Saturday, July 24, 2021
Open House Melbourne: Australian Tapestry Workshop Weaver Talk
Join us for a free online talk about the ATW
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Events and Talks
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Somali Finger Weaving Workshop with Muhubo Suleiman
Join Artist in Residence Muhubo Suleiman for a Somali Finger Weaving Workshop using ATW warp and wool.
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
International Speaker Series: David Cochrane (UK)
Please join the Friends of the ATW for the Kate Derum Award and Irene Davies Emerging Artist Award for Small Tapestries International Speaker Series.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
International Speaker Series: Kayla Mattes (USA)
Please join the Friends of the ATW for the Kate Derum Award and Irene Davies Emerging Artist Award for Small Tapestries International Speaker Series.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
International Speaker Series: Mariana Ortega (MEX)
Please join the Friends of the ATW for the Kate Derum Award and Irene Davies Emerging Artist Award for Small Tapestries International Speaker Series.
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Virtual Tapestry Design Prize for Architects Winner Announcement
Celebrate with us online as we announce the winner of the $10,000 Tapestry Design Prize for Architects 2021.
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Artist in Residence Open Studio: Carolyn Menzies
Join ATW Artist in Residence Carolyn Menzies for an open studio!
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
International Speaker Series: Jilly Edwards (UK)
Please join the Friends of the ATW for the Kate Derum Award and Irene Davies Emerging Artist Award for Small Tapestries International Speaker Series.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
International Speaker Series: Caron Penney & Katharine Swailes, Atelier Weftfaced (UK)
Please join the Friends of the ATW for the Kate Derum Award and Irene Davies Emerging Artist Award for Small Tapestries International Speaker Series.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Tapestry Design Prize for Architects 2021 Launch
Join the Australian Tapestry Workshop as special guest Sir Jonathan Mills AO, FRSE, launches the Tapestry Design Prize for Architects 2021. Celebrate with us online as the highly anticipated site for the 2021 design challenge is revealed, and we share details on how to enter this unique and international $10,000 prize.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
FUTURE PROOFING: PRESERVING CONTEMPORARY TAPESTRY THROUGH ARCHITECTURE
To celebrate the fourth Tapestry Design Prize for Architects (TDPA) in 2021, join architects Peter Williams AM, Amy Muir and Australian Tapestry Workshop Director Antonia Syme AM as they discuss how historical connections between architectural space and tapestry can be drawn upon in the contemporary world, while also exploring the ways that tapestries may transform public and private space in the future.
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Radiating Brooch Workshop with Vicki Mason
Join ‘Make the World Again’ exhibiting artist Vicki Mason to create a radiating flora brooch using textile knotting techniques. Using hemp cord combined with ATW wool yarn participants will explore a range of colour and design possibilities in this hands-on workshop.
Friday, January 1, 2021
ONLINE STUDIO VISIT: Naomi Hobson
Hear ATW collaborator, Kaantju/Umpila artist Naomi Hobson speak about her creative practice from her studio in Coen, Far North Queensland.
Friday, January 1, 2021
WATCH: WOVEN SONG Australian Launch
In February 2020 Short Black Opera (SBO) and the Australian Tapestry Workshop continued its exciting collaboration to share ‘WOVEN SONG’ with Australian audiences for the first time as part the 2020 Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts (Asia TOPA).