About Fibres West
Fibres West Inc is a not-for-profit association committed to nurturing inspiration, skill and creativity within the contemporary textile community. Our focus is the organisation of quality residential textile art conferences in Western Australia.
Held every few years, Fibres West events are renowned for bringing quality tuition to textile practitioners in Western Australia through workshops by outstanding Australian and international fibre art tutors. The invited tutors offer 5-day, in-depth, workshops for students who are keen to learn new skills and extend their creative endeavours. Participants also benefit from a complementary program which includes slide presentations, a trade hall, art bazaar, exhibitions, a textile garage sale, networking opportunities and more.
Since 1992, Fibres West has held ten highly successful events. For the first three of these events, classes were offered mainly in 1, 2, or 3-day format, with a 5-day class format introduced in 1999. The residential format was introduced in 1995. Since 2002 all classes at Fibres West events have been of 5-day duration.
From 1992 to 2010, Fibres West operated as a regional forum under the auspices of The Australian Forum for Textile Arts Ltd (TAFTA), a national, not-for-profit organisation. In 2010 Fibres West became an independent Incorporated Association. Fibres West 2023 will be the eleventh residential textile conference organised by Fibres West, known since 2010 as Fibres West Inc.
Held every few years, Fibres West events are renowned for bringing quality tuition to textile practitioners in Western Australia through workshops by outstanding Australian and international fibre art tutors. The invited tutors offer 5-day, in-depth, workshops for students who are keen to learn new skills and extend their creative endeavours. Participants also benefit from a complementary program which includes slide presentations, a trade hall, art bazaar, exhibitions, a textile garage sale, networking opportunities and more.
Since 1992, Fibres West has held ten highly successful events. For the first three of these events, classes were offered mainly in 1, 2, or 3-day format, with a 5-day class format introduced in 1999. The residential format was introduced in 1995. Since 2002 all classes at Fibres West events have been of 5-day duration.
From 1992 to 2010, Fibres West operated as a regional forum under the auspices of The Australian Forum for Textile Arts Ltd (TAFTA), a national, not-for-profit organisation. In 2010 Fibres West became an independent Incorporated Association. Fibres West 2023 will be the eleventh residential textile conference organised by Fibres West, known since 2010 as Fibres West Inc.
