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 

Hey kids!

Ever wanted to make your very own gift cards, envelopes, and bound sketch book? Then look no further, because talented WA Printmaker, Kristy Scaddan is ready to help guide you through the steps. In this three-hour printmaking and bookbinding workshop you will experiment with natural forms like feathers, leaves, plants and flowers to create unique stationary to take home. 

Artist Kristy Scaddan completed her Bachelor of Contemporary Arts at Edith Cowan University in 2021 and is currently a finalist in the Fremantle Arts Centre 2023 Print Awards. Kristy uses the Midland Junction Arts Centre printmaking studio to create her exhibition work which is almost always based around our natural world and the West Australian landscape. 

Monday October 2, 2023 |10am-1pm | Midland Junction Arts Centre

$45 | Suitable for 7+yrs

• maximum of 10 participants 

• all material are provided         

• all participants to wear comfortable clothes, closed toed shoes and a working apron                 

Please bring along a water bottle and light snacks to keep you energised!

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 

Using the techniques of drypoint and chine-collé, explore diverse ways of representing landscape. Experimenting with linear drawings, gestural marks, colour, layers and collage methods create multilayered unique prints using an etching press.

Sat 18 Feb 2023 | 11am - 2pm | Suitable for 10+ yrs
$50 | $45 members | Materials included

Experimenting with drawing techniques and printing from found objects such as leaves and dry flowers, create a collaged artwork that responds to the surrounding environment. Play with colours and layering to produce multiple prints.

Sat 28 Jan 2023 | 10am - 1pm | Suitable for 6+ yrs
$50 | $45 members | Materials included

Learn about the Western Swamp Tortoise and create some art based on this endangered local species with Neeve Blackham-Jennings, author of ‘Wally’s Way Home’. Neeve will share the story behind it and present a reading of the book before guiding attendees in creating a piece of Western Swamp Tortoise inspired artwork of their own, from simple colouring in or dot-to-dot page to more elaborate free hand drawings. 

Fri 7 Oct 2022 | 10.30am - 11.30am | Suitable for 3+ yrs
FREE, as part of City of Swan's Nature Know-How series hosted across the City’s libraries and bushland reserves
Ellenbrook Community Library 90 Main St, Ellenbrook, WA

Parental/guardian supervision for younger kids is required. Please book a ticket for each person attending using the button above through the City of Swan Library.

This workshop is presented in partnership with the City of Swan as part of the Environmental Art Project supported by Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

Learn about the Western Swamp Tortoise and create some art based on this endangered local species with Neeve Blackham-Jennings, author of ‘Wally’s Way Home’. Neeve will share the story behind it and present a reading of the book before guiding attendees in creating a piece of Western Swamp Tortoise inspired artwork of their own, from simple colouring in or dot-to-dot page to more elaborate free hand drawings. 

Thu 6 Oct 2022 | 10.30am - 11.30am | Suitable for 3+ yrs
FREE, as part of City of Swan's Nature Know-How series hosted across the City’s libraries and bushland reserves
Ballajura Public Library Kingfisher Ave & Illawarra Cres North, Ballajura, WA

Parental/guardian supervision for younger kids is required. Please book a ticket for each person attending using the button above through the City of Swan Library.

This workshop is presented in partnership with the City of Swan as part of the Environmental Art Project supported by Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

Come on a nature treasure hunt during wildflower season with Cathy Levett and learn about biodiversity in backyards, different critters, and what they need to survive. Attendees will then create a poster about what was learnt on the hunt, which students in years 1-6 can enter in the Environmental Art Project: Backyard Biodiversity.  

Wed 5 Oct 2022 | 1.30pm - 3pm | Suitable for 5 - 8yrs
FREE, as part of City of Swan's Nature Know-How series hosted across the City’s libraries and bushland reserves
Guildford Town Hall 97-99 James Street Guildford, WA 6055

Parental/guardian supervision for younger kids is required. Please book a ticket for each person attending using the button above through the City of Swan Library.

This workshop is presented in partnership with the City of Swan as part of the Environmental Art Project supported by Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

Ever wanted to dye your very own t-shirt and bag? Learn the basics of Procion dyeing on cotton in this colourful workshop. Helen will guide you through basic fabric printing and colour mixing with thickened dyes. Make your own fabric stamp and combine it with graffiti style marks in coloured dyes for a unique, one-of-a-kind look on a t-shirt and bag.

Fri 30 Sep | 12.30pm - 2.30pm | Suitable for 9 - 14 yrs
$60 I $54 members | Materials included - BYO cotton t-shirt 

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

Artist in residence Marina van Leeuwen will guide you through a range of fun art processes as you create your own special 'time capsule' book. Reflecting on your past, present and future, you will explore mixed media processes, including collage, gelli printing, oil stick, wax resist and watercolour drawing and create a concertina artist book to treasure.

Thu 7 Jul 2022 | 2pm - 4pm | Suitable for 8-14yrs
$65 | $58.50 members | Materials included, participants are invited to bring images or photos they would like to refer to
Midland Junction Arts Centre, 276 Great Eastern Hwy (Corner of Cale St) Midland WA

Image: Courtesy of Marina van Leeuwen

Discover lino print and Western Australia’s unique flora in this school holiday workshop with Artist in Residence Luke Morgan. Create a simple carving inspired by the wide range of plants that can be found in our own backyard and experiment with layers, colour, text and different papers.

Thu 14 Apr 2022 | 10am - 12pm | Suitable for 5 - 12yrs
$35 | $31.50 members | Materials supplied

The KISS club KickstART Edition Showing asks five emerging young artists to present 10 minutes of a work in progress to an audience, providing a chance to trial a new idea and receive immediate feedback, with the audience gaining access to a dynamic arts experience.

KISS club KickstART edition is presented in collaboration with pvi collective and Propel Youth Arts WA as part of KickstART Festival and features Aisha Samat, Sally Davies, Buckland x Undercurrent Theatre Company, Onset Productions, stop drop and roll theatre co.

Wed 13 Apr | 7:30pm - 9:30pm | 12+yrs
FREE | Limited tickets via KickstART Festival

Image: Photograph by Dan Grant of KISS Club 2021.

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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Join us in the school holidays to make a kite inspired by Christine Groom's Carnaby's Kite in Toy Stories.

Plus join us before the workshop for a talk on the endangered Carnaby's Black Cockatoos by Christine Groom.

Sat 22 Jan 2022 | 12pm - 2pm | Suitable for all ages
$25 | $22.50 (Price per kite required additional family members welcome to join) | Materials included
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Join Toy Stories exhibitor Christine Groom for a talk on the endangered Carnaby's Black Cockatoos and the work of the Carnaby’s Cockatoo Action Group. The action group is made up of volunteers concerned about the loss of feeding habitat for this much loved bird. 

Christine will be joined by local paper artist Ingrid Mulder who she collaborated with to create a near life-size kite of a Carnaby's Cockatoo for Toy Stories.

Afterwards book in to our kite making session for all ages or Papermaking with Ingrid Mulder.

Sat 22 Jan 2022 | 11am - 12pm | Suitable for all ages
FREE talk | Bookings essential 

Image: Christine Groom, Carnaby's Cockatoo Kite (detail), 2021, handmade paper, bamboo, thread. Photograph by Sarah Toohey.

Come dance to the catchy melodies and upbeat rhythms of the joyful Séga music. The Creole Collective will take you on a journey to the Indian Ocean islands and the making of a creole society through music, food and art. The whole family is welcome to join us for this free event for an authentic taste of island life. 

Fridays at LoCale is a series of free, family friendly summer arts events presented by Midland Junction Arts Centre to showcase the talent of our local community arts groups. Fridays at LoCale is supported by City of Swan and the Morrina Community Program.

Fri 14 Jan | 5.30pm - 8pm | Suitable for all ages
FREE
Food and drink available for purchase or BYO a picnic (alcohol free event)
Corner of Cale St and The Crescent Midland WA 6056

Check out the full Island Vibrations FRINGE WORLD show 21 - 22 Jan here.

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