UNLEASHED+ 2026
HOTA, Home of the Arts | 1 Aug - 8 Nov
Exhibition of Queensland's best emerging makers and designers
Ben Adams | Céline Caron | Gabi Harris | Jacqueline Kaytar | Jude Muduioa | Julia Bramich |
Michelle Le Plastrier | Petalia Humphreys | Rachel North | Rhiannon Sothern | Tom Summers | William MacLean
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artisan in Residence Alumni
Rick Hayward | Norton Fredericks | Natalie Ward | Erin Conron | Regi Cherini
artisan is relaunching our long-standing biennial emerging makers exhibition UNLEASHED as its expanded and invigorated 2026 edition supported by HOTA, Home of the Arts and Experience Gold Coast.
UNLEASHED+ is reimagined not just as an exhibition, but as Queensland's premier career development opportunity for emerging craft and design practitioners. For over two decades, this program has launched careers, and now we're taking our support to the next level by offering comprehensive market development support services and mentoring that extend far beyond the traditional exhibition model.
Location: Gallery 4, HOTA, Home of the Arts, 135 Bundall Rd, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
Exhibition Catalogue
Learn more about the artworks through our online exhibition catalogue here:
UNLEASHED+ 2026 Finalists
artisan in Residence Alumni 2024-25
Image credits
Photo of Ben Adams, 2026. Photo: Bryony Dux. Image courtesy of Ben Adams Studio.
Blackwood Seat, 2024, Ben Adams Studio. Tasmanian Blackwood, Victorian Ash. 2000 x 500 x 750mm. Photo: Bryony Dux. Image courtesy of Ben Adams.
Photo of Céline Caron, 2024. Photography by and image courtesy of Céline Caron.
Baby Boy, 2025, Céline Caron. Glazed terracotta, underglaze, oxides and pigments, 370 x 210 x 210mm, Photography by and image courtesy of Céline Caron.
Photo of Gabi Harris, 2026. Photo: Paul Harris. Image courtesy of Gabi Harris.
Fragility: At the Edge of Flight. Enamelled and oxidised copper, steel wire. Dimensions variable. Image courtesy of Gabi Harris.
Photo of Jacquline Kaytar, 2025. Photo: Oscar Nicholson. Image courtesy of Jacqueline Kaytar.
Bark Side Table, 2025, Studio Kaytar. Sandcast Aluminium. 470 x 350 x 300mm. Photo and image courtesy of Jacqueline Kaytar.
Photo of Jude Muduioa, 2025. Photo: Kylie Johnson. Image courtesy of Jude Muduioa.
Triadic Resonance 2.0, 2025, Jude Muduioa. Ceramic, recycled clay, ash deposits glaze, wood fired 100 hours. 500 x 400 x 50mm. Photo and image courtesy of Jude Muduioa.
Photo of Julia Bramich with her ceramic artwork Bulb Vessel in Wonglepong, 2024. Photo: Sabine Bannard (the_conceptofhome). Image courtesy of Julia Bramich.
Sisters, 2026, Julia Bramich Ceramics. Porcelain. Dimensions variable. Image courtesy of Julia Bramich.
Photo of Michelle Le Plastrier, 2023. Photo: Ellamay Fitzgerald. Image courtesy of Michelle Le Plastrier.
2080 Teenagers Bedroom Edition, 2024, Michelle Le Plastrier. Stoneware, glaze, underglaze, epoxy resin compound. 280 x 250 x 320mm. Image courtesy of Michelle Le Plastrier.
Photo of Petalia Humphreys, 2026. Photo: Danielle O'Brien. Image courtesy of Petalia Humphreys.
EPLC deconstructed series #4 (detail), 2025, Petalia Humphreys. Low sheen interior/exterior acrylic (Almost Smitten, Mint Pea and Quarter Pearl Lusta) on plywood. Dimensions variable. Photo by and image courtesy of Petalia Humphreys.
Photo of Rachel North. Photo: Jo Hammond. Image courtesy of Rachel North.
memory's shroud, 2024-25. Glazed and unglazed stoneware and porcelain with natural beeswax. Dimensions variable. Image courtesy of Rachel North.
Photo of Rhiannon Sothern, 2025. Photo: Annie Noon. Image courtesy of Rhia Jewellery.
Coral Bleaching Collars, 2025. Porcelain / Glaze / Sterling Silver. 150 x 365 x 50mm. Photo by and image courtesy of Rhia Jewellery.
Photo of Tom Summers, 2026. Photo by and image courtesy of Tom Summers.
Likeness, 2026, Tom Summers. Stained Porcelain + Mild Steel. 170 x 210 x 80mm. Photo by and image courtesy of Tom Summers.
Photo of William MacLean, 2023. Photo: Caitlin Low. Image courtesy of Willo Wares Design.
Geometric Box, 2026, Willo Wares Design. Jacaranda, Ironbark and wood dye. 95 x 95 x 105mm. Photo by and image courtesy of Willo Wares Design.
Photo of Regi Cherini, 2024. Photo by and image courtesy of Regi Cherini.
Servo Swag (on paisley), 2024, Regi Cherini. Embroidery floss on cotton. 34.5 x 34.5cm (framed). Image courtesy of Regi Cherini.
Photo of Erin Conron at Canberra Glassworks Hotshop during 2024 artisan in Residence for Established Glass Artists, 2024. Photo by Brooke McEachern, Canberra Glassworks. Image courtesy of Erin Conron.
Parallax Series, Large Low Sphere #1, 2024, Erin Conron. Blown and kiln fired glass with applied enamel. 360 x 360 x 180mm. Image courtesy of Erin Conron.
Photo of Norton Fredericks, 2025. Image courtesy of Retritus.
Casting Hope, 2025, Norton Fredericks. Bronze. 290 x 350 x 200mm. Image courtesy of Retritus.
Photo of Natalie Ward, 2025. Image courtesy of Natalie Ward.
artisan in Residence 2025 outcome collection, 2025, Natalie Ward. Ceramics. Image courtesy of Natalie Ward.
Photo of Rick Hayward at JamFactory during 2025 artisan in Residence for Established Furniture Designer, 2025. Photo by Connor Patterson, JamFactory. Image courtesy of Rick Hayward.
Tall Cabinet, 2025, Rick Hayward. Timber. 1500 x 400 x 300mm. Photo by Connor Patterson, JamFactory. Image courtesy of Rick Hayward.
