ATASDA 50th Anniversary Celebrations

Jennie-maree Tempest, Barking Mad, detail

2024 is our BIG Year of celebration to commemorate 50 years of ATASDA

The Collaborative Golden Cape

One garment representing 50 years of creativity in textile arts.
Members of ATASDA have joined together to create a beautiful cape comprising of 50 art panels inspired by 50 past ATASDA artworks. Each contribution to the Cape is a personal response to its corresponding historic artwork and its story. The Golden Cape, embellished with these beautiful cameos of textile art and surface design, will travel and be displayed throughout Australia.

Follow some of the stories of these art works at Wilma’s blog https://empresswu.blogspot.com/search/label/50thanniversary

To be included on a list for a visit from the Collaborative Cape contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Exhibition

A Touch of Gold - 50 years of ATASDA
Over 60 ATASDA members have responded to the opportunity to exhibit at our Touch of Gold 50^th exhibition.
Artworks will reflect the theme of a Touch of Gold and will be exhibited in two locations during 2024:

In Sydney: Incinerator Art Space, 17th April– 5th May 2024 - POSTPONED. New date & venue to be determined.

Unfortunately due to ongoing issues affecting the gallery, after water damage from recent heavy rains, we have had to postponed the exhibition. 

Please register HERE for the opening event in Sydney, for catering purposes.  

Downloadable Exhibition flyer [JPG 2153 KB]

Once again, our members have harnessed their creativity and diversity to present a wonderful range of artworks in diverse textile media, techniques, concepts and styles for this commemorative exhibition.

POSTPONED - ARTIST TALKS – Hear from an artist member of ATASDA. Talks will focus on several works, the artist’s design concepts, materials and techniques. You will have a chance to ask questions. Talks are at 2pm on the following days:

Wed 17^th April             2pm       Kathy Hawkins

Thurs 18^th  April          2pm       Kathy Hawkins

Sat 20^th   April             2pm       Fiona Hammond

Sun 21^st  April             2pm       Kathy Hawkins

Friday 26^th April          2pm       Julie Richardson

Sat 27^th  April              2pm       Julie Richardson

Thur 2^nd  May             2pm       Kay Murray

Watch this space for updates!

This exhibition will also be on show in Melbourne: Box Hill Whitehorse Artspace Gallery, 30^th November – 21^st December 2024

Don’t miss it!