Creating Textile Artworks to celebrate Ipswich’s Woollen Mills
Join us in these hands-on workshops around visually interpreting the history Ipswich’s Woollen Mills.
You will learn techniques to conceive and create 3D textile artworks, as well as the tools, planning and fabrication to build an exhibition are the backbone of these sessions.
Sample works produced from these sessions will help in forming an exhibition being held as part of Ipswich’s Galvanized Festival 2023.
The ultimate goal is to inspire attendees to participate in the Ipswich Threads exhibition planned for 2024, to celebrate 150 years since the first mill company in Ipswich was formed.
Workshops at a glance
Introduction: the Archives to Art process Free Book Here
- Thur 10th Aug 2023
Turning Archives into Art Free Book Here
- Sun 13 Aug 1:30-4:30; or
- Tues 15 Aug 9:30-12:30; or
- Thur 17 Aug 6:30pm-9:30pm
Making 3D Textile Artwork/Open Studio Free Book Here
- Sat 19 Aug 1:30pm-4:30pm; or
- Tues 22 Aug 9:30am-12:30pm; or
- Thur 24 Aug 6:30pm-9:30pm
Venue for all workshops:
Firestation 101: 101 Limestone Street, Ipswich QLD 4305
Through presentations, instruction and hands-on experimentation students will produce artworks that tell the story of the woollen textile industry in Ipswich as seen through their
The interaction between art and history speaks to people on many levels. The two continue to inform each other, offering opportunities to study the past and explore how they may shape the future.
DEBORAH BARONAS
Parallel Threads - Entangled Ends 