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Category: Opportunities

De-Stash Market Day

Remember to come along and support Stitching and Beyond’s de-stash market at Kingborough Women’s Club on Sunday, July 12th from 10am – 3 pm. There will be items for sale from our members’ stashes (fabrics, threads, books, paints and more) at bargain prices, as well as beautiful embroidered samples and almost-complete quilt tops by the late Ken Smith, a renowned…

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Island Quilts 2026

Island Quilts is on again from Thursday 1 October to Saturday 3 October, at MAC02, Hobart. Online entries will be received until Monday 25th August. The Challenge theme for this year is ‘Things with Wings’. Further information, including the Handbook, is available from the event webpage.

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De-Stash Market Day

Do you have more fabrics, threads, books, beads or other textile-related materials than you need?  Or would you like to acquire dyed and experimental samples by a well-known textile artist? If so, the perfect opportunity is coming up on Sunday 12th July. Our Stitching and Beyond de-stash market will run from 10 am to 3 pm at the Kingborough Women’s…

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Glenorchy Youth Open Art Exhibition 2026

Artists aged 25 years and under who live, go to school in or have a strong connection to Glenorchy are invited to enter the Glenorchy Youth Open Art Exhibition. Works in any media are welcome. One item per artist may be entered; works are to be delivered to Moonah Arts Centre from 8th to 12th June.

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Opportunities

In June, the Tasmanian Quilting Guild will open entries to Island Quilts 2026 (https://tasquiltguild.com.au/island-quilts/island-quilts-event-information-2026/).  This large, always exciting and diverse quilt exhibition will run from 1st to 3rd October in the MAC02 shed in Hunter St, Hobart, in conjunction with the Craft Alive trade show.  For those interested in entering, more information can be found in the Island Quilts 2026 Handbook (https://tasquiltguild.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IQ-Handbook-2026-Master.pdf). The Tasmanian…

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Interested in Eco printing on Leather?

Would you like to create some eco-printed leather? We would like to see if enough people are interested in taking this one-day course led by Lindy Whitton, where you come away with a whole large piece of beautiful eco-printed leather. Most likely, you’ve seen the “to-die-for” shoes Karen made with her last effort! If there is enough interest, we will…

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Opportunity

Consider entering the Incognito Art Show with proceeds helping make art opportunities available to people with disabilities. * All works are A5* Works may be 2D or 3D* Register to receive your pack* The only cost to you is mailing your works to Sydney by May 31* All works are sold anonymously for $100* Enter and proceeds will help to…

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Competition: Paper on Skin™

International wearable paper art competition. Presented in partnership with the Devonport City Council. Biennial event. Next event spring 2026. Entries NOW OPEN (close 16 Feb). Follow us on socials & sign up to our mailing list for all the news!

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Update on the Mixed Media Journal Club

Images from the colourful November meeting of the Mixed Media Journal Club with southern member, Ursula Harris, can now be viewed in the gallery. Please note that there will be no meeting of the Journal Club in December. The Club is open to all interested in learning mixed media skills. We are using journals to experiment with colour, design and…

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