Weaving Connections: Aboriginal Weaving & Yarning with Muruwari artist Virginia Keft
Join us for Weaving Connections with Muruwari artist Dr. Virginia Keft.
Saturday, 31st May 2025
9am - 11am
11.30am-1.30pm
Whitewall Art Projects Gallery - 3/13 Old Hume Hwy, Berrima NSW
Experience the rich cultural traditions of Aboriginal weaving and yarning in this hands-on gallery workshop.
Virginia —an experienced weaver and artist—will gently guide you through traditional techniques to create your own unique weaving.
Throughout the workshop, we will share stories and reflections—while deepening our understanding of Indigenous cultural connections, practices, and knowledge.
Leave with more than just a finished piece: take with you a sense of connection, community, and insight into the living tradition of Aboriginal weaving.
No prior experience is necessary—everyone is welcome, and all materials will be provided.
Join us for Weaving Connections with Muruwari artist Dr. Virginia Keft.
Saturday, 31st May 2025
9am - 11am
11.30am-1.30pm
Whitewall Art Projects Gallery - 3/13 Old Hume Hwy, Berrima NSW
Experience the rich cultural traditions of Aboriginal weaving and yarning in this hands-on gallery workshop.
Virginia —an experienced weaver and artist—will gently guide you through traditional techniques to create your own unique weaving.
Throughout the workshop, we will share stories and reflections—while deepening our understanding of Indigenous cultural connections, practices, and knowledge.
Leave with more than just a finished piece: take with you a sense of connection, community, and insight into the living tradition of Aboriginal weaving.
No prior experience is necessary—everyone is welcome, and all materials will be provided.
Join us for Weaving Connections with Muruwari artist Dr. Virginia Keft.
Saturday, 31st May 2025
9am - 11am
11.30am-1.30pm
Whitewall Art Projects Gallery - 3/13 Old Hume Hwy, Berrima NSW
Experience the rich cultural traditions of Aboriginal weaving and yarning in this hands-on gallery workshop.
Virginia —an experienced weaver and artist—will gently guide you through traditional techniques to create your own unique weaving.
Throughout the workshop, we will share stories and reflections—while deepening our understanding of Indigenous cultural connections, practices, and knowledge.
Leave with more than just a finished piece: take with you a sense of connection, community, and insight into the living tradition of Aboriginal weaving.
No prior experience is necessary—everyone is welcome, and all materials will be provided.
Artist Bio
Muruwari woman, Dr. Virginia Keft, is a multi-award-winning, inter-disciplinary artist living and working on Dharawal Country. Engaged across weaving and textiles, sculpture, painting, and installation, Virginia’s practice reflects the synchronicity of themes of nature, home, and connection to culture. Using fibre, timber, and natural materials, she weaves narratives of Country and truth-telling through a First Nations lens. In March 2025, Virginia will exhibit alongside twenty-five Australian artists in an international exhibition of contemporary art in Munich, Germany. Her work is collected in private and public collections and galleries, both nationally and abroad. She holds a Doctorate (PhD - Medalist) from the University of Wollongong, along with a Bachelor of Creative Arts (BCA - Distinction), and a Bachelor of Arts (BA - Class 1 Honours). Virginia is the Producer of bangawarra Art Yarns: for older and Elder mob at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia.
Image Credits
1. Virginia Keft, Weaving Connections Guraban 2023, Hurstville Museum and Gallery (Image courtesy of the artist)
2. Dr Virginia Keft (Image courtesy of the artist)
3. Virginia Keft, Weaving Connections Detail 2024
*A minimum number of bookings is required to host the workshop. In the unlikely instance of the minimum number not being met, you’ll be able to re-book into another workshop date, OR you can choose a full refund to be provided. Due to the nature of our workshop, refunds outside of this cannot be provided.