The Claremont Craft & Wood Show comes around again. WAFTA is again a presence on August 4, 5 and 6 and we would love you to come and sit with us at our stand. Take advantage of the ‘free entry’ ticket and spend half your day with us and the remainder shopping, looking at the exhibitions and catching up with friends. We have spaces…
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An invitation from WAQA ………. The The Tentmakers of Cairo are coming to Perth as guests of the West Australian Quilters Association. They will ….. hold an Exhibition, provide demonstrations and sell their work on August 2, 2017. Click here to read the invitation. For more WAQA information about The Tentmakers of Cairo click here.
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June 2017 Listings Art Almanac is the essential guide to Australia’s art galleries ……. Subscription required.. WA
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At the wonderful, wonderful Katrina Virgona workshop on the weekend of May 13/14, Linda Smith shared the following information. We are passing it on to all members as a member benefit. Please make the best of our May Book Bazaar SALE as All our books will be 50% off the marked price on; Friday the 19th of May from 9am – 5pm And Saturday the 20th of May from 10am – 2pm …
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WAFTA subscribes to Artsource artLines member e-news. Updates are posted as they come in. June 2017 Newsletter ‘ArtConnect brings together the many exciting projects we are keen to share with our members, patrons, associates and all who support the arts and artists in WA. We warmly welcome our new board members: Claire Bushby, Kingsley Burton and Sarah Wilkinson, who join…
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Congratulation FeltWest from WAFTA members and friends. Yep! FeltWest has been around for 21 years in 2017. To celebrate they have a fantastic program for the whole of 2017 ……. Read more…..
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Update July 15 2017 The Exhibition is now open WAQA’s Stitched and Bound 2017 exhibition opening on Saturday July 15, saw a large group of textile and quilt lovers and supporters gather at Kalamunda’s Zig Zag Gallery. The successful entrants, many of whom are WAFTA members, presented a diverse range of contemporary and more traditional quilts well worth a…
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LAST DAYS of A Taste of Summer This exhibition finishes 5pm | Sunday, 29 January. Holmes à Court Gallery at Vasse Felix , in association withartCollectiveWA Last chance to see a selection contemporary and historical works from the Collection that reflect the heat, the cool, and the activities of the Australian summer. Rene Collot D’Herbois, Herbert William Gibbs, Jesse Hilder, Tony…
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artConnect: art news and artist features from Artsource Consulting NEWS For the first time, the Artsource Industry Award has been presented to graduates at all four tertiary arts faculties in Western Australia. Recipients were awarded a three-month studio residency at Paper Mountain as well a professional-level Artsource membership. Congratulations to the winners: Jessica Hart (UWA), Matthew Pope (ECU), Lukas…
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JUNE 2017 Exhibition Jess Johnson: Hex Nemesis Jess Johnson (NZ/USA) transforms the gallery space with a wallpaper installation based on the densely patterned and constructed worlds in her drawings. Johnson’s highly detailed works are populated with recurring fleshy forms, symbols, architectural features and humanoid figures. Appearing to draw on arcane imagery and science-fiction, Johnson’s drawings have developed their own complex…
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We are sure a lot of our WAFTA members who live in the beautiful south-west of WA or those heading there in January might like to know about this. An email from Chez (GSW) ……. Hi from Great Southern Workshops Louise Gardiner is one of England’s best Stitch Artists and is known for her Talks and Presentations around the world….
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Entries close 16 December For more information click here. Four great reasons to enter: Ten prizes and awards on offer Exposure to a large audience through exhibitions, expos and events Free professional photography to all artists who pass pre-selection All artists who present for the main judging receive a free ticket …
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YARN – the movie! Screening December 2 in West Perth. Eleven more tickets will need to be sold for this event to go ahead. Deadline for reserving tickets is MONDAY at midday (WA time). There are NO door sales; if tickets are not reserved by Monday the movie might not be screened 🙁 Bookings through https://tickets.demand.film/event/1218/EWnlYXjD Please consider booking, and…
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Work for Sale at The Artisan Store Fremantle by WAFTA member Liz Arnold and othes Jolly Gerbera #1 is now for sale in The Artisan Store Fremantle. It really is a great shop to find handmade gifts – they have a Christmas Shopping event from 5-8 on Wed 23rd and Thrus 24th November – would be good to see some WAFTA members…
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Fremantle Festival 2016 has begun! The ten day, fully curated arts festival is packed with more than 40 quality art, music and theatre events. FAC is one of this year’s key festival venues. Check out below the great line up of free and ticketed events. Fremantle Festival 2016 begins today! The ten day, fully curated arts festival is packed with more than 40 quality…
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A message from Rosemary Tweedie this morning…….. ‘Is anyone interested in Papyrus fibre? It is being removed from our local creek off Curedale Mews, Bullcreek. There is more still to be removed. Just thought someone may be able to use it. If there is interest I will ask Melville council not to take it away just yet. Regards Rosemary’ CONTACT…
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AGM, Board election results and the 2015-16 Annual Report The Chamber’s 2016 AGM was held yesterday, 24 October at the offices of Herbert Smith Freehills. The meeting was well attended with over 50 members and stakeholders hearing reports on the year’s activities and future plans from Chair Helen Cook and Executive Director Henry Boston. The 2015-16 audited financials were accepted by the membership in…
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The Directors of Gallery East have pleasure in inviting you to the opening of two exhibitions at Kidogo Arthouse, Bathers Beach, Fremantle, Western Australia at 6pm on the evening of Friday 28 October 2016 (The exhibitions will be open from Sunday 30 October to Sunday 5 November 11am – 4pm daily ) 200 Years of Japanese Prints. (The prints on show form…
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Textile and other art collectors will be VERY interested in this sale. Just plain “droolers” (like me) will also want to go along. If you missed out on tickets to Trudi Pollard’s batik printing on paper demo at Craft House on Sunday 9 October, this might be a sort of compensatory treat. Or you could congratulate yourself on getting through…
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