Fay Skyring OAM Textile Works Gallery
The Fay Skyring Gallery hosts exhibitions throughout the year, displaying the work of our talented members. Exhibitions include our annual members' exhibition: "Warped and Twisted"; a yearly collaborative exhibition inspired by the themes set by the Design Canberra Festival ; and solo exhibitions highlighting artists and recent art graduates who are awarded a CSW membership through the ANU School of Art & Design Emerging Artist Support Scheme.
Our gallery is named in honour of CSW Life Member: Fay Skyring OAM, a talented and inspiring weaver/teacher who helped shape Canberra Spinners and Weavers Inc. You can learn more about Fay on our Vale page.
Our gallery space (bookings subject to availability and to gallery policy) has quality hanging tracks with clear cables, and a variety of plinths. Contact: csw.gallery@gmail.com
Possum Magic exhibition - 13 to 27 August 2024
This exhibition features the work of CSW members and their friends using cones of possum/merino yarn from a knitwear company in Melbourne that went out of business. The cones were originally destined for landfill but instead the company looked for a charity to donate them to. They chose the Bega CWA who were raising funds for the Bega Hospital. CSW member Liz Jarvis came across some of the cones in a gallery in Goulburn, and ended up travelling to Bega to collect more than 200 of them. They were offered for sale to CSW and the Capital Region Knitters Group. The idea of holding an exhibition showcasing the originality and diversity of members’ skills was floated, and ‘Possum Magic’ was born.
Warped and Twisted - May 2024
Our annual exhibition of member's work.
2023 Fay Skyring Scholarship Exhibition: Alison Cone and Elizabeth Croft, 16 March to 8 April 2024
The Fay Skyring Scholarship was established to honour the legacy of Fay Skyring OAM. In her long working life Fay was a weaver, an artist, teacher and mentor to many.
This one year scholarship aims to promote textile arts by offering the recipient access to CSW workshops, culminating in an exhibition at the Fay Skyring- Canberra Textiles Works Gallery. The scholarship gives the recipients an opportunity to further research and develop their textile design practice.
The inaugural scholarship was offered to two recipients who were offered two CSW workshops each at no cost (materials and equipment use included).
Presentation by Elizabeth Croft