GALLERY OPEN 11–3PM MO–SU
CLOTH POP-UP SHOP 11–4PM FR–SU
CUTTING THE CLOTH 6–7PM FRIDAY
CLOSING DRINKS 2–4PM SUNDAY
A seven day artist residency in the gallery
We are welcoming Julie Paterson back to Tiliqua Tiliqua for another memorable, co-operative, art-making adventure.
Julie will be creating a large-scale, stencil-printed artwork in the gallery to draw urgent attention to the ongoing coral bleaching events devastating the Great Barrier Reef and Ningaloo Reef. Growing up in the UK, Julie pored over her kids version of Encyclopaedia Britannica, admiring the shapes and colours and variety of the coral – these tiny animals that make up the ecosystems of Australia’s reefs. ‘Within my lifetime, unchecked global heating has created conditions that endanger the Great Barrier Reef to the point of extinction,’ says Julie. ‘We need to repair the damage – and with political will we can. That’s what my work will be about.’ The finished artwork will then be cut into pieces and repaired, with assistance from other hand-sewers. As well as the chance to observe (and maybe take part in) a work of art being made, there will be the opportunity to purchase examples of Julie’s work from the brand new and very exciting Cloth Pop-Up trailer. This is going to a big, action-packed week, don’t miss it!
ABOUT JULIE PATERSON
‘I am a painter, printmaker and designer of textiles. I own a small fabric company called Cloth that I set up more than 25 years ago, because it made sense at the time and still does now.
I live in NSW’s Blue Mountains on Darug and Gundungurra land, where I work with a small team of people who love what they do, making textiles by hand, the old-fashioned way.
I collaborate with others for the joy of making something together that we couldn’t make alone.
A big part of what I do these days involves running collaborative art projects geared to support mental health by helping people develop a creative practice.
I take commissions and I exhibit. My favourite place to be is working in my studio. Or pottering about the garden.
I’ve written a book and a manifesto to live by.’
You can see more of Julie’s work @clothjulie or on her website