Exhibition23 Mar – 23 Apr 2006
Threading the Commonwealth: Textile Tradition, Culture, Trade and Politics
This exhibition comprises a survey of textiles from the majority of nations that make up the Commonwealth. Consisting of key historical and…
Installation image. Canopy of the Commonwealth: Linking Victorian Communities. Photo: Vanessa Gerrans 2006
Installation image. Canopy of the Commonwealth: Linking Victorian Communities. Photo: Vanessa Gerrans 2006
Installation image. Canopy of the Commonwealth: Linking Victorian Communities. Photo: Vanessa Gerrans 2006
Installation image. Canopy of the Commonwealth: Linking Victorian Communities. Photo: Vanessa Gerrans 2006
Canopy of the Commonwealth: Linking Victorian Communities
This community participation project brings together textile work by people from across Victoria in a display of skill that reflects the different and diverse communities living in the state.
Participants of all cultural backgrounds and varying abilities of textile proficiency have submitted panels that have been screen printed, embroidered, stitched, appliquéd, painted, or in some other way embellished and then joined together in a large canopy that drapes the ceiling of the gallery foyer. The exhibition is part of Festival Melbourne 2006, the cultural festival of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Festival Melbourne 2006 celebrates the breadth of culture and art from across the nations of the Commonwealth. The Festival is proudly funded and supported by the Victorian and Australian Governments.
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