Garland Magazine

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Enjoy our latest issue ✿ The Street

Petersham Escarpment: The mountain comes to the city

Through the mysterious alchemy of the kiln, Simon Reece brings the landscape of the majestic Blue Mountains to an inner urban plaza.

Healing Country & the five senses

Francesca Bussey writes about listening and talking about mosaics, middens, and that which is bigger than all of us.

The healing wall

Through her wall mosaic, Jane du Rand brings the healing power of the Spring Mountain White Rock Conservation Estate to the Ipswich Mental Health Unit.

The World returns to Charters Towers

The Charters Towers' Wall of History returns past glory to a legendary country town.

 

Featured Articles

From Issue 34 ✿ The Street

Full Issue

Street Sweepers: Adornment for outside care

Anke Kindle pays homage to the invisible labour of street cleaners with a jewellery practice that turns brushes into jewels.

by Anke Kindle

Cabramatta: The nostalgic poetry of Asian shops

Bic Tieu casts her childhood memories of a Sydney Indo-Chinese suburb.

by Bic Tieu

Measuring up: Public art in Queensland through a craft lens

Pamela See writes about public works by Brian Robinson, Bruce Reynold and Judy Watson where the making is part of the message.

by Pamela See

Capybara comes home

Yolanda Pocetti reintroduces the world's largest rodent to the busy commuters of Tigre.

by Yolanda Pocetti

Stay in the Loop

With recent news

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Misako Nakahira ✿ Waves of tsuzureori

We speak to Australian Tapestry Workshop weaver-in-residence, Misako Nakahira, about her unique technique of blending weaves.

Tiago Ishiyama ✿ It’s all or nothing in the favela

Paul Sepaniak pays tribute to his friend, an inspiring Brazilian street artist of Japanese ancestry

Ten Thousand Suns spotlights the technologies of First Nations peoples through craft

Pamela See reflects on the craft works in the 24th Sydney Biennale.

Fiona Gavino ✿ Weave a deep breath

Fiona Gavino is our April laurel for a work that monumentalises basket-making as an expression of meditation.

Steal This ✿ Melissa Cameron confesses to her role in a lawless jewellery gang

Melissa Cameron tells the story behind Melbourne's radical street jewellery scene of the 2000s.

Otobong Nkanga ✿ Soap stacks of the wider world

Jessica Hemmings reviews Otobongo Nkanga's exhibition of soap with the help of a novel by Teju Cole.

Days we celebrate on the Garland platform:

Current Exhibitions

Highlights from our calendar

Full Listing
Women of Gaza
Palestinian Museum (Ramallah)
15 February - 30 April 2024
Ngā tirohanga whānui a Parehuia - Neke Moa
Objectspace (Auckland)
16 March - 19 May 2024
Ottchil: Light from Nature
Korean Cultural Centre Australia (Sydney)
22 March - 21 June 2024
Canopy
Opus30 (Castlemaine)
30 March - 27 April 2024
Tailored With Love: Children’s Kimono Throughout Generations
Japan Foundation (Sydney)
5 April - 8 June 2024
Handshake Project 2024
Stanley Street Gallery (Sydney)
10 April - 4 May 2024
Collapsed Ecologies
Australian Tapestry Workshop (Melbourne)
18 April - 7 June 2024
Tabled: tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook, or artisan food producer
Manly Art Gallery (Sydney)
19 April - 9 June 2024

Upcoming Talks

Future Major Events