Ballarat City of Crafts and Folk Art
Ballarat is a city of diverse peoples on traditional land. Our city is a location made up of diverse creative skills with a chequered and layered history. This special heritage has left us with a complex web of crafts that have been used to tell the tale of an indigenous nation, a goldrush city and today a city of varied groups of migrants gathered, travelling through, or embedded over the last 200 years.
Today craft is more than just heritage – with contemporary artisans producing works which are steeped in tradition but also push the boundaries of design.
Traditional skills
Heritage trades and crafts are celebrated in Ballarat. With gorgeous facades lining the city streets, and a network of original miner’s and soldier’s cottages spanning out from the centre, there’s always a need for a specialist tradesperson to help keep this heritage city looking at its best. Ballarat is the perfect home for those practising traditional skills or seeking to learn the secrets of the craft.