stories

27 Sep

Posted at 08:07h in stories

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Hidden Treasures project delivered a glorious community wide expression of the broad array of goodness of Lobethal. The project involved award-winning artist Claire Wildish working with all 240 primary school students of Lobethal and 60 of our...

25 May

Posted at 09:15h in stories

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Guest post by Jo WilmotSolastalgia - an antidote was held within the walls of the old factory floor at the Onkaparinga Woollen Mill in Lobethal, just a few short steps from the main gallery, home to the Recovery...

27 Dec

Posted at 10:20h in stories

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Onkaparinga blankets were woven in Lobethal for more than 130 years and the iconic patterns are well-loved and fondly remembered by those who slept beneath their woolly warmth. Artist Meg Wilson referenced these memories, as well as the...

30 Aug

Posted at 11:12h in stories

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Being based in a former blanket factory means that Fabrik takes a special interest in textiles. Our first exhibition for the South Australian Living Artist festival in August 2019 allowed us to follow our curiosity and explore who...

05 Jun

Posted at 10:13h in stories

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]As an arts organisation in a regional town we know how important it is to be connected to the community around us. The picturesque valley of Lobethal is nestled amongst grazing land, wine grapes and fruit orchards so...

30 May

Posted at 09:27h in stories

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]2019 marked 150 years since the establishment of a weaving mill in Lobethal. That’s a lot of stories to gather and it’s a project Fabrik will be working on for some time to come, but to begin the...

28 Feb

Posted at 12:35h in stories

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]What a way to kick start Fabrik! Our first exhibition, launched in February 2019, was a pretty special collaboration between artist India Flint, the creative group h.ART and over 200 artists from around the world.While we like to...