Changemakers: Crafting a difference - Artist Talk and Workshops

Artist Talk

Join us for an artist talk with Changemakers craftivist Tal Fitzpatrick and if you want to try your hand at making a banner please register for one of her two workshops. 

Craftivists celebrate and subvert cliched notions of needlecraft and other ‘women’s work’ to bring attention to a range of social justice issues. Changemakers features eight textile banners created by craftivist Tal Fitzpatrick. Her designs draw upon visual protest traditions such as women’s suffrage campaign banners. 

Tal Fitzpatrick is an Australian artist, craftivist and researcher. Her textile-based practise is influenced by the work of her paternal grandmother, Australian artist Dawn Fitzpatrick. Tal is best known for her work in the field of craftivism and has co-led a number of global craftivism projects tacking social, political and environmental issues including the @Covid19quilt (2020), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Quilt Project (2016-2018) and the PM Please Quilt Project (2017). Fitzpatrick’s textile-based practise combines the physical techniques of applique, quilting and embroidery with the practice of socially-engaged art making and digital tools including social media. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). 

FREE - Booking essential as places are limited - All Ages
Refreshments Provided
10:00am – 11:00am | 30 Aug 2025
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Workshops

Changemakers artist Tal Fitzpatrick invites you to try your hand at craftivism. The banner making workshops invites visitors to be agents of change by creating their own protest banner that speaks to social, political, or environmental issues and articulate their own vison for change in their communities. The workshop is centred around the practices of democratic participation, inclusion, and community-building.

All Ages Workshop FREE - Booking essential, limited spaces. Refreshments Provided 11:30am - 2:00pm | 30 Aug 2025 Book Now

All Ages Workshop FREE - Booking essential, limited spaces. Refreshments provided 2:30pm - 5:00pm | 30 Aug 2025 Book Now

Child Safety

Please help your children to enjoy the workshop by staying with them while they are in the space. We are unable to provide supervision and appreciate your support in upholding our child safety obligations.

Child Safety at Yarra Ranges

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Location

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, 35-37 Castella Street Lilydale, Lilydale, 3140, View Map