WINNER: Beth George and Emerald Wise - 'Solstice'

PEOPLES CHOICE: Tasmin Vivian Williams and Tonielle Dempers - 'The Fox and the Lyrebird'

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Glenn Russell | 3RDRM - 'Mezcla'

This year we were delighted to receive applications in response to the rich and resonant site of Kerstin Thompson Architects' Bundanon Art Museum. The significance of this location, as detailed by Thompson was treated with insight and intelligence by applicants from over 11 countries around the world.
The judging panel selected 15 shortlisted finalists on their tapestry designs: Glenn Russell | 3RDRM (WA), Adjacency Studio (NSW), Beth George and Emerald Wise (VIC/WA), Heliotope (VIC), Ellen Kwek (VIC), Multiplicity (VIC), Malin Parkegren (VIC), Jamileh Jahangiri | Studio Orsi (NSW), Tasmin Vivian-Williams and Tonielle Dempers (WA) and Yiling Shen and Yuchen Gao (VIC)

First prize was awarded to 'Solstice' designed by Beth George and Emerald Wise.

The jury awarded a single High Commendation to 'Mezcla' designed by Glenn Russell of 3RDRM.

Judges included: Jefa Greenaway (Wailwan, Kamilaroi & Dharawal) (Chair), Kerstin Thompson AM, Justin Hill, Christina Na-Heon Cho, Adrian Iredale, Camilla Block and José Da Silva.

Breaking with tradition of weaving a tapestry of the winning design, large format woven studies of each finalist's design and provides a glimpse - or proposition - for the potential for each of these designs to be commissioned as a large scale tapestry.

These designs and the resulting woven outcome provide a snapshot into contemporary architecture, transporting hypothetical ideas into the realm of the tangible, expressed as handwoven tapestry. This collaboration celebrates the artistry and technical skills of ATW weavers and highlights the possibilities of tapestry available to architects, artists and designers.