Author: Tobhi Stone Feller

Welcome to our first newsletter of the year as we step into autumn—and my first as President of the APDG. It is an absolute honour to take on this role. As we build momentum for the months ahead, I want to begin with a massive thank you to Michael Scott-Mitchell APDG for his years of [...]

APDG NATIONAL EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS 2025-2026 Did you know that the Australian Production Design Guild is powered by members involved with the decision making and running of the organisation. Guilds like APDG thrive with active participation from members. Benefits to being on the National Executive, a State Liaison or an Operational role include: "Building and growing your network" [...]

Education Representatitve Liz Keogh Palmer gives an overview of exciting developments in Education and Training initiatives that the guild actively works to achieve and promote including awarding outstanding students with APDG membership, an update on the Costume Supervisor Pathway Program and news on the Screen Australia commissioned PICA study. APDG is pleased to announce that Huxley is [...]

World Stage Design (WSD ) opens in Sharjah on October 18th.  WSD is the first and only designer-based exhibition to showcase and celebrate performance design from individual designers. Held every four years, WSD has now travelled to five cities: Toronto, Seoul, Cardiff, Taipei, & Calgary. The sixth WSD exhibition will be held in Sharjah, UAE [...]

  The Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship for design in the performing arts provides $14,000 biennially to assist an Australian designer or maker for the performing arts to study overseas, to further their career.  The Scholarship was established to create an on-going memorial to the career of the late Kristian Fredrikson by providing career development to designers and [...]

International Production Design Week (IPDW) is a global celebration of screen production design, uniting practitioners, educators, students, and industry partners around the world. This year, the APDG is partnering with AFTRS and cultural institutions including the Caroline Simpson Library and the Korean Cultural Centre to deliver a vibrant program of events in Sydney and Melbourne, including exhibitions, screenings, a [...]

Founded in 1967, the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (PQ) began as an international scenographic exhibition showcasing the best of the world’s design for live performance. In the years since, as delineations of design and performance have expanded and exploded, it has become a unique platform connecting artists, institutions, professionals, researchers, students and [...]

The Australian Government’s Productivity Commission has initiated a consultation on the impacts of AI on Austrlian industries. The APDG submitted a response to one part of the consultation: 'Pillar 3 - Harnessing data and digital technology'. The submission was in the form of responses to set questions. Our responses drew on the AI survey we did [...]

Education Representatitve Liz Keogh Palmer gives an overview of exciting developments in Education and Training initiatives that the guild actively works to acheive and promote including awarding outstanding students with APDG membership, an update on the Costume Supervisor Pathway Program and on the training obligations required by the Location Offset rebate.  Geoffrey Brown, APDG Business Manager,  [...]

The Live Performance Committee has been very active across the range of APDG initiatives over the last few months. The recent Planning Day was a full day of discussion towards setting our short-, medium- and long-term strategic planning goals. There was a lot of discussion about building our membership base – attracting new members and retaining [...]