Check fit
Confirm that active practice and a public route to teaching, access or collaboration exist.
Put your working place on the national map.
Studios, guilds, workshops, teaching spaces, conservation practices, mills and production sites can apply for Centre recognition.
Practice / access / recognition
06.4Apply for recognition
Choose the Centre pathway that matches the place.
Before starting, prepare your organisation details, location, public contact, disciplines, session or access information and a clear description of the active capability your Centre holds.
The secure registration and checkout currently run through the CWA Secretariat system. Your Centre information and national ACA pathway remain clearly identified here.
Report basisMapping Australia’s Crafts Sector 2026 · Section 6.9; Recommendation 13. Current application: CWA Secretariat portal.
Register
Complete the appropriate Accredited, Featured or Flagship Centre application.
Activate
Complete the Centre profile so the place can be listed and connected.