New Exuberance: Contemporary Australian Textile Design
2023-2026, TOURING EXHIBITION
We are living in an exciting time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander design practice, a shift is taking place that positions Indigenous artists and makers at the centre of a creative amelioration of the sector. Creative industries such as fashion and architecture are enjoying an influx of engagement with Indigenous artists, incorporating cultural knowledge and informing structural change. Senior voices in our communities are being seen as fresh and vital as they enter this new dynamic.
Words by Hannah Presley
Hannah Presley is Senoir Curator, Museums and Collections | Strategy and Culture at the Buxton Contemporary
New Exuberance: contemporary Australian textile design is a major touring exhibition project reflecting on current directions in textile practice through art, design and fashion. Curated by Meryl Ryan in consultation with the JamFactory team, the exhibition presents the work of more than thirty diverse multidisciplinary creatives and includes ten commissioned furniture pieces produced by designers associated with JamFactory.
JamFactory Seppeltsfield
Seppeltsfield, SA
13 May 2023 - 2 July 2023 Benalla Art Gallery
Benalla, VIC
29 September 2023 - 3 December 2023Salamanca Arts Centre
Hobart, TAS
10 January 2024 - 11 February 2024Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
Mornington, VIC
24 February 2024 - 11 May 2024 Hamilton Gallery
Hamilton, VIC
24 May 2024 - 21 July 2024Redcliffe Art Gallery
Redcliffe, QLD
3 August 2024 – 18 November 2024Cairns Regional Art Gallery
Cairns, QLD
30 November 2024 - 25 January 2025 Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum
Gladstone, QLD
7 February 2025 - 7 April 2025 Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie
Booragul, NSW
18 April 2025 - 22 June 2025Australian Design Centre
Darlinghurst, NSW
3 July 2025 - 16 August 2025 The Glasshouse Regional Gallery
Port Macquarie, NSW
29 August 2025 - 30 November 2025 Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery
Port Pirie, SA
12 December 2025 - 1 March 2026 Fabrik Arts and Heritage
Lobethal, SA
13 March 2026 - 10 May 2026