Exhibitions & Calls for Entry

As a “thank you” for your support of ArtWear Publications, we have here for you some exhibitions and calls for entry that may interest you.

Placing the information regarding exhibitions and calls for entries on our website means that we can update it more often for you than just once every three months, which was a drawback of the newsletters this page is replacing. We’ll be able to add information for you that would have, due to timing of the newsletters, missed out from being in the newsletters. Our June 2025 newsletter was the last newsletter created.

This page will be updated as any new information comes to hand.

AUSTRALIAN FIBRE ART AWARD

AUSTRALIAN FIBRE ART AWARD (AFAA) 2025, a biennial juried non-acquisitive award of $2000. Exhibition currently running!. Exhibition of Finalists: 29^th August – 22^nd September 2025 at Gallery76, Concord West, NSW. Keep up to date with what’s happening via the Facebook page @AustralianFibreArtAward and website HERE – where you can also view previous award and prize winners.

The books of the 2025, 2023 and 2021 exhibition are available HERE.

The 2021 exhibition, held at Gallery76 can be viewed HERE.

AUSTRALIAN TEXTILE ART AWARD

AUSTRALIAN TEXTILE ART AWARD (ATAA), a biennial juried non-acquisitive award of $2000: We’re looking forward to the next ATAA in 2026! Keep up to date with what’s happening via the website and the Facebook page @AustralianTextileArtAward and website HERE – where you can view the 2024 award and prize winners.

The books of the 2024, 2022 and 2021 exhibitions are available at HERE.

ACT

EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD ACT ANNUAL EXHIBITION: 19^TH – 21^ST September 2025 at the Albert Hall, ACT. Open from 10am to 4pm. More information HERE.

NSW

Handweavers and Spinners Guild of NSW Inc: Gallery at Brush Farm House (19 Lawson St, Eastwood) is open 10:30am to 4pm Wed, Thurs, Sat. Each month sees a change in exhibitions. More information: HERE.   

NT

At this time, we unfortunately have no listing information for any exhibitions current or forthcoming in NT. If you know of any, we’d love to hear from you – details are at the end of this list.

QLD

WILD THINGS – Exhibition by Wendy Bailye and Sharyn Hall: 26th November to 9th December 2025; Richard Randall Art Studio, Brisbane Botanical Gardens, Mt Coot-tha; 10am – 4pm daily. Showing exclusive contemporary textiles, jewellery and artworks – dyed, printed, painted, felted, stitched, silk, cotton, wool, paper, forged, beaten, textured, coloured, silver, copper, wire, wood. More information HERE.

SA

 NEW EXUBERANCE: CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN TEXTILE DESIGN – TRAVELLING SHOW: A major touring exhibition project reflecting on current directions in textile practice through art, design and fashion, curated by Maryl Ryan in consultation with the JamFactory team. The exhibition presents the work of more than 30 diverse multidisciplinary creatives and includes 10 commissioned furniture pieces produced by designers associated with JamFactory. Ikuntji Artists are excited to be a part of this exhibition alongside Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Frida Las Vegas, Grace Lillian Lee, Hannah Gartside, Iordanes Spyridon Gogos, Jemima Wyman, Kate Just, Lisa Waup X Verner, Nina Walton, Nixi Killick, Paul McCann, Romance Was Born, The Social Studio X Atong Atem X Romance Was Born, Tiwi Design, Vita Cochran, Wah-Wah Australia. More information HERE.

Remaining tour sites: (please check with individual studios for opening hours of the event).

29 August 2025 – 30 November 2025

Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery

Port Pirie, SA

12 December 2025 – 1 March 2026

Fabrik Arts and Heritage

Lobethal, SA

13 March 2026 – 10 May 2026

ANNE AND GORDON SAMSTAG International Visual Arts Scholarship – Each scholarship covers reasonable costs for twelve months overseas, including institutional fees for one academic year of study (where applicable), a generous tax-exempt stipend of $70,000, return airfares, and travel and medical insurance. More information HERE. Entries close in June each year, for the following year.

TAS

PAPER ON SKIN: The 10-year anniversary of PAPER ON SKIN has been celebrated with a film of work by the 40 artists in the GALA 2022 POS award performance. View it HERE.

ANNUAL TEXTILE & FIBRE Exhibition: Schoolhouse Gallery, Rosny Farm, Tasmania: Expressions of interest. Applications invited between June and October. More information HERE.

VIC

ART QUILT AUSTRALIA 2025: an exhibition presented by Ozquilt Network. Wed 9^th July to Sun 12^th October 2025; Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, 35-37 Castella St, Lilydale; 10:00am – 4:00pm Wednesday to Sunday. More information HERE.

KIMONO: NGV-exclusive exhibition celebrating the artistry and elegance of the iconic Japanese garment, featuring 30+ never-before-seen acquisitions. NGV International, St Kilda Rd, 4^th June to 5^th October, ticketed. More information HERE.

THE ART OF THE NEEDLE: Geelong Branch, The Embroiderers Guild, VIC; Sat 13^th – Sun 14^th September 2025, 10am – 4pm; Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington St, Geelong West. More information HERE.

MARTIN GRANT: The Ian Potter Centre, NGV Australia, Fed Square, Level 3; 28^th March 2025 – 26^th January 2026 (Ticketed); This major exhibition staged at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia surveys the work of Australian-born Paris-based fashion designer Martin Grant. Drawn from the NGV collection of works, including many donated by the designer from his own personal archive, the exhibition encompasses more than four decades of Grant’s career with designs spanning from the mid-1980s in Melbourne, through early 1990s when he re-established his eponymous label in Paris, to his most recent collections. Conceived in close collaboration with the designer, the show reflects Grant’s design sensibility and aesthetic through fashion, photography, sketches, press clippings and runway footage. More information HERE.

(left to right): Martin Grant (designer) Look 18, shirt and trousers, 2019, pre-fall 2019; Polly Borland, Portrait of Cate Blanchett 1999; Martin Grant (designer), Look 5, dress, 2014, spring-summer 2014

The Handweavers and Spinners Guild of Victoria operates a gallery at their headquarters at 655 Nicholson Street Carlton: Open: Tues to Sat 10am to 3pm. Ph: +61 3 9387 9222 More information HERE.

The Embroiderers Guild, Victoria’s Annual Statewide Members’ Exhibition: “Magical”; 11^th – 26^th October 2025, 10am – 3pm daily. At Embroidery House, 170 Wattletree Road, Malvern. More information HERE.

 “THE ART OF ANNEMIEKE MEIN” – a permanent exhibition rotating every six months; Gippsland Art Gallery, 70 Foster Street, Sale, VIC. Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 10am – 5pm, Sat – Sun 12pm – 4pm. More information: 03 51423500 or HERE.  Don’t miss this stunning showcase where nature meets needle and thread in extraordinary ways.

WA

At this time, we unfortunately have no listing information for any exhibitions current or forthcoming in WA. If you know of any, we’d love to hear from you – details are at the end of this list.

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