Ararat Gallery was established in 1968 as a few small rooms in the Old Municipal Offices of the Ararat Town Hall. Taking inspiration from Ararat’s historical association with fine merino wool production, we have been committed to exhibiting and collecting textile and fibre art since the 1970s.

We are custodians of over a thousand artworks and objects, including quilts, tapestries, basketry, embroideries, sculpture and weavings.

Over the last 55 years the Gallery space has increased significantly, most recently during the Arts Precinct Redevelopment Project, completed in August 2018. During that project, the Gallery doubled its exhibition and collection spaces, and in recognition of its significant textile collection was renamed Ararat Gallery TAMA – Textile Art Museum Australia.

This exhibition features work by Andrew Chapman, Lois Densham, Rosemary Draper, Tony Dyer, Lucas Grogan, Michelle Hamer, Alan Holland, Cara Johnson, Barbara Macey, Letty Nicholls, Joy Smith, Patrick Snelling and Wendy Stavrianos.