Under the Influence - Objects of Obsession and Exploring Woven Tapestry Opening Reception - September 10th 6.00pm -9 .00pm

Archie Brennan & Susan Martin Maffei are internationally-known tapestry artists who have been working in their chosen medium for a combination of more than 85 years! They have exhibited and taught in museums, universities, galleries and art centers around the World and have work in both public and private collections.
Gaga Arts Center
Brennan - Maffei

Information from Ararat Art Gallery

About Time: Australian Studio Tapestry 1975-2005

About Time Australian studio tapestry 1975-2005 will be presented at Ararat Regional Art Gallery from 12 August to 26 September 2010. The exhibition presents tapestries by leading artist-weavers from Ararat Regional Art Gallery's permanent collection, alongside selected loans from public and private collections to highlight the key influences and formal and conceptual concerns that have shaped the character of studio tapestry during this formative period.

In the context of the exhibition, the term ‘studio tapestry’ refers to tapestries designed and created by independent artist-weavers outside of a collaborative environment, such as where production weavers interpret the designs by non-weaving artists.

‘About Time’ boasts some very significant tapestries by leading artist-weavers that reflect the aesthetics and concerns of each decade: bold and colourful abstract works of the 1970s, whimsical and expressive figurative works from the 1980s and more recent tapestries that examine the formal aspects of the time consuming and technically demanding weaving process itself.

The exhibition includes tapestries by Roma Center, Marie Cook, Liz Nettleton, Merrill Dumbrell, Alan Holland, Cheryl Thornton, Tess Crawford, Belinda Ramson, Gerda van Hamond, Kay Lawrence AM, Tass Mavrogordato, Valerie Kirk, Kate Derum, Cresside Collette, Tim Gresham, Sara Lindsay, Robyn Daw and Mardi Nowak.

Ararat Regional Art Gallery Director, Anthony Camm said, “ ‘About Time’ highlights the Gallery’s richly diverse sub-collection of studio tapestry and forms part of our ongoing commitment to presenting our permanent collection in new and interesting ways”.

“The exhibition reveals the potential for the sustained expansion of this unique sub-collection as a nationally significant repository for Australian studio tapestry into the future”, he said.

‘About Time’ is accompanied by a catalogue funded through the Gordon Darling Foundation. The catalogue features an essay by the exhibition curator Anthony Camm and short essays by established artists Kay Lawrence AM and Sara Lindsay and emerging artist Hilary Green, which explore the current ‘state of play’ with reference to their own practices and experiences.

An associated exhibition, ‘Some Small Way: small and miniature tapestries’, mostly from Ararat’s permanent collection, is presented until 17 October 2010 to augment the presentation of ‘About Time: Australian Studio Tapestry 1975-2005’.

‘About Time’ will tour Victoria with the support of the Regional Exhibitions Touring Initiative (RETI) and will be presented at Horsham Regional Art Gallery and Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough in 2011

Australian Tapestry Workshop website

About Time: Australian Studio Tapestry 1975-2005

Image: Kay Lawrence, 'House/Self' 1989, woven tapestry, cotton, wool linen, 165 cm x 135 cm, Purchased with the assistance of the Victorian Regional Galleries Art Foundation, 1990.

Thursday, 12 August 2010
to Sunday, 26 September 2010


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 practice.

‘About Time’ will tour Victoria with the support of the Regional Exhibitions Touring Initiative (RETI) and will be presented at Horsham Regional Art Gallery and Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough in 2011


LOCATION: Ararat Regional Art Gallery, Town Hall, Vincent Street, Ararat
PHONE: (03) 5352 2836
EMAIL: gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au

Ararat Gallery

Australian Tapestry Workshop's newsletter

Follow the link below for the full PDF of the August 2010 newsletter.
Newsletter

John Wolseley at the ATW

Title: Fire and water-moths, swamps
and lava flows of the Hamilton region,
2010
Artist: John Wolseley
Tapestry size: 200 x 300cm
Weavers: Chris Cochuis, Milly Formby
and Pamela Joyce
Weaving time: 1925 hours
Client and Location: Hamilton Art Gallery,
Victoria

New name for the Victorian Tapestry Workshop

The Victorian Tapestry Workshop has officially changed its name to the Australian Tapestry Workshop. The Name change is a significant development in the history of the workshop, established 34 years ago by Lady Delecombe and Dame Elisabeth Murdoch.

Dialogues: Tapestry and Human/Nature

Dorothy Clews, Linda Wallace, Elizabeth J. Buckley, Katherine Perkins, Elaine Duncan, and Lany Eila

Dialogues: Tapestry and Human/Nature Tapestry 3–2–1 Artists:
New Mexico:
Elizabeth J. Buckley
Lany Eila
Katherine Perkins
Canada:
Elaine Duncan
Linda Wallace
Australia:
Dorothy Clews
Reception: Friday, July 23 6:00 – 8:00 pm Exhibit Dates: July 5 – August 20, 2010
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00am – 6:00pm South Broadway Cultural Center Gallery

1025 Broadway, SE Albuquerque, NM 87102

For more details call 311, www.cabq.gov/sbcc
For Accessibility call 505.848.1320, relay NM or 711

Call for Entries
Small Tapestry International 2: Passages
Passage is the act of passing from one place, condition, etc. to another, the route one travels. ATA invites artists to use innovative approaches that push the technical or conceptual meaning of the term in their submissions to the ATA's biennial juried small format exhibition.
The American Tapestry Alliance is a not-for-profit, member-supported organization seeking to exhibit the best of contemporary tapestry. The small format exhibition gives artists an opportunity to explore ideas and processes in new ways while preserving the qualities of handwoven tapestry.

Eligibility
Entry to Passages is open to all tapestry artists who design and weave their own tapestries (defined as "hand-woven, weft-faced fabric with discontinuous wefts"), either individually or collaboratively (all assistants shall be named). Multimedia work will be considered as long as the primary medium is tapestry. Entries must be one-of-a-kind and have been completed after January 2009. Artists may submit up to three entries.
Size Restrictions: The size of the tapestry may not exceed a total of 100 square inches (625 square cm) and cannot exceed 20 inches (50 cm) in any one dimension. For example, a piece can be 10 x 10 inches (25 x 25 cm) or the sides can be of different lengths from each other as long as length times width does not exceed 100 square inches and no dimension is longer than 20 inches (50 cm). Three-dimensional pieces may not exceed 10 inches (25 cms) in height, length, or depth. Tapestries must be mounted and/or framed. If the mount or frame is meant to show when hung, that treatment must be shown in the entry image and must be in keeping with the small-format theme. If accepted, the work must arrive ready to hang. Submissions
Image quality may influence the juror's decision. Only completed tapestries will be juried.

Submissions
must be digital. For each entry, submit one jpeg of the entire tapestry and one jpeg of a detail.
Digital image requirements: jpegs saved at 300 dpi and exactly 1000 pixels on the longest side. Save the images with maximum image quality. Each digital image file must be labeled with only the title, e.g. Morning Mist.jpg or Morning Mist detail.jpg. Burn all image files onto a universal CD. Entries will be saved for historical purposes.

Conditions
• Artists are responsible for all shipping and insurance costs to the first venue and for the return
shipping and insurance costs from the final venue.
• Entries not accompanied by all completed forms, digital images and fees cannot be juried.
• Work that differs significantly from the submitted image may be declined for exhibition.
• Complete exhibition instructions will be sent to the accepted artists. Accepted works not completely
prepared for installation may be returned.
• Tapestries must be available through the last scheduled exhibition.

Juror
Kay Lawrence, Australian fiber artist, author and Head of the South Australia School of Art.


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