The Friends’ 38th Annual General Meeting
Week of Events
Plant Stories: Woven Tapestry Narratives exhibition at the Visitor Centre
Plant Stories: Woven Tapestry Narratives exhibition at the Visitor Centre
Australian tapestry artists tell personal, community, historical and mythical stories associated with Australian plants. In the materiality, colour and woven images they reflect our lives, contemporary issues and the plant world around us now. Exhibition organiser Emeritus Professor Valerie Kirk will also be holding Woven Tapestry classes 3-31 October 2023, on Tuesday afternoons. Find our […]
Monday, September 18, 2023
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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September 21, 2023 -Emeritus Professor Valerie Kirk AM ‘Plant Stories: Woven Tapestry Narratives’
Emeritus Professor Valerie Kirk AM ‘Plant Stories: Woven Tapestry Narratives’
Abstract Valerie, ANBG Artist-in-Residence 2022-2023, will talk about her adventures and experiences here and overseas and how they influenced her recent work. Biography Emeritus Professor Valerie Kirk AM, ANBG Artist-in-residence, studied art and design at Edinburgh College of Art, where she discovered woven tapestry. As a graduate she came to Australia and worked in the […]
Friday, September 22, 2023
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Saturday, September 23, 2023
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Sunday, September 24, 2023
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September 24, 2023 -Exhibition opening – Plant Stories: Woven Tapestry Narratives
Exhibition opening – Plant Stories: Woven Tapestry Narratives
The 'Plant Stories: Woven Tapestry Narratives' exhibition at the Visitor Centre will be officially opened by Dr Judy West, former Executive Director of the Gardens, at 2pm. Several of the artists will talk about their works. In the exhibition, Australian tapestry artists tell personal, community, historical and mythical stories associated with Australian plants. In the […]