Handmade Canberra Market

The market was founded in 2008, being initially located at Albert Hall. It subsequently expanded and moved from there to the Yarralumla Woolshed, later to the Kamberra Wine Company and the National Convention Centre, before finally finding a permanent home at EPIC.{{Cite web |last=buyveteran |date=2020-09-21 |title=Julie Nichols of Handmade Canberra |url=https://buyveteran.com.au/2020/09/21/julie-nichols-of-handmade-canberra/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Buy Veteran |language=en}}

The market was also listed by Better Homes and Gardens as one of the best Art and Design Markets in Australia.{{cite web | url=https://www.bhg.com.au/best-art-and-design-markets-in-australia | title=8 of the best art and design markets in Australia }}

In 2010 the market started a bricks and mortar shop front called Shop Handmade, where stallholders from the market could lease shelf space in the shop to sell their products.{{Cite web |date=2013-11-22 |title=Keepers of a curated collective strike gold in Canberra |url=https://www.afr.com/wealth/keepers-of-a-curated-collective-strike-gold-in-canberra-20131123-iysrb |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}} The shop closed in 2016 due to redevelopment of the area.{{Cite web |last=Doherty |first=Megan |date=2016-05-04 |title=A Canberra favourite, Shop Handmade, to close at the end of May but watch out for another retail project |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6050352/a-canberra-favourite-shop-handmade-to-close-at-the-end-of-may-but-watch-out-for-another-retail-project/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=The Canberra Times |language=en-AU}}

In 2022, the market introduced a [https://handmadecanberra.com.au/low-sensory-shopping/ Low Sensory Shopping] hour.

• [https://handmadecanberra.com.au/ Official Website]

Category:Events in Canberra

Category:Retail markets in Australia

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