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VICTORIA
TAFTA’s GEELONG FORUM 2011 has the dates of 25 September -1 October in 2011 and the program will be announced in the November 2010 edition of Textile Fibre Forum magazine, so you can enrol in time for a ballot being held in December this year. Another exciting time for TAFTA at Geelong Grammar, spring of 2011.
GRAMPIANS TEXTURE takes place from 26 Feb – 3 March 2011 with 15 tutors offered including Cheryl Bridgart, Teresa Dair, Lynn Ferguson, Jeanette De Nicolis Meyer, Judy Dominic, Philomena Hali, Robyn Henwood, Rose Kingsmill, Anita Larkin, Carolyn Lewin, Felicity Matthews, Rachel Meek, Adele Outteridge, Liz Powell and Emma Shirgwin. You choose your own style of accommodation from the large number of options in the Halls Gap region. Activities include an exhibition, special dinners, students and tutor twilight market and more. Visithallsgap.com.au/grampianstexture
FORAGED FABRICS is an exhibition of quilts by Marion Matthews being held from 11 Sept – 9 November at Off the Beaten Track Wine & Art Gallery, 6669 Western Highway, Buangor Victoria . Gallery open 10am-5pm daily. Phone (03) 5354.5502; E: offthebeatentrack@bigpond.com
BUDA CONTEMPORARY TEXTILES INSPIRED BY BUDA WORKSHOP. Attend one of these workshop activities and you will learn a little of the culture of Buda Historic House and have the opportunity to choose themes for translation into a textile form, which are to be found throughout the house and garden, for example: patterns on China, inlays in tables, motifs on picture frames, the hedge, garden ornaments and features. You will have the opportunity to sketch and/or photograph those objects which may ‘inspire’ your entry. Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm (lunch provided). $35 includes one free entry into the Award. REGISTRATION: admin@budacastlemaine.org or 03 5472 1032
FUTURE WORKSHOPS
Saturday October 16 2010
Saturday January 15, 2011
Saturday April 30 2011
Thursday July 21 2011
Saturday September 24 2011
Expressions 2010: The WOOL QUILT PRIZE will open at the National Wool Museum in Geelong on Friday 10 September, 2010 and remain on show until 30 January, 2011. This is an acquisitive award of $3000 with the winning entry acquired for the Museum’s contemporary wool quilt collection. The winner will be announced at the launch event on Wednesday 29 September, 2010. Further information available from the National Wool Museum website www.nwm.vic.gov.au or phone (03) 5272 4812. To join the electronic mailing list, please email your name to expressions@nwm.vic.gov.au Other contact information: The National Wool Museum, Ros Jehne Curator, phone 03.5272.4864; expressions@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
FABRIC & FIBRE TAKE FLIGHT The Stitched Together Group present this exhibition at Chapel on Station Gallery, cnr. Station Street and Ellingworth Parde, Box Hill from Oct 7-20.
STITCHES AND STROKESan exhibition featuring works by Margaret Craven Bridget Frawley and Lyn Guy will run from Sept 9 – Oct 3 at Kinross House Gallery, Uniting Arts Toorak, 603 Toorak Road, Toorak Victoria. Open daily 10am-4pm.
SWADDLE the second year Textile Arts students from Box Hill TAFE present an exhibiton at SJS Gallery, 120 Alexandra Pde, Fitzroy from Oct 12-23.
MIRROR: an exhibition of the collages of JEANNIE BAKER. Renowned children’s book author and artist, Jeannie Baker, is launching a new book, Mirror – "a visual story is told, contrasting the hurly-burly of life in Sydney with a remote village in Morocco, revealing similarities between two outwardly different cultures, ways of life and landscapes." This is a travelling exhibition supported by the Australian Government through the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR). The exhibition is at the Melbourne Museum from 5 Nov 2010 – 13 Feb 2011.
Exhibition - "LAYERS OF THOUGHTs by Kitty Chung O'Kane Date: 8 -25 Sept 2010
Opening: 11 Sept 2010 4-6pm Artist talk 18 Sept 2010.Cambridge Studio Gallery
52 Cambridge St, Collingwood, Vic www.cambridgestudiogallery.com.au
Gallery hours Wed to Sat 11am -5pm. The body of work in this exhibition conveys layers of thoughts and memories in growing up and growing old as a female. These layers protect and heal - just like the many layers of our skin does. It makes us who we are individually. Works include paintings, sculptures, textiles and wearable art garments.
ALEX SELENITSCH returns to Craft Victoria from 22 Oct – 27 November to explore theme and variation, creative use of found material and sentimental tribute. Using a stack of found die-cut cardboard sheets, Alex Selenitsch has created a series of ‘unintended’ boxes, containers and objects. The original stack of cardboard was found in the garage of the artist’s deceased father-in-law. This work is a tribute to his father-in-law’s independent, un-conforming personality. Selenitsch has creatively approached the source material by constructing 94 unique forms, each of which is a variation on the expected, standardised assemblage of the cardboard template. Although there are many more variations which could have been formed, Selenitsch stopped at 94 because his father-in-law did. Out of the Box: 94 Variations continues Selenitsch’s interest in making the stereotype nervous. Alex Selenitsch is a Melbourne-based poet and architect. He has taught architectural design, theory and history at Deakin University, RMIT and the University of Melbourne and is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning, the University of Melbourne. He is represented by grahame galleries + editions, Brisbane, and Place Gallery, Melbourne. Craft Victoria is located at 31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm
ARTISAN CRAFT BOOKS located at 159 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy (Melbourne) announces that u ntil the 11th of September Artisan will be presenting their 5th Annual Artist Books Exhibition. The theme for this year is 'Atlas.' With the Artist Book Exhibition we seek to explore the boundaries of how a book is defined, focusing on the book as a sculptural form. Once again previous years entries may be viewed on our website. If anyone is interested please let us know and we will send you out an entry form. Phone (03) 9416.4805; Email artisan@alphalink.com.au www.artisan.com.au
AUSTRALIAN TAPESTRY WORKSHOP. The Victorian Minister for the Arts, The Hon. Peter Batchelor MP announced that the Victorian Tapestry Workshop will now be known as the Australian Tapestry Workshop to better reflect its status as an organisation of national significance. The Workshop was established 34 years ago by Lady Delacombe and Dame Elisabeth Murdoch. The domain name and email addresses have changed to austapestry.com.au Two new major works are currently available for viewing at the workshop, located to 262-266 Park Street, South Melbourne : Ngayuku Ngura (This is my country) by Nyankulya Watson for the Australian Embassy in Rome, and Birds an dleaves and we ourselves come form the perfect harmony by Nell for a private client. Ring to make an appointment to see the works and/or tour the workshop: 03.9699.7885. contact@austapestry.com.au
ONE STEP FURTHER an open juried exhibition of contemporary art quilts has 4 October as the closing date for entering with selected works to be shown from 11 Nov – 22 Dec 2010 at Whitehorse Art Space, Box Hill Victoria. More information from Jenny Bacon: jbacon@iinet.net.au or download entry forms from www.victorianquilters.org
VALDA QUICK BIENNIAL PAPER ARTS EXHIBITION. This is the inaugural exhibition named for one of Papermakers of Victoria's founding members. Paper in its present form is almost two thousand years old, but it is as young as today. It can be anything from writing papers to major sculptural works - and it can be made from a variety of fibres, from eucalypt through cotton to grasses. The exhibition provides an insight into the fascinating world of the paper artist, many of whom work with handmade paper. Works include both fibre and reclaimed paper and range across 2D and 3D artworks, miniature books and writing papers. The exhibition dates are from 4th November to Sunday 21st November. Gallery opening hours are Wednesday to Friday 11-4 and Saturday and Sunday 12-5pm. The venue is the Access Gallery at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, 7-27 Snake Gully Drive, Bundoora Victoria. For more information please email enquiries@papermakers.org.au
PAPER ARTS Gippsland East will take place at East Gippsland Art Gallery Bairnsdalefrom 21 Oct – 9 Nov 2010. Intentions to exhibit must be received by 1st June 2010. Entries close on 30 September. Cost is $25 for up to two pieces. CALL FOR ENTRIES: East Gippsland Art Gallery invites artists to submit applications for inclusion in the gallery’s next artist book award exhibition to be held in AUGUST 2011. The theme is Books .. beyond words – evolution. A Major Award of $5000 will be made. Details from www.eastgippslandartgallery.org.au The gallery is located at 2 Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale VIC 3875.
HURRAH 10: An exhibition of contemporary textiles. 29 Sept – 17 Oct at Steps Gallery Melbourne (62 Lygon Street, Carlton South). The gallery is open Tues-Sun, 11am-6pm; closed Mondays. Those exhibiting: Nola Bailey, Fern Bant, Wanda McPherson, Karen Richards, Marilyn Townsend, Gabriella Verstraeten & Alison Withers.
Dookie Art Attack Signature: "JOURNEY IN TEXTILES" with Susan Fell McLean - this is one of the 4-day workshops being held 4th – 7th September 2010, Dookie Campus, University of Melbourne, North East Victoria. Learn the following intriguing textile techniques, and take home a scarf for each day: Arashi, Itajima and Katano Shibori; block printing discharge; eucalyptus dye techniques. Accommodation available & fully catered for, in an idyllic setting. For a prospectus contact Glasson’s Art World Shepparton. Full information on all workshops from Phone (03)58220077 www.glassonsartworld.com.au workshops@glassonsartworld.com.au
Basketmakers of Victoria (BOV): a series of workshops for 2010 continues with the venue being the BOV home of The Stables – Wattle Park, 1012 Riversdale Road, Burwood (Melbourne). Enquiries to Sue Dilley on phone (03).9754.2114. The Biennial BOV Exhibition will be held at Collingwood Gallery 292 Smith Street, Collingwood from 20 Nov – 1 Dec 2010 and is titled ENTWINE.
www.basketermakersofvictoria.com.au
The Inaugural MT BULLER SUMMER SCHOOL 2011: From August you can find details online at: www.mtbullersummerschool.com.au Short courses will be offered in Fibre Arts, Photography, Painting and Cooking. Classes to be held from Feb-April 2011.
"Located in the beautiful Victorian High Country, an easy 3-hour drive north east from Melbourne."
The Australian Sewing Guild Inc. is holding its annual Convention in Ballarat, Victoria on the following dates -19th to 25th September, 2010. If you require any further information, following is a link our webpage:- http://www.aussew.org.au/convention.php
The Convention Co-ordinator, Toni Stuart can be contacted on willstuart@otpusnet.com.au should you require any further info.
FIBRE ARTS BALLART 2011 has the dates of 14-20 April. www.fiberarts.vivit.com
At Ararat Regional Art Gallery to 26 September you can see "A Matter of Time: Australian Studio Tapestry 1975-2005": the exhibition surveys tapestry created over a thirty year period by leading independent artist-weavers. Major works from Ararat Regional Art Gallery's permanent collection are augmented with selected loans to explore the emergence and evolution of this eminent field of Australian textile practise. Finally, Liz Williamson’s Living Treasure exhibition, an Object Gallery Touring Exhibition will be in Ararat from 30 Sept – 31 October 2010.
Marie-Therese Wisniowski is a studio artist and lecturer who is also the curator for the exhibition "ArtCloth: Engaging New Visions. For further details email: marie-therese@artquill.com.au The show travels to Wangaratta Gallery, Victoria, from the 11th December 2010 - 23rd January 2011. The gallery features innovative, contemporary textile exhibitions.
TAYENEBE – Tasmanian Aboriginal women’s fibre work exhibition is a travelling show through Visions of Australia, and will be at Koori Heritage Trust, Melbourne from 30 August – 8 November 2011. Tayenebe is a south eastern Aboriginal word meaning ‘exchange’. Over the past three years more than 25 Tasmanian Aboriginal women, aged from 7 to 87, have journeyed together across the island in a determined process of cultural retrieval. "The impetus for the tayenebe project has been the desire to reconnect with the cultural craft of Ancestors. Thirty-seven Aboriginal woven-twined baskets created during the 1800s from lily, iris, sedges and rushes that survive in museums internationally are particularly inspirational for these makers." The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, the National Museum of Australia and Arts Tasmania co-managed the project to ensure that the women involved had support and opportunities to express ideas from making to exhibition to writing and planning future work.’ There is a catalogue available from http://museumshop.tmag.tas.gov.au/store/viewItem.shop?idProduct=101
THE JOHNSTON COLLECTION: ‘a hidden treasure, a jewel in the heart of Melbourne.’ Offered: tours, exhibitions and a lecture program; also a reference library at Fairhall the residence of the late William Johnston. Three guided tours daily, Monday to Friday. Phone (03) 9416.2515 E: wrjohnston@bipgond.com www.johnstoncollection.org The Johnston Collection is located in East Melbourne. Bookings essential (03) 9416 2515. Visitors collected by courtesy bus from the Hilton on the Park Hotel in East Melbourne. Be sure to enquire about their excellent speaker program. Next at The Johnston Collection: FLUID BORDERS Ways of Seeing Oriental Rugs curated by Susan Scollay who has selected pieces from both private collections in Melbourne, and from The Johnston Collection - to Friday 22 October 2010. A Series of Three Lectures with Sylvia Sagona takes place in Aug/Sept; and Valerie Krips Set of Three Lectures in Sept/October. This is only a sample of the many talks staged that Fairhall, PO Box 79, East Melbourne 8002. wrjohnston@bigpond.com www.johnstoncollection.org
In addition to FLUID BORDERS (see above), The Johnston Collection is staging Akira Isogawa Meets Mr Johnston to 20 October. Akira Isogawa is working with The Johnston Collection to ‘rearrange Fairhall’ using works from the collection. My Cup Runneth Over: Christmas at The Johnston Collection takes place from 3 November 2010 – 25 February 2011. This next time, special decorations are being created by Victoria’s South Western Region – Warrnamabool and environs including The Embroiderers Guild Victoria (SW Branch). Anticipated are works in textile, glass, multi-media, patchwork – and doll makers. Regular tours available to see the works.
Glenys Mann event - FIBRES GEELONG (26 Sept – 2 Oct). Full details from www.mannmaid.com.au
The National Gallery of Victoria is currently presenting a remarkable collection of clothes and accessories from the 1850s to 1950s in Australian Made: 100 Years of Fashion. Drawn entirely from the NGV’s Collection of Australian fashion and textiles, this exhibition will explore the rise of fashion in Australia. On display will be rare early examples of labeled garments from the mid 19th century and a range of dresses, tailored items and accessories that were made and retailed in Australia. Paintings and photographs showing how the garments were worn will also be included in the exhibition. Australian Made will feature garments from Hall Ludlow Buckley & Nunn, Mrs Eeles, Le Louvre, La Petite, Lucas, Hicks, Atkinson & Sons, Misses Mooney, Georges, Lucy Secor, MAGG, Linda Patricia, Hartnell of Melbourne, Ann Austin, Thomas Harrison, Helena, Ottery’s, Ball & Welch, Bright & Hitchcocks, Miss Scott, Brownell Bros, Beril Jents, and Ivy Field Lingerie among others. Australian Made: 100 Years of Fashion will be on display at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square to 23 January 2011. Open 10am–5pm, closed Mondays.
It Opened in July: the National Gallery of Victoria will showcase a selection of lace from the 16th to 20th century in LACE IN FASHION. Included are ove 50 works from the NGV collection along with several loans. Needle lace and bobbin lace will be explored. As well, dresses by Parisian couture houses Balmain and Beer will be displayed plus garments and portraits representing how lace was used in fashionable dress. The exhibition continues to 23 January 2011. The NGV International is open 10am-5pm daily except Tuesdays when it is closed. Admission is free. www.ngv.vic.gov.au
The BEAUTIFUL SILKS "Faculty of Advanced Textile Knowledge and Wisdom", based at 101 Victoria St, Fitzroy, ph: 03 9419 7745 is offering a diverse range of textile workshops – for constantly updated information see the link to their programme for 2010 which includes workshops by India Flint, Patricia Black, Liz Evans, Wendy Bailye and more: http://www.workshops.beautifulsilks.com/index.html
OCTOBER 2nd 2010 is the date of the next FeltUnited which was launched in 2009 as part of worldwide effort for an International Day of Felt. The colour theme for the 2010 FeltUnited will be yellow-green-blue. Consult the website http://gallery.me.com/cynthiareynolds#10010&view=mosaic&sel=0
Robyn Steel-Stickland is offering TWILIGHT FELTING on Tuesday evenings from 7-9:30pm at Lumina Fibre Arts Gallery 89 Waverley Road, East Malvern. Phone (03) 9569.3860; lumina@luminatextiles.com.au Cost is $35/session.
The EMBROIDERERS GUILD of Victoria celebrates their 50th anniversary with the exhibition, JUBILATION! Celebrating Fifty Years of the Guild from 11-26 September 2010, Yvonne Walton Convenor (03). 9571.2133. There will be OPEN and JUNIOR Challenges. As well, The Embroiderers Guild Victoria will have an OPEN DAY on SAT AUGUST 7th – demonstrations all day from 10am-2pm. All welcome; free entry. Enquiries to (03) 9509.2222. www.embroiderersguildvic.org
TAG (Textile Art at the Guild) has a monthly speaker program. www.embroiderersguildvic.org/tag.htm Entrance to TAG Monthly Meeting Programme is normally $5 (members & non-members). The venue is Embroidery House, 170 Wattletree Road, Malvern (Melbourne), starting time 7:30pm. www.embroiderersguildvic.org/tag.htm
TAG is a forum for established and emerging textile artists who meet the first Monday evening of the month, 7.30pm start at Embroidery House, 170 Wattletree Rd., Malvern 3144. $5 entry. ALL WELCOME. For ‘potential’ speaker opportunities and/or the chance to exhibit in TAG’s annual FABRICATE international invitational exhibition please send your profile to: textileag@gmail.com
6th September, Alison Morton- Dyeing with Plants("Plant Cottage", Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne)
4th October, Janie Matthews (WA)- "Tempus Fugit"- and so does the needle! (winner of EGV Embroidery with wool exhibition/ 2010.)
8th November, Kate Collins- Screen & Block Textile Printing.
6th December, Dawna Richardson-Hyde- Saudi Experience (tutor @ Box Hill Centre for Creative Industries)
For followers of the International BACK TO BACK Wool Challenge, the date for the 17th Challenge in 2011 is on or before Sunday 12 June 2011. Wendy Dennis, Coordinator 17th International ‘Back to Back’ Wool Challenge 2011. PO Box 34, Birregurra Vic 3242 Australia. Ph (03) 5233 6241. Email backtoback@iprimus.com.au
Web: www.tarndwarncoort.com (The results of the 2010 International Back to Back WOOL CHALLENGE are in. FIRST IN A NEW RECORD TIME: - Toronto Spiders, Ontario, Canada: 5hr, 52min; 48sec (incl. a 5-minute penalty). This is a new Canadian Record. Team 1, Pelhrimov, The Czech Republic came in 2nd; Hitsujukouboh Masako, Chibaken Japan came in 3rd. Wendy Dennis of Tarndwarncoort Victoria co-ordinates this international event each year, with many Australian teams competing as well, to create a jumper starting with the shearing of the sheep).
NATURAL DYEING – you can ask to be on a free email list to receive a regular e-newsletter produced by Pam Borchardt – contact her via pamborch@melbpc.org.au
PLANT CRAFT COTTAGE: The Cottage is a heritage listed building in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. The Plant Craft Cottage (near H Gate of the Royal Botanic Gardens) is open to the public, Mon-Fri from 10am-3pm daily (closed on public holidays), also the third Sunday of each month. New members are always welcome. Phone (03) 9650.3235. Sunday open days: The cottage is open on the 3rd Sunday of each month for visitors to come and see the lovely building, craft displays and shop. Children’s programmes operate in the school holidays. There are craft demonstrations most Tuesdays throughout the year.
