Tatreez with Lana (Armadale)

Tatreez is an ancient form of Palestinian hand embroidery.

Lana Kalis is an emerging artist whose family is from Jerusalem.

She uses mixed media to bring together historic family photos with traditional Palestinian cross-stitch techniques.

Learn the art of tatreez using a historic photo from Lana’s private collection to create your own artwork to keep.

This session is part of the History of Harmony Week series.

These sessions are for adults.

Please Note: Bookings open 16 February 2026.

March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD). In Australia, this day has been called ‘Harmony Day’ since 1999. The History of Harmony Week series centres the work of artists with lived or familial experience of apartheid.

AHRC fact sheet: https://humanrights.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0024/47346/2025-IDERD-Fact-Sheet-General.pdf