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  • An exhibition of textiles in a gallery setting, arranged on the white walls.
  • An exhibition of textiles in a gallery setting, arranged on the white walls.
  • Two small hand-crafted vessels of blue and tan, made from textiles.
30 Sep – 25 Oct

Naarm Textile Biennale: Social Fabric

  • Free
  • Art

Naarm Textile Biennale: Social Fabric, is a group exhibition of textile artists from Victoria.

The exhibition showcases progressive textile art exploring the ability of textiles to preserve memories of people, place and time. It looks at the value of textiles in our lives and the role of textiles in telling stories and presenting cultural and political issues.

Flinders Lane was the centre of the fashion and textile trade in Melbourne for many years. Forty-Five Flinders Lane was part of this history as home to textile businesses over the years. Social Fabric returns textiles to a place built to showcase them.

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Date Times
Tue 30 Sep
  • 11am - 5pm 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 25 Oct
  • 12pm - 4pm 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Location

fortyfivedownstairs
45 Flinders Ln
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • email address: artists@naarmtextile.com
  • Visit website for Naarm Textile Biennale: Social Fabric
Facebook page for Naarm Textile Biennale: Social Fabric Instagram page for Naarm Textile Biennale: Social Fabric

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