Creative Women’s Association  ·  Maker Registration

The Maker’s
Mark.

Put your work on the map. Our goal: 10,000 Australian women with a registered maker identity by 2030.

Our Goal

10,000 registered maker identities by 2030

47makers registered
of 10,000

Over 3.2 million adult Australians make things. They weave, sew, throw pots, carve wood, felt wool, forge metal, print textiles, and build instruments. Their work has beauty, skill, and cultural value.

Fewer than 100,000 have ever been in a position to call it a business.

3.2M
adult Australians participate in craft (ABS)
79%
of those who earn from it are women
40 yrs
of real-terms income stagnation in creative work
$12,330
average annual income for women in craft

Not because the work isn’t good enough. Because the infrastructure didn’t exist.

It does now.

When you register today, your name is entered into the Geographical Indications Directory for Crafts, Industrial Products, and Cultural Works — Australia’s permanent public record of women’s creative work.

The Maker’s Mark.

Your name. Your work. Your standard.

The Southern Cross Hallmark is your official Maker’s Mark — the permanent stamp that says your work was made here, by your hands, to a verified standard.

One woman. One mark. Permanent.

When you choose your maker name, you are not filling in a form.

You are putting your work on the map — a public, permanent record of what you make, where you make it, and who you are.

Think of it the way a musician chooses their artist name. It’s yours. It’s the start of something real.

1
Declare
Choose your maker name and create your profile
2
Register
Confirm your membership and activate your account
3
Get your UPI
Receive your Unique Provenance Identifier (UPI)
4
Sell
List your work in the Southern Cross Marketplace

Step 1 of 4

Create your maker profile.

Choose a name you’re proud of — this is your entry in the Geographical Indications Directory for Crafts, Industrial Products, and Cultural Works. The start of something real.

Maker Name

Your name on the map

This is how you’ll appear in the directory and the Southern Cross Marketplace. It can be your own name, a studio name, or a maker name — whatever you want to be known by.

Maker Page Address

Your unique address

Your address in the Southern Cross Marketplace — something like yourname or yourstudio. You can update this later. Don’t overthink it.

A link to set a new password will be sent to your email address.

https://creativewomensassociation.org//marketplace/makers//

Australian Land.
Australian Hands.

Your name is now on the map — entered into the Geographical Indications Directory for Crafts, Industrial Products, and Cultural Works. Australia’s permanent public record of women’s creative work.

One woman. One mark. Permanent.

View the Geographical Indications Directory for Crafts, Industrial Products, and Cultural Works →