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SUMMARY:Lisa Waup | after ever here
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Waup is a First Nations artist and curator of mixed cultural heritage\, based in Narrm (Melbourne). Her diverse practice encompasses printmaking\, weaving\, sculpture\, fashion\, body adornment\, and textiles\, often pushing the boundaries in contemporary and experimental forms. Grounded in a profound engagement with materiality and their symbolic potential\, Waup’s work weaves together personal experience\, family connections\, ancestral histories\, and the enduring relationship to Country. Through this\, she creates powerful narratives that speak to identity\, memory\, and resilience. \nafter ever here is an exhibition by Lisa Waup that brings together printed works\, utilitarian vessels\, sculptures\, and body adornment\, each imbued with layered stories of material history. The exhibition centres on textiles both found and gifted\, whose fibres already carry histories and memory. Through her practice\, Waup extends these narratives\, reanimating objects once set aside and granting them renewed life and altered intention. \nBy observing and honouring the histories embedded in these materials\, Waup reveals their intimacy and beauty\, transforming them into works that adapt and evolve. In after ever here\, Waup traces the enduring significance of materiality across time\, while inscribing her own voice threaded into their continuing story. \nafter ever here is guest curated by Coby Ann Edgar. Edgar is a queer multi-racial (Gulumoerrigin (Larrakia) / Jingili / Filipino / Chinese / Irish / Scottish / English) First Nations curator\, writer and presenter living and working on unceded Gadigal land in Redfern\, Sydney. With over 15 years’ experience in government positions across education\, galleries\, and museums\, in 2025 Edgar transitioned to independent work to focus on building her consultancy company Driftwood Consultancy. \n  \n→ Exhibition Room Map ←
URL:https://www.araratgallerytama.com.au/event/lisa-waup-after-ever-here/
LOCATION:Ararat Gallery TAMA
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ORGANIZER;CN="Ararat Gallery TAMA":MAILTO:gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au
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SUMMARY:Life Drawing Classes 2026
DESCRIPTION:During this 2 hour life drawing class\, artist Bev Isaac will guide you through timed warm-up and extended exercises and techniques to capture the human form. Bev will provide instruction and support throughout the class. \nAll abilities welcome\, no prior experience required. \nEasels\, drawing boards\, butchers paper and charcoal\, chairs\, and tables are all provided. You are also welcome to bring your favourite drawing materials. \nSession dates and times: \nThursday 26 March\, 5.45pm – 8pm\nThursday 23 April\, 5.45pm – 8pm\nThursday 25 June\, 5.45pm – 8pm\nThursday 23 July\, 5.45pm – 8pm\nWednesday 19 August\, 5.45pm – 8pm\nThursday 29 October\, 5.45pm – 8pm \n→ Bookings will open 3 weeks before each class\n→ Subscribers to the Gallery mailing list will get an early notification when bookings open; sign up here\n→ Suitable for ages 18 and over (an exemption can be made for VCE art students)\n→ Materials provided\n→ 10 places available in each class \nAbout the teacher\nBev Isaac is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Stawell\, western Victoria. \nBev started her career in the early 1980’s as a model for RMIT fashion and fine art students\, and went on to study for her Bachelor in Fine Art Sculpture at Prahran in Melbourne. She subsequently undertook teacher training and graduated with a Bachelor in Education from University of Melbourne. \nBev’s first life drawing class as a teacher was at Gas Works in South Melbourne in 1987. \nIn 2008 Bev and her partner Peter Voice relocated to Deep Lead near Stawell\, and have become fixtures of the region’s creative community. Through their partnership Chalk Circle\, they produce pavement art for festivals in Australia and overseas\, as well as commercial art projects\, teaching in schools and leading workshops for pavement art practice. Chalk Circle Gallery relocated in 2024\, with its new location on Main Street\, Stawell. \nAbout the model\nNella (they/them) is an intersectional feminist creative based in western Victoria. Driven by a playful curiosity to dabble in a variety of mediums\, they use art as a form of reflection and exploration. \n\nNella stepped into the role of muse a couple years ago driven by a desire to support regular life drawing classes in regional communities. Being a life drawing model has been an empowering and enjoyable experience with additional perks of learning from Bev and students during each session. \n\n\nPlease scroll down to book ↓
URL:https://www.araratgallerytama.com.au/event/life-drawing-classes-2026/
LOCATION:Ararat Gallery TAMA
CATEGORIES:Program
ORGANIZER;CN="Ararat Gallery TAMA":MAILTO:gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au
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SUMMARY:JamFactory ICON Aunty Ellen Trevorrow | Artist Talk with Dr Jelina Haines
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an Artist Talk with Dr Jelina Haines\, in conjunction with JamFactory ICON Aunty Ellen Trevorrow: Weaving Through Time on Saturday 18th April at 2pm. \nJamFactory’s ICON series celebrates the achievements of South Australia’s most influential visual artists working in craft-based media. Aunty Ellen Trevorrow is a proud Ngarrindjeri woman and a prolific\, internationally acclaimed weaver with over 40 years of weaving experience. Weaving through Time is a celebration of Aunty Ellen’s unwavering dedication to culture\, community and innovation in contemporary Ngarrindjeri weaving. \nCurated by Kaurna\, Narrunga\, Ngarrindjeri woman Carly Tarkari Dodd\, Weaving Through Time showcases predominantly new works by Aunty Ellen\, produced with her long-time collaborator\, Dr Jelina Haines. The exhibition visually and textually documents Aunty Ellen’s evolution as an artist\, from her early traditional baskets and fish traps to her recent large-scale sculptures and wearable works\, including dresses\, jewellery and textiles. These more recent works highlight her two-decades-long collaboration with Dr Haines and demonstrate the depth and breadth of her artistic practice. \nJamFactory ICON Aunty Ellen Trevorrow: Weaving Through Time is a JamFactory touring exhibition assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia\, its arts funding and advisory board. \nThis event is free entry\, with bookings requested to help plan seating. Please scroll down to book ↓
URL:https://www.araratgallerytama.com.au/event/aunty-ellen-trevorrow-artist-talk/
LOCATION:Ararat Gallery TAMA
CATEGORIES:Program
ORGANIZER;CN="Ararat Gallery TAMA":MAILTO:gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au
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SUMMARY:Stitching Circle 2026
DESCRIPTION:Resuming on Thursday 5th February 2026! \nA friendly monthly gathering for lovers of stitching\, on the first Thursday of the month\, 1 – 3pm. \nBring your embroidery\, sewing\, knitting\, crochet\, cross-stitch\, any textiles project – we’d love to welcome you and your projects. \nAll varieties of stitching and skill level welcome! \nFree entry\, and there is no need to book. \n  \n  \n  \n2026 dates: \nThursday 5th February\nThursday 5th March\nThursday 2nd April\nThursday 7th May\nThursday 4th June\nThursday 2nd July\nThursday 6th August\nThursday 3rd September\nThursday 1st October\nThursday 5th November\nThursday 3rd December
URL:https://www.araratgallerytama.com.au/event/stitching-circle-2026/
LOCATION:Ararat Gallery TAMA
CATEGORIES:Program
ORGANIZER;CN="Ararat Gallery TAMA":MAILTO:gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au
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SUMMARY:Mini Makers Art Club 2026
DESCRIPTION:Ararat Gallery TAMA’s Mini Makers Art Club is designed especially for preschoolers and toddlers. \nEach session includes singing\, story reading and a guided craft activity designed to develop creative expression and fine motor skills in a fun\, inclusive and encouraging environment. At the end of each session\, children will have created a lovely piece of art to take home and share proudly with their family! \nMini Makers is free\, we warmly welcome new families and there is no need to book. Sessions are from 11am – 12pm. \n2026 dates \n→ Tuesday 3rd March\n→ Tuesday 2nd June\n→ Tuesday 1st September\n→ Tuesday 1st December
URL:https://www.araratgallerytama.com.au/event/mini-makers-art-club-2026/
LOCATION:Ararat Gallery TAMA
CATEGORIES:Children & Young People,Program
ORGANIZER;CN="Ararat Gallery TAMA":MAILTO:gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au
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SUMMARY:Stan Kelly Art Group
DESCRIPTION:The Stan Kelly Art Group was founded in 1981 when one of Ararat’s most important artistic sons\, Stan Kelly OAM\, began teaching watercolour painting at the Ararat Town Hall’s Art Craft Workshop (now the Ararat Arts Precinct Studio). \nStan Kelly was a respected botanical artist renowned for his comprehensive study of eucalypts\, as well as wildflowers and fungi. Many of the original participants in these weekly classes attended with the aim of learning botanical art from this master of the genre. \nStan Kelly died in 2001\, but the group continued and is known today as the Stan Kelly Art Group as a tribute to their late teacher. Since that time the turnover of membership has introduced broader genres in artworks into the group and all are inspired by individual passions. \nLocal artists in the community come together to work on their current projects on Wednesdays between February and December\, working in various mediums including watercolour\, pencil\, oil\, acrylic\, and pastel. \nNew members are welcome\, for more information please contact Chris on 0407 547 225.
URL:https://www.araratgallerytama.com.au/event/stan-kelly-art-group-2026/
LOCATION:Ararat Gallery TAMA
CATEGORIES:Program
ORGANIZER;CN="Ararat Gallery TAMA":MAILTO:gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260318T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260419T170000
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SUMMARY:Autumn School Holiday Drop In Sessions
DESCRIPTION:We warmly invite families to venture into Ararat Gallery TAMA’s Studio for some creative fun! We will have various art-making activities set-up to explore – children will have the opportunity to get hands on with painting\, printing\, drawing\, air-dry clay\, construction and beading! \nThursday 9th April: 10.30am – 12:30pm\nFriday 10th April: 10.30am – 12:30pm\nThursday 16th April: 10.30am – 12:30pm\nFriday 17th April: 10.30am – 12:30pm \nThese are friendly drop in sessions – come in for as little or long as you like. \n→ Suitable for children and young adults\, ages 3 – 16\n→ Free entry\n→ All children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times\n→ No bookings required \n 
URL:https://www.araratgallerytama.com.au/event/autumn-school-holiday-2026/
LOCATION:TAMA Studio – Ararat Gallery TAMA
CATEGORIES:Children & Young People,Program
ORGANIZER;CN="Ararat Gallery TAMA":MAILTO:gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260321T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260621T160000
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SUMMARY:JamFactory ICON Aunty Ellen Trevorrow: Weaving Through Time
DESCRIPTION:JamFactory’s ICON series celebrates the achievements of South Australia’s most influential visual artists working in craft-based media. Aunty Ellen Trevorrow is a proud Ngarrindjeri woman and a prolific\, internationally acclaimed weaver with over 40 years of weaving experience. Weaving through Time is a celebration of Aunty Ellen’s unwavering dedication to culture\, community and innovation in contemporary Ngarrindjeri weaving. \nCurated by Kaurna\, Narrunga\, Ngarrindjeri woman Carly Tarkari Dodd\, Weaving Through Time showcases predominantly new works by Aunty Ellen\, produced with her long-time collaborator\, Dr Jelina Haines. The exhibition visually and textually documents Aunty Ellen’s evolution as an artist\, from her early traditional baskets and fish traps to her recent large-scale sculptures and wearable works\, including dresses\, jewellery and textiles. These more recent works highlight her two-decades-long collaboration with Dr Haines and demonstrate the depth and breadth of her artistic practice. \nIn Weaving Through Time\, Aunty Ellen carries tens of thousands of years of knowledge\, passed down from her Elders. Her work continues an essential legacy: the transmission of culture to future generations\, ensuring the continuation of culture. \nThe exhibition was launched at JamFactory Adelaide as part of SALA Festival before touring to JamFactory Seppeltfield for Tarnanthi\, followed by 6 venues nationally across SA\, VIC\, NSW and QLD. It is accompanied by a 120-page monograph\, supported by the Gordon Darling Foundation and written by Carly Tarkari Dodd with contributions by Dominic Guerrera\, Jelina Haines\, and Aunty Ellen Trevorrow. \nJamFactory ICON Aunty Ellen Trevorrow: Weaving Through Time is a JamFactory touring exhibition assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia\, its arts funding and advisory board.
URL:https://www.araratgallerytama.com.au/event/jamfactory-icon-aunty-ellen-trevorrow/
LOCATION:Ararat Gallery TAMA
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ORGANIZER;CN="Ararat Gallery TAMA":MAILTO:gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260328T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260913T160000
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SUMMARY:Works from the TAMA Collection
DESCRIPTION:With visionary foresight\, the founding team behind Ararat Gallery in the late 1960s and early 1970s established textiles as a defining focus of the Gallery’s collection. Taking inspiration from Ararat’s historical association with fine merino wool production\, the Gallery has remained committed to exhibiting and collecting textile and fibre art. Fifty years on\, the enduring influence of the craft revival movement continues to affirm the cultural relevance and renewed appeal of textiles. \nLong recognised as a radical and subversive medium\, textiles continue to command critical attention. Ararat Gallery TAMA occupies a distinctive and timely position in today’s cultural landscape through its sustained commitment to textile-based collections and exhibitions. Ararat Gallery TAMA is proud custodian of over a thousand artworks and objects\, including quilts\, tapestries\, basketry\, embroideries\, sculpture and weavings. \nArarat Gallery was established in 1968 as a few small rooms in the Old Municipal Offices of the Ararat Town Hall. The Gallery space has grown significantly over the decades since\, most recently during the Arts Precinct Redevelopment Project\, completed in August 2018. During that project\, the Gallery doubled its exhibition and collection spaces\, and in recognition of its significant textile collection was renamed Ararat Gallery TAMA – Textile Art Museum Australia.
URL:https://www.araratgallerytama.com.au/event/works-from-the-tama-collection-march-2026/
LOCATION:Ararat Gallery TAMA
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ORGANIZER;CN="Ararat Gallery TAMA":MAILTO:gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260415T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260630T170000
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SUMMARY:Stitch\, Knit\, & Don’t Quit
DESCRIPTION:Stitch\, Knit & Don’t Quit is here for 2026! \nArarat Women’s Shed is delighted to announce our first sewing and craft nights of the year – kindly hosted at Ararat Gallery TAMA. \nDates:\nWednesday 29 April\nWednesday 13 May\nWednesday 27 May\nWednesday 10 June\nDoors open 5:30pm | Stitch session runs 6–8pm \nBring any project that doesn’t need a machine\, from knitting and crochet to embroidery\, hand sewing\, sketching\, or even sewing on that pesky pile of buttons! We hope to have some mentors on hand at each session too\, so if you’ve ever wanted to try crochet or knitting\, we hope to be able to get you started. It’s also the perfect excuse to tackle the tasks hiding in your sewing hamper while enjoying great company\, creativity\, and conversation. \nEntry by gold coin donation. \nCome along\, roll through your granny squares\, and don’t quit!
URL:https://www.araratgallerytama.com.au/event/stitch-knit-dont-quit/
LOCATION:Ararat Gallery TAMA
CATEGORIES:Program
ORGANIZER;CN="Ararat Gallery TAMA":MAILTO:gallery@ararat.vic.gov.au
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