Ararat Gallery

Ararat Gallery houses a permanent collection of contemporary textiles and fibre art. The gallery also maintains two sub-collections - The Art of the Japanese Package and the Lady Barbara Grimwade Costume Collection. The gallery operates an active temporary exhibitions program.

Address: 
Vincent Street, Ararat, VIC
Tel: 
0353522836
Hours: 
Monday - Friday 11:00am - 4:00pm Sunday, public holidays & Saturday during Victorian school holidays 12:00noon - 4:00pm
Admission: 
Adults $2, Concession $1, Members and children free
Facilities: 
Access for the disabled, car and bus parking, picnic area, sales outlet, guided tours, research facilities, information brochure, room for hire, special membership, magazine/newsletter, education, outreach, touring exhibitions
Collection: 
Approximately 300 items, plus 550 items of costumes and 192 items of Japanese packaging

Items

Evening gown

Creator:
Melbourne Ty
Description:
Full length two piece evening gown in emerald green silk satin. The top featuring leg of mutton sleeves and the skirt with unpressed box pleats.
Date:
1982

Fish packaging

Hama-yaki Tai

Creator:
unknown (Japanese)
Description:
A package made of bamboo sheath for holding sea bream. From Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Date:
C.1959-1974
Item Id Number:
Ar.G. 1981-2(65)

Woven Tapestry

It's Different for Girls

Creator:
Tass Mavrogordato
Description:
Woven tapestry about female identity, representation and sexuality. Figurative imagery. Woven in wool, cotton, linen and silk.
Date:
1993

Sculpture

Air/ Past Sample/ Future Tense

Creator:
Richard Goodwin
Description:
A three metre long "fish" constructed from old clothing formed over a steel armature soaring over a cluster of steel "eggs".
Date:
1990

Woven wallhanging

Coraza En Dos Colores

Creator:
Olga De Amaral
Description:
Large woven wall hanging constructed of narrow bands woven from natural and pink and yellow dyed horsehair, interwoven with orange sisal-wrapped ropes.
Date:
1973-74