Join us for an Artist Talk presented by three of the Weaving matter exhibiting artists on Saturday 12th October 2024, 2pm – 3pm.

Ilka White will lead the panel discussion, joined by Blake Griffiths and Monique van Nieuwland.

Weaving matter: material experimentation presents contemporary practitioners who are making their ideas visible by experimenting with diverse materials to translate political, social, personal or environmental concerns into weavings. Weaving matter was first exhibited at the Australian Design Centre in Sydney in 2023, and for this expanded exhibition at Ararat Gallery TAMA the artists have continued their experimentation with diverse materials to illustrate their innovation in exploring ideas.

All weavers have created intriguing, individual, innovative, and unique woven works that comment on current concerns with materials that take on ‘the burden’ of the concept and present contemporary stories in cloth.

Curator: Liz Williamson
Artists: Christine Appleby, Hannah Cooper, Blake Griffiths, Amanda Ho, Lise Hobcroft, Kelly Leonard, Jennifer Robertson, Jacqueline Stojanović, Jane Théau, Ilka White and Monique van Nieuwland.

Ararat Gallery TAMA was privileged to be working with Liz Williamson to host this second iteration of Weaving matter. Our team are deeply saddened by Liz’s passing, and we hope to honour Liz’s memory as artist, teacher, mentor and curator. We extend our thanks to the exhibiting artists for their commitment to this exhibition in an incredibly sad time. Further thanks to the Australian Design Centre team for their support.

The team at Ararat Gallery TAMA send our sincere condolences to Liz’s family, friends and colleagues.

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This event is free entry, with bookings requested to help plan catering. Please scroll down to book ↓