Activist Chloe Hayden posed in the centre, wearing a vibrant, multi-patterned dress against a black background.

Powerhouse Materials: Textiles

Name: Powerhouse Materials: Textiles
Start: 2025-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-11-09T05:00:00.000Z
Location: Castle Hill

Ended 9 Nov 2025

28 Jun–9 Nov 10am–4pm

Free

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Powerhouse Castle Hill

On Dharug Land

Powerhouse Castle Hill

2 Green Rd, Castle Hill NSW 2154

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Guest curator Chloe Hayden selects textile objects from the Powerhouse Collection (opens in new tab).

Ranging from a robot bull used for cattle herding to a pair of boots worn by Australian costume designer Catherine Martin, Chloe explores her sensory and cerebral obsessions and memories through a collection centred on horses, country life, fashion and the importance of difference.

Alongside Chloe’s selection the exhibition will also include sewing machinery, embroidery, knitting, dyeing, weaving and patchwork from the Powerhouse’s expansive collection of textiles. Pick up a free, self-guided program designed for visitors to journey through the objects and stories while building your own textile work.

Powerhouse Materials: Textiles is the first instalment in a new series exploring the Powerhouse Collection with a guest curator and a chosen material. The second instalment, Powerhouse Materials: Paper will be with renowned children's author Andy Griffiths from November 2025.

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(02) 9217 0222 for help in planning your visit. Accessibility at Powerhouse

Activist Chloe Hayden posed against a white background and eclectic Powerhouse Collection objects.

Opening: Powerhouse Materials x Chloe Hayden

Ended 28 Jun 2025Powerhouse Castle Hill

A patchwork teddy bear held by a museum curator against a red background.

Powerhouse Materials: Textiles Studio

Ended 12 Oct 2025Powerhouse Castle Hill

Featuring

Powerhouse Materials X Chloe Hayden Opening

The opening of Powerhouse Materials: Textiles featured a full day of talks and workshops programmed by guest curator Chloe Hayden. It featured special guests including actor and singer Ayesha Madon, content creator Sam Todd and youth climate leader Grace Vegesana.

Guests Ayesha Madon (left) and Chloe Hayden (right), seated on a stage during a talk.

Ayesha Madon and two guests in conversation, looking down at a handmade gift.

Guests Chloe Hayden and friends dancing and singing in a hall.

Two guests posing back to back against a glass window.

A girl posed against a white wall, throwing her blue and white striped dress to her right.

Guests and musicians Maya Riv (left) and Ayesha Madon (right), posed sitting on the side of a stage with a guitar.

Guest Sam Todd seated on a stage during a talk.

A guest in a red jumper, holding a painted portrait of Chloe Hayden against a concrete wall.

About Powerhouse Materials

Powerhouse Materials is a new series that invites guest curators to explore the Powerhouse Collection (opens in new tab) through the lens of one material.