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The Face of EFWA22, Talisha Lee-Karuthiru (Photo: Zuhal Kuvan-Mills /Gallery Naturalist on location at Swan Valley Bells Rapids )
Western Australia to Host World’s Longest and Largest Sustainable Fashion Art Show and Exhibition
Eco Fashion Week Australia ( EFWA) will present its third international edition with runway shows and fashion art exhibitions in Geraldton, Fremantle, Bunbury and the Swan Valley region of Western Australia starting in late 2022.
Titled, ‘Closet of the Anthropocene’ and inspired by the impact of climate change, the upcoming chain of events will start Nov. 18, 2022 with fashion runway shows and will continue with exhibitions at the various galleries completing on Feb. 5, 2023.
“Anthropocene” describes a new geological epoch or planetary era in which human activity impacts the ecological balance of the planet and is the main driver of change, on a global scale. Geologists have proposed humans to be the most dominant influence on the earth.
EFWA ‘Closet of the Anthropocene will explore this geological era and its implications on design, textiles, art and fashion disciplines.
The festival will feature fashion art of over 50 international and Australian fashion artists using sustainable materials and textiles to address broader themes of Anthropocene. Fashion artists will examine the relationships between fashion and geology; and the future of fashion in the Anthropocene.
”I hope that visitors who view our shows and exhibitions will think deeply about the beauty of our world and how important it is for us to protect it,” said Zuhal Kuvan-Mills, Visual Artist, Curator and Founder of EFWA (Eco Fashion Week Australia) which is based in Western Australia. “We have a responsibility as fashion artists and consumers, to do our part in protecting our planet.”
EFWA ‘Closet of the Anthropocene will address waste, pollution, consumption and environmental destruction. The artists will also make a call for optimism with new ways of imagining a vibrant future.
Schedule of Events
Nov. 18 – 20, 2022 Runway Shows & Nov.21 2022- 5 Feb2023 Fashion Art Exhibitions
Swan Valley Region/WANov. 25- Dec. 11, 2022
Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery , City of Fremantle ( Managed by the City of Fremantle )/WADec. 2, 2022 – Jan. 29, 2023
Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, City of Geraldton /WADec. 24, 2022 – Feb. 5, 2023
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, City of Bunbury /WA
The exhibition brings together fashion and textile artists from across the world, demonstrating a shared international perspective on climate change.
“By organising exhibitions in Western Australia we hope to shed light on and continue critical conversations already happening across the planet.”
During its Western Australian premiere, installations will be unique for each gallery, allowing visitors who wish to travel to Geraldton, Perth, and Bunbury to see participating artists' series as well as at fashion runway shows.
The Face of EFWA Closet of the Anthropocene is Perth model, Talisha Lee-Karuthiru. Talisha has been a feature model in the first two edition of Eco-Fashion Week Australia.
EFWA ‘Closet of the Anthropocene’ will collaborate with local schools to feature textile art projects in the exhibitions. Expect artist talks, workshops, and seminars through the involvement of community groups, conservation groups, universities, and TAFEs.
Call for Artists
Interested artists should contact the event organizers as soon as possible by visiting website www.ecofashionweekaustralia.com
Event partners: City Fremantle – Moores Contemporary Art Gallery, City Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, City of Bunbury Regional Art Gallery,
Event Sponsors: Green Embassy, Gallery Naturalist, Swan Valley Local Businesses, Claire Organic Hair, Natulique, and Dene Selby Modelling Agency.
Supporting partners: Curtin University, ECU, Eluxe Magazine, The Bahamas Weekly, Style Drama, Olio by Marilyn, and Jane Milburn – Textile Beat.
Australian model Meg Goodall plants a tree wearing a white wool top by Connally McDougall of Canada in 2017. (Sarah Jane Prince Photography)
Eco Fashion Week Australia’s Runway Touches the Reef and the Rainforest in Tropical North Queensland
AUG. 9, 2018 — After an incredibly well-received launch in Perth, Western Australia in 2017, Eco Fashion Week Australia, the ‘EFWA 2018’ edition expands to Tropical North Queensland where the reef reaches to rainforest in beautiful Port Douglas. On Nov. 4, EFWA 2018 will open with a Queensland gala night featuring international and Australian eco fashion designers.
The gala will kick start the eco-packed week-long event from Nov. 4 – 10 featuring community based activities; an educational seminar with Australian and international industry experts, academics, and conservationists; pop up op-shops to support regeneration of rainforests; a fashion swap; mending workshops to teach basic sewing skills to repair clothing; an eco market with locally handmade artisan goods; a designer showroom; and spectacular evening runway shows to prove eco fashion is the only way for sustainable and ethical clothing.
“#EFWA2018 is working with the Tropical North Queensland community, Local Government and businesses to bring international and national attention to the troubled Great Barrier Reef and the Rainforests,” said Zuhal Kuvan-Mills, CEO Eco Fashion Week Australia. “By providing education on sustainability and showcasing talented, young and creative people, we hope to encourage a sustainable way of living while protecting natural resources and the environment.”
On Sept. 8 at 6 pm. a ‘green carpet’ cocktail media launch celebrating sustainability will take place at QT Port Douglas hotel featuring an EFWA preview runway show, speakers and jazz music by the Cairns Stage Band. Radio personality, Angie Ayers will be the guest emcee.
Eco Fashion Week Australia moves to Perth, WA for events from Nov. 15 – 21.
Eco Fashion Week Australia proudly partners with Douglas Shire Council; Explore Tropical North Queensland; Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef; Eluxe Magazine; The Bahamas Weekly; luxiders; Be Global Fashion Network; tommie magazine; Olio by Marilyn; Textile Beat; Style Drama; Dowerin GWN Machinery Field Days; LOIG’S MUSIC LAB; Dene Selby: Model School, Agency & Image Maker; Xpression Models; Claire Hair Boutique; Notre Dame University; The Beauty Room; Boss Makeovers; QT Port Douglas; Ethically Kate; Slow Down Style; A Small Wardrobe; Zuii Organic; Australian Made; Edith Cowan University; Curtin University; Eco Fashion Talk; Rainforest Rescue; Sea Shepherd; Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef; and Curtin Springs Paper.
Rainforest Rescue team and Zuhal Kuvan-Mills, Founder, Eco Fashion Week Australia in 2017. (Sarah Jane Prince Photography
A group of local EFWA models with Mayor Julia Leu at a planting in 2017. (Sarah Jane Prince Photography )
Zuhal Kuvan-Mills, Founder, Eco Fashion Week Australia at the Rainforest Centre in 2017. (Sarah Jane Prince Photography
About Eco-Fashion Week Australia: Eco-Fashion Week Australia (EFWA) began in 2017 in Perth, Western Australia and was founded by Zuhal Kuvan-Mills, artist, designer and earth ambassador for Green Embassy, Australia’s first internationally recognised organic fashion label. The event draws like-minded fashion designers and speakers from around the world. In 2018 EFWA expands to two Australian states. www.ecofashionweekaustralia.com