Presented in association with Craft as part of its Craft Forward series, Material Constructs: The Home Stretch features new work by Sarah crowEST, in response to two earlier textile artworks acquired from the artist in 1995 and 2013.  A leader and innovator in textile art, crowEST’s work operates in the gaps between geometric abstraction, hand-crafted apparel and the expanded field of ‘painting’.

Craft Forward is a touring exhibition program that commissions a leading Victorian maker to partner with a significant regional gallery and develop a new body of work in response to works previously acquired by that gallery.  Ararat Gallery TAMA has partnered with sarah crowEST to develop an exhibition to launch a new purpose-built gallery devoted to textile art practice following a substantial redevelopment project.  Craft is committed to delivering a meaningful touring program as part of its ongoing commitment to ensuring regional makers and audiences have access to high level craft and design.  The exhibition will be supported by a public program of events.