Fibres West 2023 Program Overview
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Fibres West 2023 is a week-long residential textile art event. The program consists of ten workshops with outstanding national tutors. Workshops are suitable for beginners to experienced artists.
Participants enrol in one 5-day workshop of their choice while enjoying the experience of spending extended time with fellow textile-lovers and makers. Besides the workshops, the program includes slide presentations, evening activities, a trade hall, bazaar, on-site textile art installations and displays. It is a week-long creative vibe in every way! We also have an extensive Public Program where members of the public and visitors are welcome. For all the details, click here Explore. Create. Be Inspired. |
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ENROLMENTS & ENROLMENT FEE - Fibres West 2023
Enrolments for Fibres West 2023 opened on July 18, 2022.
To book a place in a workshop of your choice, click on the ‘Book Here’ link on the Workshop Page to take you to our Trybooking site where you’ll find the enrolment and payment details. Payment is on-line, at the time of booking, via credit card. Part payments are possible. If a workshop is fully booked, you can email and ask to be put on the waiting list - info@fibreswest.com.au
ENROLMENT FEE
Includes fully residential, single room accommodation (shared bathroom), all meals, a 5-day workshop and all other program activities
Early Bird Fee (if paid in full by March 1, 2023) $ 1,400.00
Full Fee (if NOT paid in full by March 1, 2023) $ 1,450.00
Bazaar Table (optional, see program details) no charge
A minimum payment of $400 (with a non-refundable component of $200) is required at the time of enrolment with the balance of any outstanding fees to be paid by April 30, 2023 (See also Payment Terms and Refund/Cancellation Policy).
It is highly recommended that you book early as numbers in workshops are strictly limited and many workshops tend to book out quickly.
To book a place in a workshop of your choice, click on the ‘Book Here’ link on the Workshop Page to take you to our Trybooking site where you’ll find the enrolment and payment details. Payment is on-line, at the time of booking, via credit card. Part payments are possible. If a workshop is fully booked, you can email and ask to be put on the waiting list - info@fibreswest.com.au
ENROLMENT FEE
Includes fully residential, single room accommodation (shared bathroom), all meals, a 5-day workshop and all other program activities
Early Bird Fee (if paid in full by March 1, 2023) $ 1,400.00
Full Fee (if NOT paid in full by March 1, 2023) $ 1,450.00
Bazaar Table (optional, see program details) no charge
A minimum payment of $400 (with a non-refundable component of $200) is required at the time of enrolment with the balance of any outstanding fees to be paid by April 30, 2023 (See also Payment Terms and Refund/Cancellation Policy).
It is highly recommended that you book early as numbers in workshops are strictly limited and many workshops tend to book out quickly.
SCHEDULING
Sunday July 2 is Arrival Day at Fibres West 2023. The registration desk opens at 1pm. After checking in and finding your accommodation and classroom, there will be ample time to visit Traders and view the exhibitions and displays.
Participants meet with their tutor from 4:30-5:30pm for informal introductions and to get the classroom set up (this is a non-teaching time). Dinner on Sunday evening is the first meal served as part of your enrolment. A special celebration dinner will be held on Friday July 7 for all Fibres West tutors and participants. Departure is on Saturday morning, July 8, breakfast on Saturday is the final meal of Fibres West 2023.
A COMPREHENSIVE NEWSLETTER will be sent (by email) to all participants approximately six weeks prior to the start of Fibres West 2023. This outlines further program details, and includes a timetable, venue map, details regarding travel, and other essential information.
We also send out E-newsletters on a regular basis to all who have enrolled. Or check our News & Updates at any time.
Participants meet with their tutor from 4:30-5:30pm for informal introductions and to get the classroom set up (this is a non-teaching time). Dinner on Sunday evening is the first meal served as part of your enrolment. A special celebration dinner will be held on Friday July 7 for all Fibres West tutors and participants. Departure is on Saturday morning, July 8, breakfast on Saturday is the final meal of Fibres West 2023.
A COMPREHENSIVE NEWSLETTER will be sent (by email) to all participants approximately six weeks prior to the start of Fibres West 2023. This outlines further program details, and includes a timetable, venue map, details regarding travel, and other essential information.
We also send out E-newsletters on a regular basis to all who have enrolled. Or check our News & Updates at any time.
WORKSHOPS
All workshops are filled on a first-come first-served basis. Any waiting lists for workshops are also applied on this basis. If a place becomes available in your first workshop choice, you will be moved into it. If your preferred workshop is full or cancelled, you will be offered a place in your second preference workshop, another workshop or a full refund. The organisers reserve the right to cancel a workshop if the minimum number of students is not reached by May 1, 2023.
Generally, workshops are limited to 12 participants. Most workshops have a materials fee; payable to the tutor on the first day of class. You will be advised of workshop requirements in early May 2023, upon receipt of full enrolment fees.
Class times are from 9am - 4:30pm Monday- Friday with an hour off for lunch; except for a free afternoon on Wednesday July 5 for independent work. Workshop areas are open from 7.30am - 9pm daily.
Generally, workshops are limited to 12 participants. Most workshops have a materials fee; payable to the tutor on the first day of class. You will be advised of workshop requirements in early May 2023, upon receipt of full enrolment fees.
Class times are from 9am - 4:30pm Monday- Friday with an hour off for lunch; except for a free afternoon on Wednesday July 5 for independent work. Workshop areas are open from 7.30am - 9pm daily.
TRADE HALL
Specialist textile traders at Fibres West 2023 will provide the opportunity to purchase or order their sumptuous textile supplies! Traders will be open on arrival day, Sunday July 2 (the day before classes commence) from 1 pm - 6 pm, and on Monday to Thursday (trading times TBC). See our Sponsors and Advertisers; many of our sponsors and advertisers will be in attendance at Fibres West 2023.
TUESDAY NIGHT ART BAZAAR
Tutors and students will have the opportunity to sell their own work at the Art Bazaar. Only handmade products to be sold, or publications of your own work, ie. books, DVDs. This is a great opportunity to market your work to others who appreciate handcrafted fibre/textile pieces and would like to add to their collections or purchase gifts for others (think Christmas in July!). You can book a table via this link. There is NO booking fee, however, Bazaar participants are asked to donate an item of their work (or book/DVD of their work, or handmade materials) to the Art Raffle which will be drawn on the Thursday of Fibres West.
EXHIBITIONS
Planning is well underway to again host some excellent displays and exhibitions showcasing the work (and collections) of several textile associations in Western Australia. Stay tuned for more details as they come to hand!
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Fibres West 2023 will again host an Artist in Residence for the entire week and we are delighted to welcome Jill O’Meehan in this role. Jill’s fibre sculptures and installation are sublimely original, colourful, and set to spark joy.
Jill is a multidisciplinary artist based in Borden in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. She completed a BA Fine Arts Degree from Curtin University in 2015 and works prolifically across the disciplines of Installation Art, Textiles, Sculpture, Printmaking and Abstract Painting. Jill is an avid collector of eclectic objects ranging from what she terms “nature’s cast-offs to human-made debris”.
She also recycles and reuses household plastics, glass and metals; the process of collecting items on mass over long periods is both compelling and therapeutic. Colours, light, shapes and textures are the impressions she most wants to capture. Careful consideration of the beauty of each found object is key to the development of her “Collections” artworks which are installed within a specific space.
More recently, Jill has been exploring textile art, particularly craft processes such as crochet and felting. She has been applying and incorporating these skills in her contemporary art practice, numerous artist-in-residencies, exhibitions and multiple installation works. Just as importantly, Jill is driven by the appreciation and enjoyment and the experiences felt by viewers as they are drawn into her work.
jillomeehan.com.au
Jill is a multidisciplinary artist based in Borden in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. She completed a BA Fine Arts Degree from Curtin University in 2015 and works prolifically across the disciplines of Installation Art, Textiles, Sculpture, Printmaking and Abstract Painting. Jill is an avid collector of eclectic objects ranging from what she terms “nature’s cast-offs to human-made debris”.
She also recycles and reuses household plastics, glass and metals; the process of collecting items on mass over long periods is both compelling and therapeutic. Colours, light, shapes and textures are the impressions she most wants to capture. Careful consideration of the beauty of each found object is key to the development of her “Collections” artworks which are installed within a specific space.
More recently, Jill has been exploring textile art, particularly craft processes such as crochet and felting. She has been applying and incorporating these skills in her contemporary art practice, numerous artist-in-residencies, exhibitions and multiple installation works. Just as importantly, Jill is driven by the appreciation and enjoyment and the experiences felt by viewers as they are drawn into her work.
jillomeehan.com.au
EVERYONE is WELCOME at Fibres West 2023
Spend a whole week in a wonderfully creative environment, connect with fellow textile enthusiasts, and learn from the best
Fibres West 2023 is a not-for-profit event organised and hosted by Fibres West Inc., a not-for-profit association committed to nurturing inspiration & creativity within the contemporary textile community.
