DETAILS
Free, no booking required
Koorie Heritage Trust, The Birrarung Building, Fed Square, Cnr Flinders &, Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia
DATES
Thu 14 May 10am – 5pm
Fri 15 May 10am – 5pm
Sat 16 May 10am – 5pm
Sun 17 May 10am – 5pm
First Peoples fashion and textiles are grounded in Country, culture and sustainability.
Treading Lightly is a major fashion and textiles exhibition showcasing more than thirty-eight garments, textile works and beautifully crafted accessories by six First Peoples artists and designers based in Victoria.
Treading Lightly marks the fifth iteration of KHT’s ground-breaking Blak Design program. Through intensive mentoring and studio-based learning at RMIT University’s School of Fashion and Textiles, Blak Design is the only program of its kind in Australia supporting First Peoples creativity, entrepreneurship and cultural expression.
Treading Lightly offers a powerful insight into contemporary First Peoples fashion and textile practice in south-eastern Australia. The designers embed personal narratives, cultural memory and deep connections to Country into each work, honouring lineage while speaking confidently to the present.
The exhibition features work ranging from hand-dyed garments and plant-based textiles to 3D-printed accessories, woven elements, repurposed materials and possum-skin garments. Together, the works articulate fashion as a living cultural practice – one that remembers, resists and renews.