Weaving Play

Name: Weaving Play
Start: 2026-11-14T15:00:00+1100
End: 2026-11-14T16:00:00+1100
Location: Potter Museum of Art

Sat, 14 Nov, 11am - 12pm AEDT

Potter Museum of Art

Parkville VIC, Australia

Potter Museum of Art

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Weaving play session at the Potter Museum of Art

Drop in for beginner-friendly weaving play session in the gallery with the Australian Tapestry Workshop. Try basic weaving and experiment with a range of colourful materials, including eucalypt-dyed yarn and upcycled materials, all provided. Australian Tapestry Workshop weavers will facilitate the session, offering insights into ATW’s research and practice, particularly its work with eucalypt dyes.

The activity takes around an hour. All ages welcome. Booking is essential.

Session times:

11am – 12pm

12pm – 1pm

2pm – 3pm

3pm – 4pm

Presented as part of Readings' A Day in Carlton, spend a day exploring the stories, ideas and creative practices at the heart of Ngarn Wa'ngal: Art of the Gum Tree.

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Image credit: Courtesy of Australian Tapestry Workshop.

Australian Tapestry Workshop

The Australian Tapestry Workshop (ATW) is an international leader in contemporary tapestry, collaborating with a diverse range of international and Australian artists to produce exceptional handwoven works of art. Established in 1976, we have created over 500 tapestries in creative collaborations for nearly 50 years, promoting innovation and excellence in tapestry weaving and textile art. Located in Melbourne, Australia, our open studio space, bespoke Dye Lab and galleries are a creative hub for engagement with tapestry, textiles and contemporary art. The ATW invites public and private tapestry commissions to be woven in our South Melbourne studio. We thrive on working with contemporary artists who seek to challenge our weavers and dyer.
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Event info and access

Bookings are required, with capacity limits applying to the event.
This event will take place in the Peter Jopling Studio on Level 1 of the Potter Museum of Art.
Please visit our accessibility page for additional information about the Potter Museum of Art.
For further access requests or queries regarding this event contact mc-publicprograms@unimelb.edu.au.

Readings' A Day in Carlton

Enjoy a series of talks inspired by the exhibition's companion publication, published by Melbourne University Press, and join a drop-in weaving workshop with the Australian Tapestry Workshop exploring the rich colours of eucalyptus dyes. Come for a conversation, stay to create, and discover the many stories woven through the gum tree.

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Since its founding in 1972, the Potter Museum of Art has been located across a number of sites on the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus. The current Swanston Street building was designed by Katsalidis Architects and first opened to the public in 1998. After a period of closure between 2018–2024, the Potter reopens in 2025 with an extension designed by Wood Marsh Architects featuring state of the art teaching and learning studios and upgraded social, events and associated amenities—all of which are accessible through a new, distinctive arched entry on campus.

The Potter has supported generations of artists, curators, writers and academics for over fifty years, making a significant contribution to the cultural and social life of the University and its wider community. Looking forward, the Potter’s exhibitions and public programs, fellowships and residencies, research and publishing activities will be thematically focused and interdisciplinary in approach, continuing to centre the voices of artists and art on the key issues and debates of our time.

The Potter is one of the homes of the University of Melbourne Art Collection, with work spanning antiquity to contemporary practice. While the principal focus of the Collection is Australian art, a range of international works include gifts from distinguished alumni and teaching collections that demonstrate the strong connections between the University’s cultural collections and its academic programs. Notable for its breadth, the Collection – now numbering some 18,000 works – is uniquely connected to the University’s history while also responding to our evolving cultural landscape.