Join award-winning artist Nicole Barakat for Drawing with textiles, a fun and engaging workshop opening up the realm of textiles, harnessing colour and texture for creative play and expression. The six-week course will centre the practice of drawing, introducing participants to a number of textile techniques including applique, paper piecing, embroidery, beading and installation. You will have opportunities to experiment with colour and composition, materials and techniques in a supportive setting to create your own artworks.
All materials and tools will be provided. Participants are also encouraged to bring your reused fabrics, including scraps from sewing projects and worn clothing to use and share.
Suitable for ages 18+
Important information:
$78 workshop fee covers all 6 classes. Individual classes are not available.
All materials provided
Duration: 6pm - 7:30pm 1hour and 30mins
Dates: Thursday nights: 26 February - 2 April
Location: Level 3, Makers Space
Registration: Spaces are limited. Beginners are welcome
No previous experience needed.
Please note there are no refunds for change of mind or personal circumstances.
For access requirements please contact phivetickets@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au
PHIVE sits on the lands and waters of the Burramattagal people of the Dharug nation and we acknowledge Burramatta as significant place of ceremony, story and tradition. We pay our respects to Dharug Ancestors and Elders, past, present and future and extend our respect to all First Nations people we work with, joining this program and visiting PHIVE.
Biography | Nicole Barakat
Nicole Barakat is a Kfarsghabi, Lebanese artist living on the lands and waters of the Gadigal. She works with deep listening and intuitive processes with intentions to transform the conditions of everyday life. Her artwork engages unconventional approaches to art-making, creating intricate works that embody the love and patience characteristic of traditional textile practices. Nicole’s practice is rooted in re-membering and re-gathering her ancestral knowing, she works with coffee divination and plants and flower essences for community care.
Nicole is the 2025 recipient of the open award ($50,000) in the Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Arts Centre. Nicole undertook an artist residency in Bethlehem, Palestine in 2010 and was in residence, through Creative Australia, at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France in 2023 where she convened with a 300-year-old Lebanese cedar tree in the Jardin des Plantes.
Nicole completed a Bachelor of Applied Arts (Craft Arts) in Textiles in 2002 with first class honours at the University of NSW Art & Design.
Image credits: Nicole Barakat
