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Thank you for visiting our membership page!

Due to some changes to our membership coordination plans, we have further postponed the launch of the membership portals to early-mid 2026.

If you have already purchased one of our annual memberships below, we will extend your membership so it ends after 1 year from our official launch. If you have purchased a monthly membership, we will process a refund for you.

Please let Hyunjoo, artisan Creative Programs Coordinator (programs@artisan.org.au), know if we can provide any support or clarification about our memberships.

Warm regards,
Artisan Team

Our membership program is a Self-Perpetuating Model designed to generate revenue that funds a broader impact for you the maker and creates sustainable growth that benefits the entire sector.

Put simply: we are stronger together.

That's why artisan is launching our new membership strategy - it will be Craft Queensland's most ambitious professional development initiative for contemporary makers and connoisseurs of contemporary craft and design.

Our membership model directly funds the four pillars that create a circular value for the Queensland craft and design sector.

OPPORTUNITIES - Exclusive access to a growing market for quality objects and experiences. Our activities aim to support makers right across Queensland.

KNOWLEDGE - Cross-disciplinary learning spanning traditional craft mastery to contemporary skills like, copyright law and digital documentation.

NETWORKS - A Statewide circle of intergenerational and interdisciplinary connections linking emerging makers with established practitioners, traditional artisans with contemporary innovators, and individual creators with industry professionals.

INCOME - Business development advice from packaging and portfolio design and personal branding to entrepreneurship intensives, sustainable practice models, and access to new opportunities.

Opportunities, income, knowledge, and networks - the four pillars that will grow the Queensland Contemporary Craft and Design Sector.

Craft Connoisseur

$195 / year

For dedicated craft and design enthusiasts and collectors.

Exclusive "Meet the Makers" event (up to 4 per year)
VIP Previews
5% discount on all artisan retail purchases
Invitation to the annual members' celebration
Bi-Annual Collectors' Talk by guest curator
Member price for all workshops, tours and classes
Member discount to inaugural artisan Forum "UNLIMITED" in 2026 - an important meet up of Queensland's contemporary craft and design network
Member price to our new" Makers' Book Club"

COMING SOON

Professional Member

$175 / year

For practicing craft and design professionals

Professional online profile and maker directory listing
Priority access to the artisan annual Workshop and Masterclass Timetable with Queensland's leading industry professionals - Launching October 2025
Industry networking events (quarterly)
Market development, portfolio curation & showcasing opportunities
Need a creative space to work in? Let's chat.
5% discount on all artisan retail purchases
Development opportunities through workshop facilitation jobs, professional speaking/panels, residency and exchange initiatives
Access to promotional support through artisan social media channels
Professional member pricing for the inaugural artisan Forum "UNLIMITED" in 2026 - an important meet up of Queensland's contemporary craft and design network
Member price to our new "Makers' Book Club"

COMING SOON

Student Maker

$75 / year

For students and early-career practitioners

Access to the artisan mentoring activities
Reduced rates for workshop/studio facility use in growing partner locations
Emerging maker exhibition and retail opportunities
*Free entry to professional development events
Networking events with established professionals
5% discount on all artisan retail purchases
Intern and other development opportunities
50% for the inaugural artisan Forum "UNLIMITED" in 2026 - Queensland's contemporary craft and design network annual forum
Member price to our new "Makers' Book Club"
Does not include professional masterclass timetable.