The foundation years of Craft Australia - the 1970s

Jane Burns, the founding Director of Craft Australia in 1971 until 1992, provides an insider's view of the development of the then Crafts Council of Australia with its steering committee of prominent craftspeople, designers and writers and how they challenged and extended crafts in Australia. It is argued that this vision of support for studio practitioners earning a living from craft has provided greater opportunity for more people to participate and explore craft.