Out of Hand – 20th Anniversary Exhibition

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Stitching and Beyond. To celebrate we are putting on our best Out of Hand exhibition EVER!!

Enjoy a wonderful collection of fibre, paper and textile artworks created by talented members of Stitching and Beyond in the past two years. To help us celebrate, we are also inviting students of Wild Stitch and Hobart Embroiderers Guild Young Stitchers (HEGYS) to be part of the exhibition.

Visitors can expect to see a curated collection of textile art in all its forms including functional, decorative, fine and wearable works – there is bound to be something of interest for everyone! Curator’s, Peoples’ Choice and Student awards are on offer.

Visitors can enjoy live demonstrations with member attendants on hand to assist with queries regarding exhibitors and their works, fibre art processes and practices, and group membership.

Our popular Annual Challenge pieces from 2024 (Bottom of My Garden) and 2025 (Hidden Stories) will be on display. The Bottom of My Garden collection will be returning from its year travelling around regional Tasmania and the Hidden Stories
exhibit will be beginning its journey around the state.

Thanks to Art Trails Tasmania for promoting our anniversary exhibition on their wonderful site!

The feature image above, ‘Portrait #6‘  by Glen Murray, won the 2023 Curator’s Prize.

The images below showcase some of the entries in our 2023 exhibition, including six People’s Choice Awards….its just a little taste of the quality and diversity of work you can expect to see!

We warmly invite you to visit our very popular exhibition from Friday 26 September 2025 and place a vote for your favourite artwork in the People’s Choice Awards. Selected works will be for sale (EFTPOS available) and able to be collected between 3 and 5pm Monday 6 October.

Please Support Us

Stitching and Beyond Inc. is a not-for-profit community art group encouraging and supporting those interested in fibre and textiles to grow their skills. Donations to our group are gratefully received at the exhibition.

If you would like to further support our exhibition, the fundraising raffle is on now. There are 12 wonderful prizes on offer and tickets are $5 each. You can view prize details and purchase your tickets here.