The Australian Textile & Surface Design Association is an eclectic mix of people devoted to textiles. More information at www.atasda.org.au .
NSW ATASDA is the very active Branch in NSW, meeting at Epping Creative Centre, 26 Stanley Rd, Epping NSW 2121. ATASDA began as the Batik Association in NSW in 1974 and quickly broadened its interests to all forms of textile art and surface design. We're now a national organisation.
05/09/2026
Artist Linda Balding uses paint, stitch, objects and imagery to create Memories (detail), a touching tribute to days of old.
Sneak peek of her artwork in Preservation Exhibition, 5 – 17 Sept at the Garden Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney.
04/09/2026
Flutter (detail) by Gail Kearsley combines exquisite felt technique with art and a story.
Find out at Preservation Exhibition, Garden Gallery, Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens, 5 – 17 September
04/09/2026
peeks:
Be drawn in to Coral Parker’s Bleached Coral Reef (detail) where varied textile, felting and fabric manipulation techniques combine beautifully to represent the underwater-once-was-wonderland…
See it at the Garden Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney from 5th – 17th September.
30/08/2026
Exhibition sneak peek, at The Garden Gallery, Sydney, from 5th September. Jane Hinde artist, silk painting, detail.
29/08/2026
Who is this girl? Preservation Exhibition showcases the diverse art of members of ATASDA. Over 60 works by 40 artists. Detail of artwork by Kathy Hawkins. At the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney 5th Sept – 17th Sept .org.au
27/08/2026
Sneak peek of Preservation Exhibition, detail of artwork by Susan Metcalf, one of 40 ATASDA members exhibiting at Sydney’s Garden Gallery from Sept 5th – 17th. In collaboration with Australian Society of Calligraphers and Primrose Paper Arts.
https://atasda.org.au/nsw/events-nsw/nsw-events/exhibition/preservation-2026-nsw-exhibition
27/08/2026
“Exhibition Sneak Peek – opens September 5th at Garden Gallery, Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. Marina Shine’s felting and mixed media, detail.
25/08/2026
A cyanotype/eco-print workshop led by Jo Horswill was held at Dence Park over the weekend. This is a preview of their brilliant results! Many more pics to follow.
23/08/2026
Pics from a fantastic journaling workshop by ATASDA’s Kay Murray a few months ago. We started a large art project journal and made funky little junk journals. ATASDA caters for a huge variety of interests!
21/08/2026
Eco-printing eucalyptus using the pot as mordant, “dirty pot technique”.
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