Join Victoria Martinez in an amulet crafting workshop, where poetic creativity merges with materiality. Craft personalized amulets from terracotta using homemade slips, exploring self-expression, community connection, and the fusion of storytelling with artistic expression. No prior experience required. 

Limited spots available. No prior experience required.

Sat 20 Apr | 11.00am - 3.00pm | Suitable for 15 yrs +

$105 | $94.50 Members | Materials Included. Participants are required to wear closed toed shoes.  

Create your unique Treasure Chest in a fun three-hour workshop with ceramic artist Alida Cappelletta. Learn hand-building techniques, add funky decorations, and leave with a personalized clay masterpiece to cherish. 

Thu 11 Apr | 10.00am - 1.00pm | 6 - 11 yrs

$50 | $45 Members | Materials Provided

As part of Mental Health Week, we are delighted to present; Kintsugi: "Tiles for Hope.''

This 2.5hr workshop is designed to inspire participants to empower themselves in a safe and supportive environment. Allow oneself to be seen, heard and embrace their authentic self while exploring the art of Kinstugi. This ancient technique is a powerful metaphor for healing.

Facilitator: Ania Gett-Skibinska is an experienced peer supporter with a deep focus on work overcoming sadness, grief and a passion to journey towards finding happiness and peace in life.

This workshop will tap into childhood dreams and express these desires through an altered process of Kinsugi. Participants will be guided through the practice and philosophy of the ancient artform to embrace life’s challenges, cultivate resilience and transform through Kintsugi.

Suitable for 15+ years

Class Details

Sunday 15 October | 11am - 1:30pm (2.5hrs)

$80 | $72 members | Bring working apron and closed toed shoes must be worn. Safety goggles provided.

Midland Junction Arts Centre

Kids it is time to get those creative juices flowing! In this 3-hour workshop you will learn the art of hand building with clay, guided by experienced potter and jeweller Alida Cappelletta. She will demonstrate the basics of hand forming your own pinch bowl, small cup and spoon from clay.

Add some decorative markings or shapes to your pieces making it even more personalised and special. All clay, firing and glazing is included.

[Please note MJAC will organise the final glazing of the pieces. Works will be ready for collection approximately 4 weeks after your class].

Class Details

6 October 2023 10am-1pm

$50 | Suitable for 11-15yrs
Midland Junction Arts Centre 

A fun new way to interact with Lego! Play and print your own unique designs with Lego tiles using a traditional tabletop letterpress press. Please bring an apron or old shirt you are willing to get ink and dirt on for this printing workshop.

Class Details

Wednesday 4 October 2023 | 10am - 11:30am (90mins)

$35 | Suitable for 7-12yrs
Midland Junction Arts Centre 

This 3 hour workshop will explore the basics of imprinting botanical forms and textures into clay to create your very own wind chime or fun forms to decorate your garden.

Learn the art of rolling out clay and impressing plants or other decorative stamps. All clay, firing and glazing is included.

[Please note MJAC will organise the final glazing of the pieces. Works will be ready for collection approximately 4 weeks after your class].

Class Details

28th September 2023 10am-1pm

$50 | Suitable for 6-11yrs
Midland Junction Arts Centre 

Explore the ancient technique of pinching and burnishing to make a ‘love bowl’ with clay artist Jen Kerr in the MJAC Ceramics Studio.

Bowls will take between 30 - 60mins to complete. Bookings recommended as they take priority – if space available drop ins welcome.

Sat 27 Aug 2022 | 12.30pm - 1.30pm or 1.45pm - 2.45pm | Suitable for all ages
$10 | $9 members | Materials included

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

Join Shaping Space | Holding Space artists Deanne Jecks, Coby McDougall, Paul O'Connor, Tracey Pinker and Emma Vinkovic to hear about their individual ways of manipulating space in their ceramic practices.

Sat 9 Apr 2022 | 2pm - 3pm | Suitable for 12+ yrs
FREE

Image: Coby McDougall, Safe Space, 2021, stoneware clay, 12 x 13 x 7cm. Photograph by Aliesha Mafrici.

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

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

Experiment with a range of coloured glazes and wax techniques to decorate your bisque fired works. Please note - this workshop is only open to any students wanting to glaze works completed in previous 1-Day Wheel Throwing workshops. Glaze firing costs included.

Sat 4 Dec | 12pm - 3pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$50 | $45 members | Materials supplied
Midland Junction Arts Centre 276 Great Eastern Hwy Corner of Cale St Midland WA
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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