Installation shot: 'Making the World Again' - exhibition at the ATW, 2021. Works pictured (left) by Siri Hayes and (right) by Susie Vickery. Image courtesy of Marie-Luise Skibbie..
Installation shot: 'Making the World Again' - exhibition at the ATW, 2021. Work pictured by Ilka White. Image courtesy of Marie-Luise Skibbie.
Installation shot: 'Making the World Again' - exhibition at the ATW, 2021. Works pictured (left) by Kay Abude (middle) Sara Lindsay and (right) Cresside Collette. Image courtesy of Marie-Luise Skibbie.
Installation shot: 'Making the World Again' - exhibition at the ATW, 2021. Work pictured by Liz Williamson. Image courtesy of Marie-Luise Skibbie..
Installation shot: 'Making the World Again' - exhibition at the ATW, 2021. Works pictured by Vicki Mason. Image courtesy of Marie-Luise Skibbie.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 to Thursday, March 4, 2021
Eva Heiky Olga Abbinga, Kay Abude, Mary Burgess, Cresside Collette, Siri Hayes, Valerie Kirk, Sara Lindsay, Vicki Mason, Julia Raath, Shuklay Tahpo, Susie Vickery, Ilka White, Liz Williamson. Curated by Kevin Murray.
'Make the World Again' exhibits thirteen Australian contemporary textile artists who symbolically and materially bridge what divides us. Techniques such as tapestry weaving, embroidery, dyeing, screen printing and cloth weaving are employed to explore how textiles bind our world together – connecting humans and nature, settler and indigenous, migrant and host.
The current pandemic has pulled the world apart, as borders are closed, jobs are lost and doors locked on places where we gather. As we adjust, the choice is whether to restore what was before or use this opportunity to re-connect with what's essential – nature, country and shared humanity. These textile artists anticipate the challenges we face coming out of lockdown, in reconstructing a world, better than before.
The complete 'Make the World Again' featuring all twenty artists was planned for exhibition at Crafted Vancouver in May 2020. The ATW acknowledges Lee Darroch, Sharon Peoples, Yunuen Pérez, Mu Naw Poe, Eloise Rapp, Abdullah M. I. Syed and Sera Waters whose artwork will join the exhibition if it is able to travel to Canada.
'Make the World Again' is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, Creative Victoria and City of Port Phillip.
PLANNING YOUR VISIT
The ATW is open to the public Tuesday to Friday and offers 2 viewing sessions each day, with a limit of 10 visitors at anytime:
Session 1: 10 am – 12.30 pm
Session 2: 2 pm – 5 pm
To ensure your visit is safe and stress-free we have implemented a range of hygiene and physical-distancing measures. Bookings are not required, but you must register your details upon entry for the purpose of contact tracing.
