Published on Saturday, 15 February 2025 at 10:08:30 AM
Image detail: Lake Ballard by Barbara Weeks
Stitched and Bound 2024/25
OPENING NIGHT: FRIDAY 23 May 2025 | 6-8PM
EXHIBITION DATES: 24 May - 10 August 2025
RSVP: Coming soon
Stitched and Bound is The West Australian Quilters Association Inc. (WAQA) Contemporary Exhibition. It is a biennial, juried exhibition showcasing the innovative range of work being produced by Western Australian artists who challenge the usual concept of the ‘quilt’ medium.
“Stitched and bound 2024/25 is the fourteenth West Australian Quilters Association Inc. (WAQA) Contemporary Exhibition. It showcases 48 innovative works by Western Australian artists. Individually and collectively, the artists challenge the traditional concept of the quilt medium; in concept, design, size, and execution, including the use of unconventional materials and techniques.
The history of quilt-making (and textiles more broadly) has been extensively documented; I will refrain from reviewing that in detail here. Suffice to say that the linguistic roots ‘text’ and ‘textile’ are the same; the Latin word textus, meaning ‘woven’. Textile-related metaphors are woven throughout the English language; we speak of the social fabric of a community, of tying the knot, of feeling a little frayed at the edges. We encounter textiles daily, yet their largely utilitarian nature means that they are usually taken for granted.” Martien van Zuilen, Contemporary Felt Artist, Textile Artisan, Community Artist, Educator, PhD, Anthropology – Textile Material Culture, UWA 2013
Photo credit: Stitched and Bound 2024, at Midland Junction Arts Centre. Photographer: Brad Coleman.
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