Our Story

Since 1976, the Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW) has built a worldwide reputation for the creation of contemporary tapestries in collaboration with living artists and architects. Over 44 years we have woven more than 500 tapestries – these now hang proudly in significant public and private collections nationally and internationally.

We are unique to Australia, and one of only a few workshops remaining in the world dedicated to hand-weaving contemporary tapestries. In creative partnerships, contemporary artists and architects working in a broad scope of art forms, challenge our tapestry weavers to experiment with interpretation, colour and technique as well as work with our specialist dyer to create new yarn tones. Tapestries known for their vibrancy and technical accomplishment are our hallmark and have established our position as a centre of excellence and innovation.

We welcome enquiries about tapestry commissions and sales.

The Australian Tapestry Workshop acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, work and create. We pay our respects to their Elders, both past and present. We acknowledge that this website contains the names and artworks of deceased Indigenous people.

Summer Closure

If you're after a yarn top up, or in need of a special gift these holidays, then get in quick! Online and phone orders must be placed by 5pm Monday 13 December 2021 to guarantee domestic delivery before the ATW breaks for summer holidays. ⁠
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The ATW will close to the public for summer break at 5pm Thursday 23 December 2021 and will reopen to visitors from 10am Tuesday 18 January 2022. ⁠Postage of online orders and the administration office will resume Monday 10 January 2022. ⁠

Planning your visit + conditions of entry: 

- We are offering two viewing sessions each day with a capacity of 10 visitors at anytime
- Visitors (aged 16 years and over) must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a valid medical exemption, in line with the Chief Health Officer’s directions.
- On arrival, visitors will be required to check in using the Service Victoria app. Please scan our venue QR code, check in – an ATW staff member will ask to see your phone and will check for the two green ticks.
- Masks are required to be worn in the ATW shop.
- Bookings are not required.
- To make things as easy as possible for you and for ATW staff, we ask that you please link your COVID-19 digital certificate to the Service Victoria app before your visit.

Opening hours:

Tuesday to Friday
Session 1: 10 am – 12.30 pm
Session 2: 2 pm – 5 pm

The ATW is closed on all Victorian public holidays.
The ATW administration office (for enquiries and deliveries) is open Mondays – Fridays, 9am – 5pm.

Online store + phone orders:

We continue to welcome online and phone orders and are dispatching retail orders on a regular basis.