Celebratory Gathering – Dai Trang Nguyen at FABRIK Arts and Heritage

You’re invited to a special gathering celebrating Dai Trang Nguyen’s to be & to be continued…, an outcome of The Guildhouse Collections Project with FABRIK.

• Saturday 21 March 2026

• 12–2pm (sharing from 12:30pm)

• FABRIK Arts + Heritage

• Light catering provided

• You’re welcome to bring anything that helps you feel comfortable relaxing – a yoga mat, blanket or cushion.

Dai Trang is a Vietnamese artist and designer based in Kaurna Country, with a creative journey spanning Vietnam, the UK and Australia. Her practice embraces an intuitive approach rooted in mindfulness, presence and the unfolding of each moment.

The Guildhouse Collections Project with FABRIK gave Dai Trang the unique opportunity to meaningfully engage with the living heritage of FABRIK: its people. Over six months, Dai Trang developed an ever-evolving participatory installation encouraging visitors and members of the public to contribute to this collective creation by threading and weaving yarn, fabric and textiles into the piece.

Beyond the physicality of the artwork, Dai Trang’s installation acts as a beacon of patience and rest, inviting participants to collectively pause and consider the small gestures of movement that contribute to the whole.

We invite guests to join us in celebrating Dai Trang’s journey and share in this grounded participatory experience.

The Guildhouse Collections Project with FABRIK is supported by CreateSA.

Image courtesy the artist.

Dai Trang Nguyen is a Vietnamese artist and designer based in Kaurna Country, with a creative journey spanning Vietnam, the UK and Australia. Originally trained in communication design, her practice has evolved from structured precision to an intuitive approach rooted in mindfulness, presence and the unfolding of each moment.

During the solitude of COVID-19, art became her sanctuary and a guide for self-understanding, leading to her first solo exhibition in Vietnam and inspiring her move to South Australia in 2022 to pursue a Master’s in Contemporary Art. Since then, her practice has deepened through introspection and experimentation, expanding materially from digital illustration into tactile forms.

Living far from home has deepened her connection to her Eastern heritage. Influenced by Buddhism, her slow, embodied process embraces making as meditation - each gesture responding to internal and external conditions. Working with textiles, found objects and mixed media, she creates contemplative sculptures, wall works and installations that reflect impermanence, fluidity and interconnectedness.

Photographs and/or video may be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the event organisers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes to help achieve the group’s aims. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications.

If you do not wish to be photographed please inform the photographer or a Guildhouse staff member.