48:. The two women formed a committee to explore the feasibility of the workshop in 1974 beginning with a study of the local art scene and including research into the methods employed by overseas tapestry workshops. It was agreed that if such a place were to exist in Australia it would have to engage weaver's artistic as well as their technical abilities. The workshop was modelled on the
31:
pieces and promotes tapestry creation though collaboration with contemporary artists. Founding director of the workshop, Sue Walker, described role of the workshop to be "the fostering of artistic collaboration rather than the development of a subservient technical skill".
308:
52:
in
Edinburgh, Scotland, where artists and weavers collaborated to create tapestries. State funding was secured by June 1975 and the workshop was opened on 24 February 1976.
40:
Established in 1976 as the
Victorian Tapestry Workshop, the Australian Tapestry Workshop was the product of years of research and planning by Lady Joyce Delacombe and
169:
323:
318:
41:
193:
263:
97:
131:
Some other notable collaborations between artists and the
Australian Tapestry Workshop include the translation of works by
303:
209:
24:
72:
of tapestry weaving. It has collaborated with over 300 artists since its conception and created over 400 tapestries.
121:
81:
132:
68:
The
Australian Tapestry Workshop employs weavers to create unique tapestry pieces using the traditional
69:
60:
The name of the
Victorian Tapestry Workshop was changed to the Australian Tapestry Workshop in 2010.
313:
92:, and updated by Peter Carmichael in 1976 and Peter Williams in 1999. It is a fine example of a
189:
165:
89:
234:
93:
49:
297:
136:
45:
160:
Knezic, Sophie; Were, Ian; Cochius, Chris; Australian
Tapestry Workshop (2010),
117:
140:
125:
28:
287:
44:
supported by
Premier and self-appointed Minister for the Arts
128:. It is currently the second largest tapestry in the world.
120:
to create a 9.18 x 19.9 m tapestry for the
Reception Hall of
100:. The building originally served as drapery establishment
23:(formerly known as the Victorian Tapestry Workshop) is a
116:
In 1988 the
Australian Tapestry Workshop worked with
108:, the title of which is still painted on the façade.
235:"Great Hall Tapestry | Australian Tapestry Workshop"
309:Non-profit organisations based in Victoria (state)
96:style building and is included in the now defunct
80:The Australian Tapestry Workshop building in
8:
188:. Sydney, Australia: The Beagle Press.
152:
84:was constructed in 1885 by architect
7:
162:Contemporary Australian tapestries
14:
164:, Australian Tapestry Workshop,
262:Power, Liza (3 November 2012).
216:. Department of the Environment
98:Register of the National Estate
27:that employs weavers to create
1:
288:Australian Tapestry Workshop
214:Australian Heritage Database
21:Australian Tapestry Workshop
102:Harcourt and Parry Emporium
25:not-for-profit organisation
340:
324:Textile arts organizations
319:Textile arts of Australia
82:South Melbourne, Victoria
264:"Creativity looms large"
210:"Patross Knitting Mill"
239:www.austapestry.com.au
106:Patross Knitting Mills
42:Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
94:Victorian Free Gothic
16:Artists' organisation
184:Walker, Sue (2007).
112:Significant projects
304:Australian artisans
186:Artists' Tapestries
86:Thomas James Crouch
171:978-0-9803731-2-7
90:Crouch and Wilson
70:Gobelin technique
331:
277:
275:
274:
249:
248:
246:
245:
231:
225:
224:
222:
221:
206:
200:
199:
181:
175:
174:
157:
122:Parliament House
339:
338:
334:
333:
332:
330:
329:
328:
294:
293:
290:- official site
284:
272:
270:
261:
258:
256:Further reading
253:
252:
243:
241:
233:
232:
228:
219:
217:
208:
207:
203:
196:
183:
182:
178:
172:
159:
158:
154:
149:
143:into tapestry.
114:
78:
66:
58:
50:Dovecot Studios
38:
17:
12:
11:
5:
337:
335:
327:
326:
321:
316:
311:
306:
296:
295:
292:
291:
283:
282:External links
280:
279:
278:
257:
254:
251:
250:
226:
201:
194:
176:
170:
151:
150:
148:
145:
113:
110:
77:
74:
65:
62:
57:
54:
37:
34:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
336:
325:
322:
320:
317:
315:
312:
310:
307:
305:
302:
301:
299:
289:
286:
285:
281:
269:
265:
260:
259:
255:
240:
236:
230:
227:
215:
211:
205:
202:
197:
195:9780947349509
191:
187:
180:
177:
173:
167:
163:
156:
153:
146:
144:
142:
138:
134:
129:
127:
123:
119:
111:
109:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
75:
73:
71:
63:
61:
55:
53:
51:
47:
43:
35:
33:
30:
26:
22:
271:. Retrieved
267:
242:. Retrieved
238:
229:
218:. Retrieved
213:
204:
185:
179:
161:
155:
137:Jon Cattapan
130:
115:
105:
101:
85:
79:
76:The building
67:
59:
46:Rupert Hamer
39:
20:
18:
133:John Coburn
118:Arthur Boyd
56:Name change
314:Tapestries
298:Categories
273:2014-09-14
244:2022-05-24
220:2014-09-15
147:References
141:John Olsen
126:Canberra
104:and the
29:tapestry
268:The Age
36:History
192:
168:
139:, and
64:About
190:ISBN
166:ISBN
19:The
124:in
88:of
300::
266:.
237:.
212:.
135:,
276:.
247:.
223:.
198:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.