Stitched Up Textile Festival Program

2011

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2011 FESTIVAL PROGRAM (PDF 377KB)

Some big changes are planned for the 2011 Festival program. The Festival is moving back into the heart of Wangaratta, with an exciting 10 day program to be held in and around the CBD.

Festival Highlights include:

The official launch of the Festival will be held at the Bainz Gallery @ Wangaratta Library, 6pm Friday 1st July, and will include the announcements of the competition winners
The Festival competition entries will be on display at The Workshop Space @ Wangaratta Art Gallery in Ovens Street
Displays and free daily demonstrations by the Wangaratta Handweavers and Spinners will also be held at the Workshop Space @ Wangaratta Art Gallery
The opening weekend will feature hands-on workshops for all ages by visiting artist Jude Stewart.
Textile beginners of all ages can get involved with five days of textile fun at the Stitched Up Crafternoons at Wangaratta Library
Exhibitions & Displays will be held at venues across the CBD and in surrounding towns
The Festival will close with a Makers Market to be held in the Memorial Town Hall @ Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre on Sunday 10 July. This will be a curated market featuring high-quality work by textile artists and craftspeople

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2011 FESTIVAL PROGRAM (PDF 377KB)

2009

The 2009 festival theme was Entangled and featured needlefelting through workshops with acclaimed artist Jenny Romano. Needlefelting is where wool and other fibres are magically formed into non-woven fabric and solid three-dimensional figures and objects. The fibres are forced to tangle together, hence the theme of Entangled.

In 2009 exhibitions at the airport included "Entangled Sculpture" by Beechworth artist Frances McDonald, and "Under Flynn's Wings" - 20 quilts celebrating the 80th aniversary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

To view the 2009 program, click here.