Tuesday, June 5, 2012

TRAVELLING BEANIE SHOW


The Alice Springs Beanie Festival began in ’97, established to sell beanies crocheted by Aboriginal women in remote communities.

“The festival’s aims have always been to develop Aboriginal women’s textiles, promote women’s culture and the beanie, as a regional art form, as well as promote handmade textile arts.”

Today both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people of all ages participate in the workshops, competitions and exhibitions that are part of the Beanie Festival.

Coming to Sydney as part of the travelling beanie show, opening June 22nd at
Tali Gallery, Rozelle, Alice Springs Beanie Festivals’ finest beanies will be on display. All proceeds of the exhibitions will go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

www.beaniefest.org

Tali Gallery facebook event

www.dneese.blogspot.com.au

www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au

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  1. AnonymousJune 6, 2012 at 9:08 AM

    hey!

    Thanks for the shout out. Going up north to the Beanie Festival is an experience. I took my mum and we both loved it.

    cheers,

    Denise

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