Cyclic
Abbotsford Convent
Melbourne
21 - 24 May 2026
Melbourne
21 - 24 May 2026
Cyclic is a group exhibition proposed by a collective of craft practitioners from Craft Victoria’s Fresh! Fellowship 2025 cohort. Working across woodworking, metalsmithing, textiles, bio-materials, lighting and ceramics, each maker contributes a distinct yet interconnected voice within the evolving language of contemporary craft.
The exhibition invites participating artists to respond to the idea of the circular — as both form and philosophy. Circular forms evoke notions of process, repetition, sustainability and continuity. Through this lens, Cyclic explores the tensions between making and unmaking, growth and decay, creation and renewal. Repetition and rhythm form the heartbeat of the exhibition. For some artists, repetition fosters meditative, flow-state making; for others, it becomes an act of repair, accumulation or transformation. Together, the exhibiting artists celebrate the handcrafted, the iterative and the enduring cycle of making itself.
Photographer: Claire Armstrong