Name: Runway Revolutions
Start: 2025-09-15T23:30:00+10:00
End: 2025-09-16T05:30:00+10:00
Location: Gatakers Artspace

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹.
Where: 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
Showcasing wearable art pieces by two talented local artists, Kym Cunningham and Ruthie Purnell, who were among the 35 finalists at the recent Australian Wearable Art Festival on the Sunshine Coast.
The Australian Wearable Art Festival is an international event that brings together sculptural art, fashion and storytelling offering a platform for artists and designers to explore form, structure, texture, and colour using a mix of often unexpected materials.
Works on display showcase the imagination and details into the process of making these amazing wearable art pieces a journey that challenges our perceptions of where fashion ends and art begins.
𝗞𝘆𝗺 𝗖𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺
‘𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 & 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁’
This piece is a haunting love story – and a powerful symbol of our toxic romance with oil. With 159 million litres used globally each day, and ecosystems sacrificed for convenience, this garment reclaims landfill-bound waste to ask: What are we really trading for comfort? Can beauty rise from destruction?
A special congratulations to Kym Cunningham, who took home First Place in the Avant-Garde category!
𝗥𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹
‘𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿’
Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, features a reflective appearance crafted from recycled crisp packets and silver materials. Stitched onto reclaimed curtains, layered with a mosquito net and bed valance petticoat, this wearable art piece compels viewers to reflect on sustainability. Echoing the raven’s ‘Nevermore’, it urges action to reduce waste before the chance to protect our world is lost.