Circular Hospitality Project

The first residency in Regional Arts Australia’s Industry Residencies Pilot Program, Circular Hospitality, proposes a design-led, circular economy collaboration between Tasmania’s hospitality and design sectors.

Led by ceramic artist Kate Bowman in partnership with Design Tasmania, the project explores how creative practice can reimagine waste as a resource. Working closely with three Tasmanian hospitality venues - The Agrarian Kitchen, Scholé and Dier Makr, Kate will collect high-quality post-consumer waste materials and investigate their transformation into ceramic glazes, functional wares, and other ceramic outcomes.

Each stage of the residency is grounded in material research and collaboration. The resulting works will be returned to the participating venues for use, completing a circular material system that connects food, place, and design, while highlighting the potential for creative practice to drive sustainability and innovation within regional industries.

Research time will also see the development of open-source documented framework to support uptake by other designers, educators, or venues for sourcing, testing, and applying waste-derived materials in ceramic production. Scalable partnership models will also be explored as well as workshops and events linking food, design, and sustainability.