The Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial is an exhibition showing the most innovative textile works of the previous two years. The 17th Biennial showcases fibre textiles from national artists and is recognised as Australia’s pre-eminent textile related exhibition. In The World: head, hand, heart, curator Vivonne Thwaites presents a textile exhibition exploring themes as diverse as individuality and identity politics, belonging and our place in the world, gender and sexuality, the environment and the increasing insularity and disconnectedness of contemporary life.

This exhibition is supported by Visions of Australia. Visions of Australia is the Commonwealth’s national touring exhibitions grant program. It assists with the development or touring of cultural exhibitions across Australia.