The New Quilt Prize 2024
Join Hawkesbury Regional Gallery curator Diana Robson for a floor talk about The New Quilt on Wednesday, 8 May from 11 am to 12 noon. Book online.
The New Quilt 2024 sees the introduction of two new awards. Congratulations to the prize winners:
- The New Quilt Prize $1500: Sue Dennis Tempest
- The New Quilt Prize Runner Up $500: Anna Brown Canopy 27
Tempest 135 x 100 cm
The wind howls as foliage is flung around in a tempest. How to best capture the awe-inspiring natural event of a storm, using print and stitch in a very elemental form was intriguing.
Hand dyed, hand printed with plant matter, machine pieced, machine quilted
Cotton, batting, thread, textile ink, fabric dye
Photographer: Bob Dennis
Canopy 27 173 x 180 cm
Little of the eucalypt canopy survives after the ferocity of the bush fires.
Raw edge reverse appliqué, machine pieced and hand quilted.
Commercially dyed cotton.
The New Quilt 2024 Online Gallery
View all of the finalists in The New Quilt 2024 Online Gallery.
The New Quilt 2024, on exhibition at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW from 4 May to 23 June 2024.
The public program includes the following special events:
- Meet the Maker Thursdays: 1-3pm - no pre-booking required
- Sunday, 19 May, 1 to 3 pm: Artists in Conversation floor talk
- Saturday, 1 June, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm: Workshop with Jessica Wheelahan, Artful Stitching with Sustainable Materials
Book online at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery
Gallery hours: Open 6 days a week Monday, Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm. Closed on Tuesday and public holidays.
No comments:
Post a Comment