Fabrik Arts & Heritage

Fabrik Arts & Heritage Fabrik is a new arts and heritage hub based in the Onkaparinga Woollen Mill.

Our vision for the future includes gallery spaces, artist studios, workshops, artists in residence, a retail store and an interpretation of the Onkaparinga Woollen Mill.

We’re delighted to welcome botanical artist Tory Sandison to FABRIK. Based in the Adelaide Hills, Tory creates delicate ...
30/05/2026

We’re delighted to welcome botanical artist Tory Sandison to FABRIK.

Based in the Adelaide Hills, Tory creates delicate pressed floral artworks using seasonal botanicals and natural elements.

Her studio space is devoted to creativity, connection and wellbeing, inviting us to slow down, reconnect with nature and embrace mindful living through art.

Come into FABRIK and experience Tory’s beautiful botanical works.

29/05/2026

Have you visited the Hills Hollow Exhibition at FABRIK? 🎨 There’s still time to experience this inspiring showcase before it closes this Sunday.

The exhibition features artwork by students from selected Adelaide Hills primary schools, celebrating young creative voices and their connection to the natural environment and the places they call home. 🌳 Don’t miss this wonderful display of local creativity and imagination.

We’re excited to welcome Rebecca Prince to the studios at FABRIK. Rebecca creates magnificent watercolours and drawings ...
29/05/2026

We’re excited to welcome Rebecca Prince to the studios at FABRIK.

Rebecca creates magnificent watercolours and drawings inspired by Australia’s native birds and wildlife, capturing the beauty of the natural world with incredible detail and warmth.

With more than 10 years experience as an artist and art teacher, Rebecca also shares her creativity through classes in watercolour, drawing, painting, pottery and printmaking.

Pop into FABRIK and see her beautiful works in person!

TEXTALES is almost here — and only a few spaces remain!Book by Tuesday 26 May to secure your place.Bring along a vintage...
22/05/2026

TEXTALES is almost here — and only a few spaces remain!

Book by Tuesday 26 May to secure your place.

Bring along a vintage textile or treasured handmade item — perhaps a doll, a “Huswife” sewing kit, a beaded keepsake or a hand-stitched bear — and share the story behind it.

Enjoy a relaxing afternoon with a glass of bubbly while listening to stories that connect us to family, culture, traditions, special places and memories.

We’ll begin with a textile tale of our own before handing the afternoon over to you and your remarkable objects.

Sunday 31 May | 2.00–4.30pm | $10
Book via Humantix — link in bio

Part of the South Australian

Thank you to our incredible volunteers who bring so much warmth, creativity, and care to FABRIK. From welcoming visitors...
20/05/2026

Thank you to our incredible volunteers who bring so much warmth, creativity, and care to FABRIK.

From welcoming visitors and supporting exhibitions to helping behind the scenes, their time, talent and dedication make FABRIK a vibrant place for the whole community.

We are grateful for everything they do.

Next time you visit FABRIK stop and have a chat with one of our fantastic volunteers!

Be sure to visit FABRIK this weekend and treat Mum 💐 With inspiring contemporary textile art and beautiful handmade gift...
08/05/2026

Be sure to visit FABRIK this weekend and treat Mum 💐 With inspiring contemporary textile art and beautiful handmade gifts to discover, it’s the final weekend of our exhibition 'New Exuberance', Contemporary Australian Textile Design, a JamFactory touring exhibition at FABRIK Arts + Heritage.

📅 Saturday & Sunday | 11am–4pm
📍 1 Lobethal Rd, Lobethal

New Exuberance celebrates the work of more than 30 contemporary textile creatives from across Australia. The exhibition also features commissioned furniture pieces by JamFactory‑associated designers, showcasing the rich diversity of textile‑based practices in contemporary art, design and fashion today.

While you’re here, take time to explore Curated Gallery Shop. The Pavilion at FABRIK is a distinctive retail destination celebrating the very best of South Australian creativity and beyond. Discover a thoughtfully curated range of art, furnishings, homewares and jewellery—each piece made with care and character. From handmade glass and ceramics to hand‑knitted socks, eco‑dyed textiles, hand‑spun yarn and unique wearable art, there’s something truly special to take home.

We’re proud to represent more than 50 makers and artists, and we love sharing their stories, skills and inspirations with our visitors. Slow‑made, small‑batch and handmade pieces are cherished and celebrated here at FABRIK.



Image credits: Image 1: Nixi Killick and model reading Killick’s Cryptic Frequency Augmented Reality Activated clothing using phone App Eyejack. Photo Corleve. Image 2: Smokes And Snacks Glamour, Maxi Dress. Creative Direction Stavroula Adameitis. Photo Eamon Donnelly. Image 3: Jemima Wyman, Haze 7… (detail) 2022, custom-printed chiffon, thread, approx. 220 x 260 x 10 cm. Courtesy of the artist, Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney and Milani Gallery, Brisbane. Photo Evan Walsh.

Double Workshop Weekend at FABRIK Arts + Heritage.... 👉Attention Adelaide Hills creatives! IGNITION SA is coming to Lob...
26/04/2026

Double Workshop Weekend at FABRIK Arts + Heritage....
👉Attention Adelaide Hills creatives! IGNITION SA is coming to Lobethal this May with two essential workshops designed to help your creative business or practice thrive 🤩.

Friday, 15 May
MARKETING BASICS FOR CREATIVES 🙌
- Stop worrying about selling and start focusing on strategy. This full-day workshop offers a simple six-step approach to take the pain out of promotion, and you’ll leave with a plan to get your marketing on track in a way that feels like you.

Saturday, 16 May
WELLBEING BASICS FOR CREATIVES 🤩
- Safeguard your inspiration while keeping the business side of things ticking. We’ll explore practical ways to maintain balance and prevent burnout while running a creative business, and show you how to embed care-based business principles into your everyday.

🌟Both workshops include:
- Full-day professional training (9:30 am – 4:30 pm).
- Free tools, templates, and resources.
- Networking opportunities with other SA creatives.
- Subsidised, affordable pricing through the South Australian Small Business Strategy.

Don’t miss out—registrations are open now!
https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/adelaide-hills-marketing-basics-for-creatives/
https://creativeplusbusiness.com/workshop/adelaide-hills-wellbeing-basics-for-creatives/




Creative Plus Business

Textales: a participatory story telling event where you get to share the stories behind your treasured textiles. This ev...
23/04/2026

Textales: a participatory story telling event where you get to share the stories behind your treasured textiles. This event is part of the South Australia's History Festival

🌟 Sunday 31 May 2-4.30pm
Book with Humantix 🙌 https://events.humanitix.com/textales

Bring along your vintage textile or related item (such as a doll, a ‘Huswife’ sewing kit, a beaded item or hand stitched bear) and tell us about it.

Sit back and relax with a glass of bubbly while listening to other speakers’ stories about the pieces that connect them to a special place or time, their family, other cultures and traditions or heritage.

We’ll start you off with a textile story of our own, then hand the rest of the afternoon over to you.

ANZAC Day ClosureFABRIK is closed Saturday 25 April to honour and remember those who served.Reopening Sunday 26 April, 1...
22/04/2026

ANZAC Day Closure
FABRIK is closed Saturday 25 April to honour and remember those who served.
Reopening Sunday 26 April, 11am–4pm.

We acknowledge with pride the role of the Onkaparinga Woollen Mill and its workers in supplying fabric for uniforms and blankets for armed forces during the Boer War, WWI and WW2.

Lest we forget.


Image 1: Lobethal local, Victor Baumgurtel joined the 50th Infantry which was mainly composed of South Australian men. The khaki cloth used to make his uniform was likely woven here at the Mill. Victor was farewelled at the Lobethal Institute in September 1916 along with three other locals. Assistant Mill manager, Bill Redpath gave a speech while his wife Jessie, President of the Soldiers’ Comfort Club, presented each with a scarf and pair of socks. Victor was killed in action in France on 25 April 1918. His nephew Arthur Baumgurtel was a millworker at the time of his enlistment.
Photo: courtesy Rory Hughes

Image 2: This green, double sided fringed rug was manufactured at the Mill during the Second World War. It was issued to Catherine (Kitty) Kau when she joined the Women’s Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF), serving as a nurse in the Dental Service from 1942-45. Kitty, her parents and two brothers all worked at the Mill.
Gift of Max Kau (worked in the Mill’s Worsted Dept 1953-55) in memory of his sister Catherine (Kitty) Jean Oldman née Kau 1924-2013.

11/04/2026

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