In this hands-on fibre art workshop, combine the splendour of unspun wool fibres with the structural integrity of coiling techniques, to create a vessel. After the coiling is complete, use the ancient art of felting to transform the works into firm, sculptural forms. Other applications for this wonderous combo of techniques will also be shown, to provide inspiration for future projects.

Sat 6 May 2023 | 10am - 4pm | Suitable for 16+ yrs
$90 | $81 members | Materials included

Join West Australian artist Neil Gray as he shares his passion for wood carving and his specialist knife techniques to create unique wooden artworks. In this workshop, you will learn traditional carving and shaping techniques using a selection of hand tools to create a beautiful and functional wooden spoon.

Sat 27 Aug 2022 | 11am - 3.30pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$99 | $89.10 members | Materials supplied

Image: Courtesy of Neil Gray

Discover how to use a pottery wheel with local ceramicist Robbie Kerr. Robbie will show you how to centre a ball of clay on the wheel in motion to form bowls, mugs or plates. Choose your best 1-2 pieces to keep and they'll be turned, bisque fired and glazed for you by Robbie after class. 

Sat 6 Aug 2022 | 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$120 | $108 members | Materials included
Midland Junction Arts Centre, 276 Great Eastern Hwy (Corner of Cale St) Midland WA

Image: By Veta Holmes

Learn the art of 3D felting to create your own fantastic cuddly beast with artist Heather Davis. Colourful wool will be transformed into bees, cicadas, ladybugs, beetles and more, as we celebrate backyard biodiversity in this fun school holiday workshop.

Wed 13 Jul 2022 | 10am - 12pm | Suitable for 5 - 12 yrs (Children under 8 yrs must have a parent attend) 
$45 | $40.50 members | Materials included
Midland Junction Arts Centre 276 Great Eastern Hwy (Corner of Cale St) Midland WA

Image: Courtesy of Heather Davis

Whittle your own wooden spoon with Andrew Christie. You'll learn traditional carving and shaping techniques, using a selection of hand tools to create a beautiful and functional wooden spoon.

Sat 21 May 2022 | 11am - 3pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$99 | $89.10 members | Materials supplied

Image: courtesy the artist

Learn the traditional Japanese hand building technique of Kurinuki with Shaping Space | Holding Space artist Deanne Jecks in this two-part workshop. Kurinuki is a unique subtractive method that involves carving, hollowing and shaping from a solid block of clay, resulting in beautiful organic vessels. In part one you’ll create a couple of small vessels ready to be glazed in part two.

Deanne Jecks is a ceramic artist practising since 2017 after an inspiring visit to Japan. Deanne also studies Ikebana (the Japanese art of flower arrangement) and Kintsugi (the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics). She creates sculptural pieces using a variety of techniques, manipulating forms to create interest, while leaving space for a considered floral arrangement.

Sat 26 Feb 2022 1pm – 4pm & 2 Apr 2022 1pm – 3:30pm | Suitable for 18+ yrs
$120 | $108 members | Materials supplied 

Image: courtesy the artist

Discover how to use a pottery wheel with local ceramicist Lee Woodcock. Lee will show you how to centre a ball of clay on the wheel in motion to form bowls, mugs or plates. Choose your best 1-2 pieces to keep and they'll be turned, bisque fired and glazed for you by Lee after class. 

This fun introductory workshop is perfect for beginners to get a taste of wheel throwing. Pieces will be ready to collect 1-2 months after the workshop. One left-handed wheel available. 

Lee Woodcock is known for his wood fire ceramics which he fires in his own studio kiln twice a year. Lee also teaches ceramics at North Metro TAFE and other art centres in and around Perth.

Sat 19 Feb 2022  | 1pm - 4pm
or Sat 26 Mar | 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$120 | $108 members | Materials included

Image: Photograph by Veta Holmes

Experiment with hard slab construction to create your own unique building from clay with Shaping Space | Holding Space artist Emma Vinkovic. Decorate your work with coloured slips, or keep your surfaces unadorned for an earthy, raw aesthetic. Suitable for beginners and artists looking to extend their skills.

Emma Vinkovic is a practicing ceramist and teacher, and is one half of ClayMake Studio, an open-access ceramics studio. Emma’s architectural work is built on the foundations of thoughts and memories, approaching the city as the structure the unconscious mind inhabits.

Sat 12 Mar 2022 | 10am - 4pm | Suitable for 16+ yrs
$120 | $108 members | Materials supplied 

Image: courtesy the artist

Discover the ceramic decoration technique of sgraffito with ceramicist & designer Coby McDougall from Shaping Space | Holding Space. Coby will take you through some of the methods used in her own work, guiding you to sculpt, design and decorate your own tile and hand built vessel. Suitable for beginners and artists looking to expand their skills.

Coby McDougall is a ceramicist, artist and designer originally from Canada. Her ceramic works are mainly comprised of quirky and colourful illustrated pieces, made using a combination of wheel thrown and hand-built techniques. See her work here.

Sat 5 Mar 2022 | 1pm - 4pm | Suitable for 16+ yrs
$65 | $58.50 members | Materials supplied 

Image: courtesy the artist

Learn how to craft your own whimsical basket or vessel using gathered materials, vines, fibre, willow, silk, wire and imagination with Liliana Stafford. 

Winner of the 2020, Castaways Scultpure Alcoa Major Award, Liliana describes herself as a story teller through art, finding inspiration and materials on regular walks in the natural wetland near her home. 

Sat 26 Feb | 1pm - 4pm | Suitable for 14+ yrs
$60 | $54 members | Materials included

Image: Liliana Stafford, Untitled, 2021, vines and fibre, 20 x 30cm. Photograph by Amanda Miller

Craft your very own shadow puppets and shoe-box theatre inspired by Toy Stories with Kaitlyn Elsegood in the school holidays. You'll construct a miniature theatre and a cast of puppets from recycled materials ready to present your own stories. 

Thu 27 Jan | 10am - 12pm | Suitable for 7 - 12yrs
$35 | $31.50 | Materials included
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Make your own range of quirky and colourful badges, bangles and small sculptures using polymer clay with Alida Cappelletta. Creations will be designed and sculpted by hand before being oven set and backings added, all within the workshop.

Alida Cappelletta is an established contemporary Jeweller and designer who incorporates vivid colours, highly textured surfaces and repetitive forms into her wearable pieces. Having previously studied at Sydney College of the Arts, RMIT and Curtin University, Alida harmoniously fuses her various technical skills and knowledge to create beautifully crafted designs. 

Wed 12 Jan | 10am - 12pm | Suitable for 9 - 16yrs
$35 | $31.50 members | Materials included
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Image: courtesy the artist

Discover how to use a pottery wheel with local ceramicist Robbie Kerr. Robbie will show you how to centre a ball of clay on the wheel in motion to form bowls, mugs or plates. Choose your best 1-2 pieces to keep and they'll be turned, bisque fired and glazed for you by Robbie after class. 

This fun introductory workshop is perfect for beginners to get a taste of wheel throwing. Pieces will be ready to collect 1-2 months after the workshop. One left-handed wheel available. 

Sat 20 Nov 2021 | 1pm - 4pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$120 | $108 members | Materials supplied 
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Image: Photography by Veta Holmes

Explore Midland Junction Arts Centre’s exhibitions and studios for a taste of what’s on offer throughout the year. Visit on the Open Day to see local artists working in residence, join in a workshop or drop in activity, watch performances, taste yummy food, browse goods for sale and more.

Sat 30 Oct | 11am - 2pm
FREE | Suitable for all ages

Join Noongar artist and Language specialist Carol Foley in the school holidays to learn about technology and construction techniques traditionally used by our local First Nations peoples to carry food and other objects. Kids will craft an object out of natural materials and then put their construction skills to the test with an egg and spoon type race at the end.  

This workshop is part of the Act Belong Commit Caring for Country Project.

Tue 28 Sep | 10am - 12pm at Midland Junction Arts Centre
OR 2pm - 4pm at Swan View Youth Centre
$5 | $4.50 members | Suitable for 6 - 12 yrs | Materials supplied
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Midland Junction Arts Centre 276 Great Eastern Hwy Corner of Cale St Midland WA
Swan View Youth Centre, Salisbury Road, Swan View WA

Image: Photo by Susie Blatchford.

Make and decorate an amphora or vase with Kaitlyn Elsegood in the July school holidays, taking inspiration by forms in our current exhibition TAP (Tactile Art Project) and CRITICAL TIME. Kids will learn hand building skills to create their own vessel before decorating it with fun designs and coloured slips.

Works will be fired and ready to pick up 4 weeks after class. Please wear closed in shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting clay on. Spots are limited!

Wed 14 Jul | 10am - 12pm | Suitable for 7-11 yrs
$35 | $31.50 Members | All materials supplied
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Design and hand craft your own unique jewellery with Kerry from ka:ke Studio. Explore the technique of folding and bending metal sheet to create your own piece of wearable art. This session will focus on designing and using assemblage techniques and cold connections to get started on your jewellery making journey. Working with thin brass sheet you will learn to cut, fold and finish the metal to create delicate forms to form a pair of earrings. Equipment and materials are supplied and this fun, introductory workshop is suitable for all levels of experience.

ka:ke is an artistic collaboration between Kate Rae and Kerry O’Flaherty. Bringing 20 years combined experience in the architecture and design industry, ka:ke began as a joint exploration into creating small objects of art to decorate both the body and the home.

Tue 1 Jun | 6pm - 9pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$99 | $89.10 Members | Materials supplied
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Learn to design and hand craft your own colourful and unique, one off piece of jewellery with ka:ke studio. Explore designs focused on zero waste combining found materials, including repurposed acrylic (offcuts from the plastic industry), aluminium and wood, with semi precious metal. You will learn assemblage techniques using cold connections to create a pair of earrings, bracelet, or brooch.

ka:ke is an artistic collaboration between Kate Rae and Kerry O’Flaherty. Bringing 20 years combined experience in the architecture and design industry, ka:ke began as a joint exploration into creating small objects of art to decorate both the body and the home.

Sat 27 Mar | 12pm - 4pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$99 | $89.10 Members | Materials supplied
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Learn to design and hand craft your own unique bent wire jewellery with ka:ke studio. We will show you how to make your own simple and striking wearable art using mixed materials including sterling silver, brass or titanium wire and rubber tube. During the workshop, you’ll learn to cut, bend and finish the metal to form a pair of earrings to take home.

ka:ke is an artistic collaboration between Kate Rae and Kerry O’Flaherty. Bringing 20 years combined experience in the architecture and design industry, ka:ke began as a joint exploration into creating small objects of art to decorate both the body and the home.

Sat 6 Mar | 12pm - 4pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$99 | $89.10 Members | Materials supplied
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Fold and bend a metal sheet to create your own piece of wearable art in this half day workshop with the girls from ka:ke Studio. Working with thin brass and copper sheets you will learn to cut, fold and finish the metal creating delicate forms to form a pair of earrings or a brooch. Participants will utilise assemblage techniques using cold connections to create earring hooks or a brooch pin with the option to oxidise their copper sheet to create a beautiful matte black surface finish their work.

ka:ke is an artistic collaboration between Kate Rae and Kerry O’Flaherty. Bringing 20 years combined experience in the architecture and design industry, ka:ke began as a joint exploration into creating small objects of art to decorate both the body and the home.

Sat 27 Feb | 12pm - 4pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$99 | $89.10 Members | Materials supplied
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Cut, hand stitch and embellish a magic mask these school holidays with upcoming exhibiting artist Chloe Nolan. Spend the morning sifting through fabric, crystals, glitter, beads and lace to create a fun new character to take home and play with. For those unable to stitch, we will have a number of masks will be pre-made and ready to decorate.

Fri 22 Jan | 10am-12pm | Suitable for 7-11 yrs
$22.00 | $19.80 Members | Materials supplied
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