Tied Up With String challenges fifty-five established, mid-career and emerging Western Australian artists to think inside the box and create small, intimate, covetable artworks contained within identical wooden boxes. In the hands of artists, rules and isolation are not a restriction but a chance to explore new horizons.
Home is a central notion of what it means to be human. A sense of home, however, is not guaranteed, it can be lost to outside forces, or willingly given up in the hope of better things to come. Sometimes homes are left with nothing but stories as guidance; acting as maps on our journeys into new territory.
Intricate patterns and narratives reflect the cyclical nature of life in Leanne Bray’s latest exhibition Discernible Sequence in which vibrant paintings and works on paper tell stories of daily life, significant moments and collective celebration.
Local photographers celebrate the local natural and built environment of the Shire of Mundaring in the Explore and Expose Photography Exhibition (E² Challenge). A partnership between Shire of Mundaring, Neami National, Mundaring Arts Centre and Mundaring Camera Club, the competition is designed to encourage the community to rediscover and share stories of the wonderful place in which they live
Grounding brings together three works form the Shire of Mundaring Art Collection which represent ‘productive’ landscapes. This perspective is of particular relevance in the Perth Hills – which forms a threshold between the urban city area and landscapes that are shaped to serve a function through the primary industries – namely mining and agriculture.
Semi-trailer trucks rumble past just five meters from Mundaring Arts Centre with bales of wool stacked three high and fifteen long, filled to the brim with wheat, barley and other grains, or packed with sheep and cattle. Exploring traditions connected to sheep and wool production in Australia, Sheep Show, celebrates, abstracts, and unpacks this significant industry via its material and cultural expressions.
Hans Arkeveld is one of WA’s foremost artists and sculptors. This retrospective exhibition documents his 50-plus year multi-disciplinary practice, long-term engagement with the University of Western Australia Anatomy Department, and draws on his passion for the machinations and form of the human body as well as social justice issues.
Did you know that Mundaring Arts Centre also manages Midland Junction Arts Centre (MJAC)? If you are looking for even more arts and cultural experiences in the region visit the MJAC website for details.
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