Festival of Goldwork (SOLD OUT)
Welcome to the Festival of Goldwork. Keep an eye on this page as more events will be added progressively!
Sat, 2 July
Exhibition Opening
Time: 4-5.30pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $10 + booking fee. Includes light refreshments.
Exhibition Opening
Time: 4-5.30pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $10 + booking fee. Includes light refreshments.
6-10 July (excluding 8th)
Workshop - Tree of Life with Alison Cole
Time: 10am-3.30pm daily
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: EGNSW Members $480 and Non-Members $720 + booking fee. (Participants will also need to purchase a kit for $150.) Limited spots left! Book quickly online or call the Guild office on +61 2 9743 2501.
Workshop - Tree of Life with Alison Cole
Time: 10am-3.30pm daily
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: EGNSW Members $480 and Non-Members $720 + booking fee. (Participants will also need to purchase a kit for $150.) Limited spots left! Book quickly online or call the Guild office on +61 2 9743 2501.
8 July
Workshop - Or Nue with Alison Cole
Time: 10am-3.30pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: EGNSW Members $120 and Non-Members $180 + booking fee. (Participants will also need to purchase a kit; prices start at $25.) If you prefer to pay for this event in instalments, please call the Guild office on +61 2 9743 2501.
Workshop - Or Nue with Alison Cole
Time: 10am-3.30pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: EGNSW Members $120 and Non-Members $180 + booking fee. (Participants will also need to purchase a kit; prices start at $25.) If you prefer to pay for this event in instalments, please call the Guild office on +61 2 9743 2501.
8 July
Talk - 'Goldwork and her Private Collection Treasures' with Alison Cole
Time: 5.30pm-7.00pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $25 + booking fee.
Talk - 'Goldwork and her Private Collection Treasures' with Alison Cole
Time: 5.30pm-7.00pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $25 + booking fee.
11, 17, 22 or 28 July
Taster Classes - Goldwork with Sharyn Hutchens
Time: 10am-12pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: A single general admission price of $20 + booking fee on offer for all to have a little taste of goldworking! Class on 11 July includes all materials. Classes on 17, 22 and 28 July will have more of a 'design' focus and participants will need to purchase a kit for max. $5.
Taster Classes - Goldwork with Sharyn Hutchens
Time: 10am-12pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: A single general admission price of $20 + booking fee on offer for all to have a little taste of goldworking! Class on 11 July includes all materials. Classes on 17, 22 and 28 July will have more of a 'design' focus and participants will need to purchase a kit for max. $5.
21 July
Talk - 'The History of Hand & Lock and The Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery' with Alastair Macleod, Chairman, Hand & Lock
Time: 5.30pm-7.00pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $50 + booking fee. Includes light refreshments.
Talk - 'The History of Hand & Lock and The Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery' with Alastair Macleod, Chairman, Hand & Lock
Time: 5.30pm-7.00pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $50 + booking fee. Includes light refreshments.
22 July
Talk - 'Metal Thread Stiches in English Medieval, Tudor and Stuart Needlework' with Di Fisher
Time: 5.30pm-7.00pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $25 + booking fee.
Talk - 'Metal Thread Stiches in English Medieval, Tudor and Stuart Needlework' with Di Fisher
Time: 5.30pm-7.00pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $25 + booking fee.
Sat, 23 July
Festival of Goldwork Conference
Time: 9.30am-4.00pm
Venue: Australian Catholic University (ACU), 25a Barker St, Strathfield
Speakers include: Alastair Macleod 'Welcome Address,' Alison Snepp 'Opus Anglicanum,' Mary Brown 'Cultural Diffusion in the History of Goldwork Embroidery,' Dr. Jessica Grim 'Late Medieval Stumpwork in the German Speaking World,' Dianne Conomos 'The Ancient Craft of Japanese Goldwork – and the Crusade to Keep it Alive' and Dr. Helen Parsons 'Glamorous Gold in Fashion.'
Tickets: $120 +booking fee. Includes morning tea and lunch.
Festival of Goldwork Conference
Time: 9.30am-4.00pm
Venue: Australian Catholic University (ACU), 25a Barker St, Strathfield
Speakers include: Alastair Macleod 'Welcome Address,' Alison Snepp 'Opus Anglicanum,' Mary Brown 'Cultural Diffusion in the History of Goldwork Embroidery,' Dr. Jessica Grim 'Late Medieval Stumpwork in the German Speaking World,' Dianne Conomos 'The Ancient Craft of Japanese Goldwork – and the Crusade to Keep it Alive' and Dr. Helen Parsons 'Glamorous Gold in Fashion.'
Tickets: $120 +booking fee. Includes morning tea and lunch.
24-25 July
Workshop - Threaded Straight Stitches Sampler with Di Fisher
Time: 10am-3.30pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: EGNSW Members $240 and Non-Members $360 + booking fee. (No kit. Requirements list supplied to participants.) If you prefer to pay for this event in instalments, please call the Guild office on +61 2 9743 2501.
Workshop - Threaded Straight Stitches Sampler with Di Fisher
Time: 10am-3.30pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: EGNSW Members $240 and Non-Members $360 + booking fee. (No kit. Requirements list supplied to participants.) If you prefer to pay for this event in instalments, please call the Guild office on +61 2 9743 2501.
26 July
Talk - 'Goldwork in a Contemporary Setting' with Alastair Macleod, Chairman, Hand & Lock
Time: 5.30pm-7.00pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $50 + booking fee. Includes light refreshments.
Talk - 'Goldwork in a Contemporary Setting' with Alastair Macleod, Chairman, Hand & Lock
Time: 5.30pm-7.00pm
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $50 + booking fee. Includes light refreshments.
4 & 13 August
Tour - Goldwork Secrets of the Embroiderers' Guild NSW
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $25 + booking fee.
Tour - Goldwork Secrets of the Embroiderers' Guild NSW
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $25 + booking fee.
7 August
Talk - Jewish Ceremonial Textiles: from Old Masters to Contemporary Works with Dr. Jana Vytrhlik
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $25 + booking fee.
Talk - Jewish Ceremonial Textiles: from Old Masters to Contemporary Works with Dr. Jana Vytrhlik
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
Venue: Gallery76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
Tickets: $25 + booking fee.
16 & 20 August
Tour - Mary Brown's Studio
Time: 10am - 11am
Venue: Denistone, 2114 (exact address confirmed closer to date)
Tickets: $35 + booking fee.
Tour - Mary Brown's Studio
Time: 10am - 11am
Venue: Denistone, 2114 (exact address confirmed closer to date)
Tickets: $35 + booking fee.