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Australian Tapestry Workshop

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World-renowned for contemporary tapestries handwoven in cross-disciplinary creative partnerships.
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Work is now underway on 'Rhythm of The Reeds - Welcome to Country', a major tapestry created in collaboration with Maree Clarke (Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung) for the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)'s new $110 million redeveloped home at South Melbourne Town Hall. The commission also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Australian Tapestry Workshop. Over the past few months, our team has been working closely with Maree to guide the translation of her artwork into tapestry. Measuring 7 x 3 metres, the work will take eight months to complete, with a team of eight weavers, dyeing specialists and support staff bringing it to life using 250 specially dyed colours of Victorian wool. Pictured: the tapestry in progress, artist visits, creation of the cartoon, colour selection + yarn dyeing, and river reeds gathered by Maree that have informed the work. This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of Peter Jopling AM KC @peterjopling @ree_clarke @vivienandersongallery @lifeatanam @creative_vic @cityofportphillip | All photos by ATW taken in Australian Tapestry Workshop by @austapestry
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As the @nationalgalleryaus opens Arthur Boyd: Tapestries this weekend, we're celebrating our own collaboration with Boyd, across a series of tapestries that helped shape the history of Australian tapestry. Among them is the Great Hall Tapestry in Parliament House, Canberra, our most significant work to date. Measuring 9 metres high and 20 metres wide, and believed to be the second-largest tapestry in the world at the time, it remains a landmark achievement in Australian art and one of the most ambitious tapestry projects of the modern era. At the heart of its success was trust. Boyd saw the weavers as artists in their own right, placing complete confidence in their ability to translate his vision into tapestry. When he first saw the completed work laid out in full, he knelt and kissed it. Today, the Great Hall Tapestry continues to stand as a powerful reminder of what can happen when artists and weavers collaborate with shared ambition, creative courage and mutual respect. That spirit continues to guide us today as we work with leading contemporary artists, pushing the boundaries of tapestry to create powerful new works that tell Australian stories. - Great Hall Tapestry, 1988. Designed by Arthur Boyd and woven by ATW Weavers: Leonie Bessant, Sue Carstairs, Irene Creedon, Robyn Daw, Joanne Feder, Owen Hammond, Kate Hutchinson, Pamela Joyce, Peta Meredith, Robyn Mountcastle, Jennifer Sharpe, Joy Smith, Iain Young. Images: 1. Arthur Boyd at Bundanon with the design for the tapestry. 2. The tapestry in situ at Parliament House, Canberra. 3. ATW weaver Robyn Daw viewing the tapestry laid out on the floor. 4. Arthur Boyd painting an additional section of the design at ATW. 5. ATW weavers working on the tapestry. 6. The design in the ATW studio, alongside the work in progress on the loom. by @austapestry
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Do you know this FREE tapestry workshop in Melbourne? 🎨🧵- Fun Thing to Do Indoors This Winter in Melbourne (Part 3) Australian Tapestry Workshop offers free, beginner-friendly Weaving Play workshops: 🪡 Learn basic weaving techniques - no experience needed! 🎟️ Free & walk-in friendly 🖼️ Explore the artist studios, dye laboratory and exhibition space It’s such a nice way to slow down, get creative and try something new! 📍@austapestry, 262-266 Park St, South Melbourne 🎟️ FREE 🗓️ Next session on Saturday 25th July as part of Open House Melbourne @openhousemelb ⏰ 10am - 4pm (just drop-in any time between these hours!) Follow for more fun things to do indoors in Melbourne this winter! ❄️ 🎥 @melbumami for @whatsonstkildasouthside @cityofportphillip Ad #tapestry #melbourneworkshops #free #thingstodoinmelbourne #melbourne taken in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by @austapestry
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TALK | Tales from The Archive As part of ATW’s 50th anniversary celebrations, join researcher and art historian Dr Bree Di Mattina in conversation with ATW Co-Director Sophie Travers for Tales from The Archive, exploring significant works and stories from our five decades of tapestry production. Drawing on Bree’s extensive archive research, they will share the stories behind some of ATW’s significant tapestries and consider what they reveal about the changing landscape of Australian art and textile practice. ▪️ Tales from The Archive 🗓 Saturday 24 October 🕑 2pm - 3pm 🎟 Free 📍 Australian Tapestry Workshop 🔗 Book your spot at the link in bio - Tales from The Archive is made possible with the support of the Gordon Darling Foundation. @bree_dimattina @t.ravers Pictured: Grevillea (1981), designed by Lesley Dumbrell, woven by Cresside Collette, Carol Dunbar and Iain Young. taken in Australian Tapestry Workshop by @austapestry
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Sunlight, cyanotype, photography and weaving converge in Izabela Pluta’s 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹, a hand-woven tapestry created in collaboration with the Australian Tapestry Workshop. The work draws on a coronal synoptic map from May 1986, a scientific image recording solar activity across a complete rotation of the Sun. Cotton yarn coated in cyanotype chemistry was then exposed at Newcastle’s former World Map Pool, now known as the Canoe Pool, allowing the sunlight, UV intensity and environmental conditions of that day to materially shape its colour. At the heart of the work is a personal date: 11 May 1986, the day Izabela Pluta emigrated from Poland to Australia with her family. Forty years later, Refraction index brings together movement across time and place with light, chemistry, image and thread. Hand-woven by Saffron Gordon at the Australian Tapestry Workshop. Commissioned by The Lock-Up Patrons Program. Copper elements produced with assistance from studio assistant Leeroy Chapman. Drop in this week to see 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹 and the rest of @izabelapluta__studio exhibition 𝘊𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - Presented at The Lock-Up from 25 September 2026 to 31 January 2027. 📸: Exhibition view, Izabela Pluta, 'Cavitation', The Lock-Up, Muloobinba/Newcastle. Courtesy the artist and Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert. Photography by Edwina Richards. @edwinajillrichards @izabelapluta__studio @trafo_szcsecin @newannual @creative.australia @creatensw @gallerysallydancuthbert @hulb0t @austapestry @instituteofoceanologypan @axinteractive taken in Awabakal and Worimi lands by @austapestry
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FREE WEAVING PLAY Join us at ATW this Saturday 17 October for a drop-in Weaving Play session, perfect for beginners of all ages. Explore simple weaving techniques and get creative with a colourful mix of materials, all provided. Take an hour for yourself to slow down and rediscover the simple satisfaction of making by hand. This is a drop-in session on a first-come, first-served basis. The activity takes around an hour, and there may be a short wait. ▪️Weaving Play 🗓 Saturday 17 October 🕑 1pm - 4pm 🎟 Free 📍 Australian Tapestry Workshop 👟262–266 Park Street, South Melbourne 🔗 More information at the link in bio - Weaving Play is made possible thanks to the support of Bendigo Community Bank Elwood, and the South Melbourne Community Chest. Photography by ATW. @communitybank_elwood @southmelbopshop @whatsonstkildasouthside @cityofportphillip @experiencesouthmelbourne taken in Australian Tapestry Workshop by @austapestry
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LAST CHANCE | 2027 Artist in Residence Program Have you got your application in yet? 👀 There’s still time to apply for ATW’s 2027 Artist in Residence Program, but applications close this coming Monday, 12 October! Open to mid-career artists, the program offers dedicated studio space and specialist support, enabling you to extend your practice through immersive access to ATW’s unique facilities and expertise. ❗️Applications close Monday 12 October, 5pm AEST 🔗 Apply at: www.austapestry.com.au/2027AIR - Pictured: Kate Beynon 2026 ATW Artist in Residence. Photo by ATW. by @austapestry
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TAPESTRY ANNOUNCEMENT | Anne Zahalka One of Australia’s most highly regarded photo-media artists, Anne Zahalka, is collaborating with ATW to realise her first-ever tapestry, ‘Detail (from ‘The Dutch Painter’)’, 1991. The tapestry will be handwoven by ATW weaver Tim Gresham over four months. The project brings Zahalka’s ongoing exploration of photographic reproduction and digital image-making into dialogue with tapestry, where the pixelated logic of the photograph is reconfigured through thread, colour and the physical structure of the weave. The collaboration opens up new material and visual possibilities for Zahalka’s work through the medium of tapestry. We can’t wait to share more of this tapestry as it progresses. Swipe through to see ATW weaver Tim Gresham translating the artwork into tapestry, including an early exploratory sample. - Pictured: Anne Zahalka at the Jewish Museum of Australia, 2026. Photo: Ben Dowd. Anne Zahalka, ‘Detail (from ‘The Dutch Painter’)’, 1991. Anne Zahalka and ATW weaver Tim Gresham with the tapestry design. Photo: ATW. Exploratory sample woven by Tim Gresham. Photo: ATW. Tim Gresham creating the cartoon. Photo: ATW. Anne Zahalka is represented by ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne, and Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney. @annezac @arconegallery @dominikmerschgallery @greshtim taken in Australian Tapestry Workshop by @austapestry
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👀 Behind the scenes at ATW! ‘Rhythm of The Reeds - Welcome to Country’, designed by Maree Clarke (Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung). We’re weaving this monumental tapestry bit by bit, the finished work will be a huge 7 x 3 metres! As we progress, we roll the tapestry down, adjust the loom tension and transfer the next section of the cartoon onto the warp threads with ink. Then, it’s time to weave again. 🧵 Want to see this spectacular work in progress up close? Join us tomorrow at 11am for a FREE guided tour of ATW, including special access to the workshop floor. ⭐️ Free Guided Tour of ATW 🗓️ Saturday 3 October 🕚 11am 📍 Australian Tapestry Workshop 👟 262–266 Park Street, South Melbourne - ‘Rhythm of The Reeds - Welcome to Country’ is being commissioned for ANAM’s redeveloped home at South Melbourne Town Hall, and as a part of ATW’s the 50th anniversary celebrations. This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of Peter Jopling AM KC. taken in Australian Tapestry Workshop by @austapestry
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✨ Missed out on the first session? We’ve added a second date! ✨ Join artist Emma Buswell for a practical, hands-on introduction to bead weaving. In this beginner friendly workshop Emma will share the fundamentals of bead weaving, including how to make a simple loom from recycled materials, and how to create patterned designs. You’ll put these techniques into practice to create your own beaded piece during the workshop. Participants will also receive a pattern for a miniature design inspired by Emma’s much-loved roast chicken bag, which can be made into a beaded coin purse or card holder. Take your new skills home and create your own mini version of Emma’s iconic design. No previous experience is required and all materials are supplied. ▪ Bead Weaving with Emma Buswell ️🗓 Saturday 24 October 🕑 1pm - 4pm 🎟️ Adult: $130 | ATW Friends / Concession: $120 📍 Australian Tapestry Workshop ❗️ Update: Tickets are now sold out - Images: 1. Emma Buswell 'The Sometimes Luxury Handbag and Other Suburban Fables', 2022 2. Detail from Bead Weaving Workshop 3. Emma Buswell, artist portrait by Ezra Alcantara @embuzza1 taken in Australian Tapestry Workshop by @austapestry
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WORKSHOP | Natural Indigo Dyeing Explore the art of indigo dyeing in this beginner-friendly workshop led by ATW’s botanical dye specialist Heather Thomas. Learn simple shibori techniques (Arashi, Ne Maki, and Itajime) and experiment with folding, binding, and wrapping to create patterned textile samples, a hand-dyed silk scarf, and a set of napkins. Perfect for anyone trying natural indigo or resist dyeing for the first time. 🗓 Date: Saturday 10 October 🕑 Time: 1pm - 4pm 📍 Australian Tapestry Workshop 🎟️ Cost: Adult: $170 | Concession/ATW Friends: $155 ❗️ Update: Tickets are now Sold Out - Photography by ATW taken in Australian Tapestry Workshop by @austapestry
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ANNOUNCING | 2026 Kate Derum + Irene Davies Awards Finalists This year, we received applications from artists across 22 countries, reflecting the breadth of contemporary tapestry today. The 2026 finalists offer a snapshot of the ideas, materials and approaches shaping the medium, from emerging perspectives to established practices. Congratulations to all the shortlisted artists. We can’t wait to share these works, made slowly, by hand, and with an extraordinary range of perspectives on contemporary tapestry. The 2026 judges are Rachel Arndt, Director of Wangaratta Art Gallery; Beck Jobson, GM/Head of Studio at ATW; Ema Shin, 2026 Biennale of Sydney artist; and Anna Dunnill, winner of the 2024 Kate Derum Award. ❗ Award Announcement: 28 October 🗓 Exhibition: 29 October 2026 – 16 January 2027 📍 Australian Tapestry Workshop 👟 262 - 266 Park St, South Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia by @austapestry
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