Join a weaving and yarning circle to create your own woven mirinj (star) and connect through stories, culture, and shared creativity.
Weaving Connections is an interactive weaving and yarning circle that honours the importance of weaving in First Nations culture and builds understanding through shared creation.
In this workshop, participants will craft their own woven mirinj, a star in the Muruwari language, while sharing personal stories.
This hands-on experience connects people through the practice of weaving as a vital expression of community and identity.
Bookings essential. Registrations opening soon – check back here for updates.
About Dr Virgina Keft
Muruwari woman, Dr Virginia Keft, is a multi-award-winning, inter-disciplinary artist living and working on Dharawal Country (Wollongong, NSW). Engaged across painting, weaving and textiles, sculpture, 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.
Dr Keft was the recipient of several recent high profile awards, including the Grace Cossington Art Award and the UOW Award for Arts and Culture. Virginia’s work is currently on show alongside twenty-five Australian artists in an international exhibition of contemporary art in Munich, Germany. Her work is collected in galleries and museums, 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.
This workshop is part of our Gai-mariagal Festival program: