Bespoke Utopia | Exhibition | M16 Artspace
About this event
Bespoke Utopia | Exhibition | M16 Artspace has 3 dates listed at M16 Artspace (21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, 2603), starting Fri 30 Oct 2026 and running to Sun 1 Nov 2026.
Tickets and details are on the organiser’s website, linked on this page. Prices listed by the organiser: Price Free. They’re indicative, so check the final price when you book.
The organiser lists these accessibility features for the event: https://craftanddesigncanberra.org/pages/accessibility.
From the organiser
Bespoke Utopia brings together leading Canberra artists whose practices embrace the principles of slow design, offering an alternative to the norms of post-capitalist production. Showcasing the depth and diversity of the region's art and design community, the exhibition highlights creative practices that celebrate care, craftsmanship and long-term thinking.
In today's post-capitalist economy, contemporary design often functions as a driver of overconsumption. Much of popular design is classified as ephemeral, disposable or temporal, categories that reflect the broader issue of planned obsolescence. These approaches carry significant ethical and environmental implications, particularly in the face of accelerating climate change. Bespoke Utopia invites audiences to critically consider how these design practices shape our world and to reflect on their long-term consequences.
The artists featured in this exhibition prioritise thoughtful, responsible making over rapid, large-scale manufacturing. Drawing on traditions of craftsmanship and handmade processes, their work positions slow design as both a philosophy and a form of creative activism, one that contributes to broader cultural shifts towards environmental and social sustainability. Through sustained engagement with materials, form and process, the exhibition highlights how deliberate, mindful design can foster more enduring and environmentally conscious ways of living.
The venue’s recorded access
Inclusable’s venue database has an entry for M16 Artspace at this location. It records wheelchair access, step-free entry, accessible toilet and accessible parking, with an accessibility score of 86/100. The venue hasn’t confirmed these details. They describe the venue in general, not this particular event.
Not yet recorded for the venue: communication and sensory features such as a hearing loop or quiet hours. We don’t know either way, so it’s worth checking before you go.
Accessibility at this event
Shared by the event organiser via ATDW, where provided. Check with the organiser if you need specifics.
Public accessible toilet near M16 Artspace
M16 Artspace records an accessible toilet. The nearest public one outside the venue, for before you go in or when it is closed, is Griffith Shopping Centre, about 280 m away.
Griffith Shopping Centre · about 280 m away in a straight line
Griffith Shopping Centre, Griffith, ACT (shopping centre)
Open: Oct-Mar 7am-10pm, Apr-Sep 7am-8pm
Source: the National Public Toilet Map, data as at 1 September 2026. Distances are straight-line, not the walking route, and facilities can change — check before you rely on one. Facility record
Ticket prices
- PriceFree
Indicative prices from the organiser, where provided.
Accessibility score 86/100
Venue details from the Inclusable venue database, where available.
Dates · Once Only
- Fri, 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Sat, 24 Oct 2026, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Sun, 25 Oct 2026, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Wed, 28 Oct 2026, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Thu, 29 Oct 2026, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Fri, 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Sat, 31 Oct 2026, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Sun, 1 Nov 2026, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location & contact
- M16 Artspace21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, 2603
- Get directions (opens in a new tab)
- 6262 9333
- hello@craftanddesigncanberra.org
Event information courtesy of the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW).
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