Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose

Art and culture collide in Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose, a must-see new exhibition at Museum of Brisbane that embraces fashion as a canvas for storytelling. Opening on Saturday November 22, the exhibition invites visitors to see how fabric, colour and pattern can carry the spirit of Country and community. Created in collaboration with Aboriginal-owned and led fashion label Magpie Goose, the exclusive-to-Brisbane exhibition showcases garments that fuse contemporary design with the stories of First Nations artists from across Australia. Each Magpie Goose piece begins as a design created in partnership with artists and communities, before being hand printed and sewn into vibrant garments that speak to identity, heritage and place. Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose shines a light on South East Queensland collaborations, including artists from Jinibara and Quandamooka Country. Among them are Quandamooka artist and weaver Sonja Carmichael, whose practice reflects her family’s deep cultural c…