2024

detail of Estado latente ceramic and native cotton fabric 150 x 90 cm 2022. Courtesy of the artist

Thursday, April 18, 2024 to Friday, June 7, 2024

Collapsed Ecologies

Presented as part of Melbourne Design Week 2024, 'Collapsed Ecologies' responds to the themes of: Ecology, Ethics and Energy, through contemporary textiles and experimental objects.

detail, 'Fata Morgana' designed by Yiling Shen and Yuchen Gao, 2023, woven by Saffron Gordon, wool, cotton, 110 x 75cm. Photo: Marie-Luise Skibbe

Thursday, March 14, 2024 to Friday, May 24, 2024

Propositions: 2023 Tapestry Design Prize for Architects

Celebrate the completion of the Propositions tapestry suite, the result of the 2023 Tapestry Design Prize for Architects, woven by ATW weavers Leonie Bessant, Chris Cochius, Amy Cornall, Saffron Gordon, Tim Gresham, Pamela Joyce, David Pearce, Emma Sulzer and Caroline Tully.

6XT, Studio Brieditis, 2023. Photo: courtesy of the artist

Thursday, February 15, 2024 to Saturday, April 6, 2024

2023 Artists in Residence Group Show

The '2023 Artists in Residence Group Show' is a celebration of the artists who resided at the ATW in 2023.

detail of, UNTITLED (DETAIL FROM KIWIRRKURRA WOMEN’S PAINTING)

Thursday, February 8, 2024 to Friday, March 8, 2024

Story, Country, Site

‘Story, Country, Site’ is a survey of tapestries designed by First Nations artists and woven by the Australian Tapestry Workshop.

Thursday, November 2, 2023 to Friday, February 2, 2024

Line/Loop/Line

These artists are interested in patterns, lines, stripes, shapes, repetition and colour expressed through the tactile sensibility of textiles.

Robyn Daw, False luddite (detail), c. 1990, tapestry. Photography credit: Carl Warner

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 to Friday, February 2, 2024

Robyn Daw: Curious Nature

'Robyn Daw: Curious Nature' celebrates the life and work of the late Robyn Daw, who was a weaver at the ATW from 1986 to 1989, as well as an artist, curator, educator and writer.