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Who We Are

The Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW) is an international leader in contemporary tapestry, collaborating with a diverse range of international and Australian artists to produce exceptional handwoven works of art. Established in 1976, we have created over 500 tapestries in creative collaborations for nearly 50 years, promoting innovation and excellence in tapestry weaving and textile art. Located in Melbourne, Australia, our open studio space, bespoke Dye Lab and galleries are a creative hub for engagement with tapestry, textiles and contemporary art. The ATW invites public and private tapestry commissions to be woven in our South Melbourne studio. We thrive on working with contemporary artists who seek to challenge our weavers and dyer.

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.

Opening hours:

Thursday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm

262-266 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria 3205 Australia.

During your visit you will have an opportunity to observe our weavers at work on tapestries from our mezzanine, and to look down into the colour laboratory where the yarns are dyed for production. ​The ATW has two galleries which feature curated exhibitions of tapestries, textiles and contemporary art on a rotating basis. We have also have a shop on site where we sell our exclusive yarns, with a colour range of 368 colours, as well as ATW cards, puzzles and books.

Commission a tapestry

ATW tapestries are woven in-house by our highly skilled weavers, produced in accordance with our uncompromising standards of craftsmanship and are unique original artworks.
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Shop

Purchase from our range of 368 colours of pure wool tapestry yarn which is dyed onsite. We also have a great range a range of weaving supplies to suit a variety of skills and ages as well as publications and greetings cards.
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What's On

We host a vibrant range of public programs including talks, exhibitions, artists in residence as well as cultural and community activities in our beautiful heritage building.
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On the loom: ATW weaver Emma Sulzer inking on 'baby kangaroo urn' designed by Troy Emery in 2020. Photograph: ATW.

Support the ATW

Whether it is through a donation, a partnership, a bequest or by becoming a volunteer or friend of the ATW, your generous support is vital.
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