ARTIST AND CURATOR TALK | Happy Meals and Scooter Skids: Art from the Outer Suburbs

Midland Junction Arts Centre | West Gallery

Join artist Andy Quilty and curator Andrew Nicholls as they discuss their curatorial and artistic processes, and the intention behind Happy Meals and Scooter Skids: Art from the Outer Suburbs. Learn more about Quilty’s collaboration with Western Australian high school students, his work exploring Perth's outer suburban culture, and why it's important.

Presented by MAC Inc. and FORM Building a State of Creativity as part of Perth Festival.

Sat 22 Mar 2025 | 1 – 2pm | Suitable for all ages

$5 | $4.50 Members | Booking Essential

Image courtesy of Josh Wells Photography

Join WA printmaker Odile Bell for a 3-hour workshop on creating long-lasting stencils with drawing fluid and screen filler. Learn to transfer designs, print on various materials and pick up essential tips. A great opportunity to master this skill and set up your workspace. Bring an A4 black-and-white design.

Sun 9 Mar 2025 | 11am - 2pm | Suitable for 18 yrs+

$130 | $117 MAC Inc. Members

Explore the fusion of drawing and printmaking in this 2.5-hour workshop for youth. Using graffiti markers, relief ink, and found materials like junk food packaging and cardboard, create unique monotype prints with low-cost techniques.

Inspired by Happy Meals and Scooter Skids: Art from the Outer Suburbs as part of Perth Festival shown at MJAC from Sat 1 Mar 2025, this hands-on session delves into the creative processes behind the exhibition by Andy Quilty and students from Youth Futures Community School Midland, Armadale Senior High School and Warnbro Community High School.

Sat 8 Mar 2025 | 1pm - 3:30pm | Suitable for 12 - 18 yrs

$5 | $4.50 MAC Inc. Members | Materials Provided.

Image: Andy Quilty and Youth Futures Community School printmaking workshop at Midland Junction Arts Centre, 2024. Photo by Duncan Wright.

Explore the combination of intuitive mark-making and low-fi materials to create unique monoprints in this 2.5-hour workshop for adults. Using graffiti markers, relief ink, and found materials like junk food packaging and cardboard, you’ll experiment with low-cost, expressive and efficient techniques to investigate the intersection of drawing and printmaking.

Inspired by Happy Meals and Scooter Skids: Art from the Outer Suburbs on show at MJAC from Sat 1 Mar 2025, as part of Perth Festival, this hands-on session offers insight into the creative processes behind the exhibition by Andy Quilty and students from Youth Futures Community School Midland, Armadale Senior High School and Warnbro Community High School.

Sat 8 Mar 2025 | 9:30am - 12pm | Suitable for 19yrs+

$55 | $50 MAC Inc. Members | Materials provided

Image: Andy Quilty and Youth Futures Community School printmaking workshop at Midland Junction Arts Centre, 2024. Photo by Duncan Wright.

Ever dreamed of working with clay? Now’s your chance. Join our One-Day Introduction to Wheel Throwing with potter Robyn Sinclair. In this 3-hour session, designed for beginners, you'll receive hands-on instruction in the basics of ceramics, from centering to shaping. Explore the art of wheel throwing.

Sat 1 Mar 2025 | 11am - 2pm | Suitable for 18 yrs +

$130 | $117 MAC Inc. Members

All materials and tools provided.

Dance to the beat of the drum while celebrating Lunar New Year

In partnership with the City of Swan, MJAC invites families to join us for an evening of free fun art activities and performances by local cultural groups at the open-air Locale event space.

Pull up a rug, kick off your shoes, get ready to dance and create your own Lunar New Year musical creature as we see in the year of the snake.

Fri 21 Feb 2025 | 5.30 – 8pm | Suitable for all ages

Locale Event Space (37 The Crescent Midland)

Photos by Kia Bako-Kirkpatrick

Witness the Rise and Fall of your Average Autistic Queer Medico! 

Marc Isaac is a quirky Scottish medic who likes to think a little differently. This is Scottish comedic storytelling, as we navigate the spectrum with Marc through childhood & medical school, to being queer and autistic working in palliative care and mental health. Explore different perspectives of the healthcare consultation. You'd be horrified to find out what the doctor is really thinking! What does it mean to get a diagnosis? Does it actually help us understand ourselves better?  Explore neurodivergence from medical, queer, and manifestly autistic perspectives... cynicism of a perpetual skeptic and hopefulness of a naïve optimist Laughter is the best medicine, and this cheeky doctor is putting themselves out of business!

Sat 1 Feb 2025 | 8.00pm - 9.00pm | Suitable for ages 16 yrs+

$26.00 | Function Room

Experience a captivating ensemble blending original compositions with improvisation, featuring a seamless fusion of Indian classical, Carnatic, jazz, blues, and world music genres. This performance merges intricate rhythms, multi-modal melodies, and diverse musical instruments, delivering an inspiring and eclectic soundscape of melody, rhythm, and dance.

Sat 1 Feb 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:00pm | Suitable for all ages

$25.00 | Auditorium

From the award-winning creators of 'The Ukulele Man' comes a brand new physical comedy show about the life of Charlie Chaplin. He was America's darling, the most famous man in the world... and then he was exiled. This is the story of the Little Tramp and the man who created him. You will laugh, you will cry, you will be on the edge of your seat… and then you will fall off BECAUSE IT’S JUST THAT DARNED GOOD! Created and performed by Marcel Cole.

Fri 31 Jan 2025 | 7.00pm-8.00pm | Suitable for ages 10+

$28.00 - $36.00 | Auditorium

It’s a Love Story, baby just say yes!

Calling all major Swift fans and playing all your favourite Taylor songs from yesterday to today, we present to you Australia’s premier Taylor Swift Tribute, Shake It Off. Combining your Wildest Dreams with a story you know All Too Well, this electrifying show will take you on Taylors journey from her country roots to her latest pop anthems as it touches on all eleven albums released to date by the world’s biggest superstar.

Sat 25 Jan 2025 | 6.00pm - 7.00pm | Suitable for all ages

$22.00 - $32.00 | Auditorium

Please join us for morning tea as Mollie shares her stories and artworks with family and friends, with a short Q&A session.

Fri 13 Dec 2024 | 10:30am - 11:30am | Suitable for all ages

Free Event | Booking Essential 

Immerse yourself in the sumptuous world of still life with Bernard Kerr.

Bernard will guide you through warm up with exercises in composition, tone and colour mixing to build your confidence in the mediums of watercolour and gouache before composing and painting a stunning still life arrangement to take home.

Enjoy a selection of fine wine and antipasto in the break. Bring your own lunch and brushes.

Sun 8 Dec 2024 | 9.30am – 3.00pm | Suitable for 18yrs+

$99| $89.10 MAC Inc Members

Eco Fashion Week Australia 2024

The grand finale of sustainable fashion! 

Celebrate the culmination of EFWA 2024 with a dazzling closing gala. Enjoy an evening filled with exquisite fashion from selected WA Designers, live classical music entertainment and the chance to mingle with fellow eco-fashion enthusiasts. Don't miss this unforgettable closing ceremony!

Sat 30 Nov 2024 | 6.00pm - 8.00pm | $50.00

Ticket includes welcome drink and canapés. 

Image courtesy of Eco Fashion Week Australia

At Our Ruby Girl inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We’re proud to employ a team where 50% of our staff are people with disabilities, bringing diverse talents and perspectives to our warm and welcoming environment. Whether you visit our cozy cafe or catch our mobile vans on the go, you’ll enjoy exceptional service and delicious, handcrafted coffee. We’re looking forward to serving you and making your day a little brighter, one cup at a time

Sat 30 Nov 2024 | 11:30am - 3pm | Suitable for all ages

Front Courtyard

Watch the amazing dancers of Trinity Studio.

At Trinity Studio we aim to inspire all dancers and share our passion of the art of Irish dancing.

We strive to foster dancers to grow in self development, self confidence and learn valuable life skills in working together as a team. We pride ourselves on our core values: Commitment, Dedication and Collaboration.

Sat 30 Nov 2024 | 12:00pm - 12:30pm | Suitable for all ages

Free Event | Auditorium

Curious creatures in and around our waterways

Discover the tiny invertebrates living in our waterways and how birds and other creatures depend on them. Explore the visual wonders of aquatic invertebrates under microscopes and follow your curiosity by using nature journaling techniques. You can also have fun pretending to be a bird with different beak shapes, scouting for food in the wetlands. 

Sat 30 Nov 2024 | 11:30am - 3:00pm | Suitable for ages 5 yrs +

Free Event | Co-Lab Space

DADAA Midland artists Jim, Ben, Harvey and Emma expand their ceramic practice under the guidance of professional artists. They are part of a collaborative clay project that connects into broader workshops being facilitated across the City of Swan through the Re-Connection: A Multigenerational Art Project through Community Voices project.

Sat 30 Nov 2024 | 11:30am - 3:00pm | Suitable for all ages

FREE EVENT | Veranda Studio

Immerse yourself in the captivating musical vibes of Ali Banks at the MJAC 2024 Open Day. Let the soothing melodies of Ali's guitar transport you as you explore a vibrant array of engaging free activities and the stunning artworks of Building Fabric and Interior exhibitions.

11:30am | Function Room

1:15pm | Rear Courtyard

Artist Bio:

A former post graduate student at The Royal College of Music, Ali Banks is a diverse and masterful guitarist in the Classical, Contemporary and Blues genres, he has toured the world as a musician. Ali has lectured at WAAPA and UWA and has lived experience, struggling with mental health. He believes in the benefits of music as therapy and connection.

Based in the Perth Hills, Ali brings together his passion for music and well-being in a series of community workshops at MJAC, running Thursday evenings 6:30-8:30pm commencing late November. These workshops, aptly named Guitar Guys (and open to all people over 18 years), offers the opportunity for adults to get together with a common interest in acoustic guitar, and create a sense of caring and community.

To find out more and to book email Ali at alancharlesbanks@gmail.com

Get creative and join the Open Day festivities with a fun and interactive screen-printing workshop. Work with artist Lauren Gissing to print your very own tote bag to take home. Celebrate Open Day by adding your unique touch to our building's image and logo and enjoy this hands-on opportunity to explore your artistic side. 

Sat 30 Nov 2024 | 11:30am 3:00pm | Suitable for all ages.  

Free Event | Print Studio

Join 2024 MJAC Artist in Residence, Yasamin Khadembashi for a FREE flower making workshop and add your creation to our community garden installation. This activity takes around half an hour and is appropriate for all ages 5+.

This event invites you to explore your own cultural heritage and history, through creating your unique flower and contributing to the collective installation, you can discover a sense of identity, empowerment and community through shared experiences and the universal symbolism of the garden.

Sat 30 Nov 2024 | 11:30am - 3:00pm | Suitable for ages 5 yrs +

Free Event | Front Courtyard

Join Cyndy Moody for a taste of her Noongar seasons painting workshop as we come to the end of Kambarang and move into Birak. Learn about the six Noongar seasons, whilst contributing to a communal canvas. Drop in for a woodfired scone with Quandong jam and immerse yourself in this multi-sensory arts and cultural experience.

Sat 30 Nov 2024 | 11:30am - 3:00pm | Suitable for all ages

FREE EVENT | Classroom 7

From 30 November, local artist Mollie Edgecombe will be in residence at MJAC exhibiting a range of artworks including portraiture, landscapes and signwriting created over a 60-year period.

Join Mollie as she shares her artistic journey, stories about growing up on her family vineyard, Edgecombe Brothers, in Swan Valley, and her continued passion for environmental advocacy, particularly in preserving the natural environment and unique character of Swan Valley.

Sat 30 Nov 2024 | 11:30am - 3:00pm | Suitable for all ages

FREE EVENT | Studio 1

Image: Model with Bare Shoulders (Detail), 1960, oil on paper.

 MJAC History Drop in Session

with Midland and Districts Historical Society

Sat 30 Nov | 11am-3pm | MJAC Meeting Room

Midland Junction Arts Centre is seeking images and stories of its past. We invite former students, artists, teachers, staff and residents to share a photo for scanning, or record a story to share in a communal display.

Midland and Districts Historical Society Members will be on hand to record your contribution to the MJAC history project.

Free, drop in activity

Join our weekly Life Drawing sessions for all levels. Study the human form with a professional life model in a supportive, creative environment. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned artist, unleash your potential in these flexible sessions.

Ongoing weekly sessions every Thu | 10.00am - 1.00pm | Suitable for 18 yrs+

• Please note there will be no Life Drawing class on 14 Nov 2024.

$22 | $20 MAC Members | Easels and boards provided by MJAC. Plus enjoy complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits while you unleash your creativity. Participants to provide preferred drawing materials and paper

This 3-hour workshop with WA painter Louise Hamill invites participants to paint unique flora compositions inspired by Australian plants. Using chalk pencil and acrylics on black gessoed canvas, all materials are provided.

Tue 26 Nov 2024 | 6.00pm- 9.00pm | Suitable for 18 yrs+

$90 | $81 Member

Eco Fashion Week Australia 2024

Immerse yourself in a world of exquisite design that's kind to the planet.

International and Australian Sustainable designers will showcase their creations, pushing the boundaries of sustainable fashion with innovative materials and powerful storytelling.  

Sun 17 Nov 2024 | 5.00pm - 10.00pm

$65 | Free for City of Swan Residents | Ticket includes welcome drink and canapés.

DESIGNERS

EFWA UPCYLING CHALLENGE BY JANE MILBURN, BIRD TRIBE WEARABLE ART, DEADLY DENIM, LOU BARNES CREATIONS, DANJI +MOTO, LJR DESIGN, BEADS’N PODS, KELI STUDIOS AND GREEN EMBASSY

Image courtesy of Eco Fashion Week Australia

Eco Fashion Week Australia 2024

Give, take and revamp your wardrobe sustainably!

Eco Fashion Week Australia 2024 brings you exciting clothes swap events in Midland. Clean out your closet, discover pre-loved gems and breathe new life into your wardrobe – all while minimising fashion waste.  It's a fun and eco-friendly way to refresh your style.

Sun 17 Nov 2024 | 10.00am - 12.30pm | Free Event - Registration essential

Image courtesy of Eco Fashion Week Australia

Eco Fashion Week Australia 2024

Immerse yourself in a world of exquisite design that's kind to the planet.

International and Australian Sustainable designers will showcase their creations, pushing the boundaries of sustainable fashion with innovative materials and powerful storytelling.  

Sat 16 Nov 2024 | 5.00pm - 10.00pm

$65 | Free for City of Swan Residents | Ticket includes welcome drink and canapés.

DESIGNERS

FABRIC OF NATURE, HYPH_N, LEAH KELLY, EM3RGENT ART GLASS, MELALEUCA RISE + LOOP FOUNDATION, AMEE DENNIS FIBRE ART , ST JOHN GOD FOUNDATION AND JOSE HENDO

Image courtesy of Eco Fashion Week Australia

Eco Fashion Week Australia 2024

Give your clothes a second chance! 

The Eco Fashion Week Australia 2024 Repair Café is your one-stop shop for extending the life of your favourite garments. Our skilled volunteers demonstrate and assist with minor repairs, like fixing buttons or mending seams, all for free! It's a fantastic way to save money, reduce textile waste and keep your wardrobe looking its best.

Sat 16 Nov 2024 | 10.00am - 12.30pm | Free Event - Registration essential

Image courtesy of Eco Fashion Week Australia