Weaving exhibition builds strong community connections

The Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery is celebrating NAIDOC week with Weaving Connections, an exhibition showcasing cultural weaving techniques by Felicity Chapman (Deadly Weavers) and local weavers from the Toowoomba Region. Felicity Chapman, aka ‘Deadly Weavers’, is a proud Wiradjuri woman who travelled from Ngaro and Gia country (Airlie Beach) to participate as Toowoomba’s second feature artist in the Toowoomba Arts Footprint, Artists in Residence Program. Felicity’s aim with Deadly Weavers is to re-vitalise and preserve ancient cultural knowledge, shining a light on the treasured tradition of cultural weaving. Throughout her residency, she hosted weaving workshops and connected with the local Indigenous community in the Toowoomba Region.