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Enjoy our latest issue ✿ Heavens Above

Pilgrimage of the Hajjanaut

Shireen Taweel guides us across the stars to Karajarri country on the Indian Ocean.

The Muqarnas of Sadu

Ghadeer Mohammad pays homage to the sublime ceiling decoration in Islamic architecture.

Bright moon over heavenly gate

Jacky Cheng talks about the epic evolution of her Paifang gate, from dyeing workshops in Laos to a mother-daughter collaboration in Broome.

Biosphere Boodja: Clay creatures on giant domes

Vanessa Gould tells of Fleur Schell's journey from childhood enchantment to shared appreciation of Country with Aunty Tracey.

 

Featured Articles

From Issue 40 ✿ Heavens Above

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A handmade sky: The people, art and craft behind Kashmir’s Khatamband ceilings

Shivani Kasumra celebrates the sublime ceiling craft now being revived in Kashmir.

by Shivani Kasumra

When heavenly arts moved from London to Caboolture

Pamela See talks with Michael Strong about the Abbey Museum of Art and Archeology and the art of stained glass that it celebrates.

by Pamela See

Nganin nganitj cry to protect the night sky

Bat teaches Kelly Ann Blake about the need to protect the night sky which can be lost due to light pollution.

by Kelly Ann Blake

Ying Ying Karang: Song of the wattle

Jayde Halls honours her country with a bird identified with the Bunurong men who lost their lives during colonisation.

by Jayde Halls

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Without life, there is no tatreez

Wafa Ghnaim, a Palestinian dress historian, reflects on the role tatreez embroidery played in her upbringing and hopes diaspora heirlooms will eventually return to Palestine.

Chhiplai Nadi: Lifeline of the block-printers in Pipar, Rajasthan

Madan Meena celebrates the work of Ayub Chhipa, who has saved Chhiplai Nadi pond from pollution by synthetic dyes.

Tamal Bhattacharya ✿ Headgear to help take a stand against trash

Arpita Bhattacharya describes the artistic evolution of Tamal Bhattacharya, whose work reflects a commitment to storytelling for a better world.

Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Day: A resurgence of Yoruba cultural and spiritual identity

Emmanuel Solate writes about the special festival that brings together all the Yoruba deities in a day of multicoloured processions, feasting, performances, lectures, and prayer.

Khous-doozi of Hormozgan: The shining art of southern women

Sanaz Nataj's new collection features shimmering, fine embroidery applied to today's fashion.

The spirit of the Zaria Rebels and the new African museum

Augustina Boateng writes about a generation of printmakers, including Dr Kunle Adeyemi, whose confidence is reflected in a new confident generation of African museums.

Upcoming on the Garland platform:

Current Exhibitions

Highlights from our calendar

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Crafting Life: Stories from the Japanese Studio
Japan Foundation (Sydney)
11 April - 27 September 2025
Contemporary Project 14: Betsabeé Romero
Blanton Museum of Art (Austin, Texas)
14 June - 4 January 2026
honor freeman: familiar & strange
Stockroom (Kyneton)
16 August - 21 September 2025
Xingu: Indigenous Reflections in Contemporary Design
A CASA museu do objeto brasileiro (São Paulo)
16 August - 26 October 2025
Kayla Powers 'Entanglement'
Australian Tapestry Workshop (Melbourne)
28 August - 29 November 2025
Matters of Time: Contemporary Metal Practices
UNSW Galleries (Sydney)
29 August - 16 November 2025
"On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival"
The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago)
6 September - 15 March 2026
Spiral Passages
Haydens (Melbourne)
13 September - 11 October 2025
Padithavudan kizhithuvidavum - A Self-Published Book fair
Kannadi Cupboard (Chennai)
19 September - 21 September 2025

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