, craft, and connection to place.
Our meet.the.maker video series takes you inside their studios to experience the passion, patience, and creativity that shape their work.
Bev Hogg | Ceramics
📍 8 Brennan St, Hackett
🗓 Saturday 1 November | 10am–4pm
Bev’s joyful ceramic sculptures reflect her love of nature, whimsy, and storytelling. Step into her Hackett studio and discover how she shapes clay into expressive, character-filled forms that feel both playful and profound.
🔗 @bev_hogg
Julie Bradley & Akie Haga | Mixed Media + Glass
📍 16 Hoddle Gardens, Ainslie
🗓 Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 November | 10am–4pm
Friends and collaborators, Julie and Akie share a creative studio filled with colour, light, and texture. Julie’s layered mixed-media artworks explore form and emotion, while Akie’s delicate glass pieces capture the movement and translucence of the natural world.
🔗 @julie.bradley.art | @akiehaga
Julie Ryder | Textiles
📍 9 O’Rourke St, Weetangera
🗓 Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 November | 10am–4pm
A renowned textile artist, Julie combines traditional craft with contemporary design to create striking, sustainable works. Her studio is a tactile wonderland — filled with pattern, print, and natural dyes that tell stories through fabric.
🔗 julieryder.com.au
Carol Cooke | Textiles
📍 70 Finniss Cres, Narrabundah
🗓 Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 November | 10am–4pm
Carol’s work explores the relationship between texture, colour, and form. Her contemporary textile pieces are both artful and functional, reflecting a deep connection to material and making.
🔗 @cookeart
Lisa Cahill | Glass
📍 Unit 8/18 Whyalla St, Fyshwick
🗓 Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 November | 10am–4pm
Lisa’s studio is a place of precision and light. Her kiln-formed glass works blend fluidity and structure, capturing the subtle beauty of Canberra’s natural environment in shimmering form.
🔗 lisacahill.com
Robert Schwartz & Rose-Mary Faulkner | Glass
📍 34 Cassidy St, Queanbeyan West NSW
🗓 Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 November | 10am–4pm
Partners in life and art, Robert and Rose-Mary create elegant, sculptural glass pieces that play with form and light. Their shared studio in Queanbeyan is a space of innovation, experimentation, and quiet brilliance.
🔗 schwartzglass.com
Explore, connect, and be inspired
This year’s Design Canberra Open Studios is a reminder that art lives not only in galleries but in our homes, hands, and everyday lives. We invite you to wander through these studios, meet the makers, and celebrate the creativity that makes Canberra such a remarkable place to live.
🎥 Watch the full meet.the.maker video series here