Artists and designers Andrea Day, Angela Ferolla, Charlene O’Brien, Katrina Virgona, Louise Wells, Lyndell Darch, Mary Ann Dawson, Minaxi May, Sarah Zel Chescoe, Susie Vickery and Trish Bygott explored fabric manipulation techniques, clothing deconstruction and reconstruction to present an installation of wearable, sculptural forms using upcycled and repurposed materials, reconnecting with lost skills and working against consumerism.

The exhibition complements the annual WOWA Wearable Art Parade held for the first time this year in the historic Midland Junction Arts Centre.

WOWA PARADE SAT 24 NOV 7PM - 8PM

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Louise Wells

“Family stories beyond the dates of significant events are lost if not recorded.” Through contemporary textiles, Wells explored the changing roles, responsibilities and expectations across three generations of maternal women from her family, capturing shared history and the cultural structures that shaped the paths of their lives.

OPENING SAT 24 NOV 6.30PM - 8PM

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Claire Davenhall

Claire Davenhall worked in residence to create an installation based on the first fleet of “lost souls”, shipped from England to Australia in 1788, complementing a series of sculptural works created prior to the show, exploring the stories of multicultural migration to Australia.

OPENING SAT 24 NOV 6.30PM - 8PM

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Studio Payoka

Rory Dax Paton, Adam Ismail and William Leggett shared insights into the industrial, multidisciplinary arts undertaken at Studio Payoka in the Perth Hills. Presenting two and three dimensional works demonstrating their prowess with constructed objects, experimental print and painting techniques.

OPEN SUN 7 OCT 11AM - 3PM, WED TO FRI 10AM – 5PM

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Revisiting the Midland Railway Workshop’s significant contribution to the social and economic fabric of the Eastern region, works from the City of Swan Art Collection by Penny Coss and Nigel Hewitt were displayed alongside contemporary photographic works by Eva Fernandez. Historians Jude Carr and Lisa Buck presented historical photographs, oral histories and rail objects in juxtaposition to Futures Lab’s interactive digital railway pattern 3D printing installation. Capturing the aesthetic of the workshop patterns and reinterpreting local social history this exhibition brought together a blend of approaches and eras to ignite new discoveries.

OPEN SUN 7 OCT 11AM - 2PM, WED TO FRI 10AM – 5PM

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Tea and the sharing of tea is celebrated by many cultures in very diverse and often ritualistic ways. Tea drinking habits can be found worldwide. After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world. In conjunction with Antipodean Encounters, Western Australian ceramicists celebrated tea ware and food as a central point of cultural dialogue, presenting their vessels alongside loaned collections of Taiwanese tea ceremony sets.

OPENING CELEBRATION DAY
SAT 11 AUG 11AM – 2PM | TEA CEREMONIES, WORKSHOPS AND MORE, VIEW DETAILS > 

OPEN WED TO FRI 10AM – 5PM
SAT 11, 25 AUG & 15 SEP 11AM - 2PM

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Personal objects were the catalyst for conversation between local artists and members of the Perth Taiwanese community who recently immigrated to Western Australia. The artists translated and contextualized these dialogues, creating new works to help navigate the increasingly complex issues embedded in the hybrid cultural society in which we live.

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SAT 11, 25 AUG & 15 SEP 11AM - 2PM

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Presented by City of Swan and Midland Gate

Promoting the creative expression and talents of young people aged 15 – 25 years from across WA, Home presented a diverse range of two and three dimensional works via film, traditional and experimental media. Investigating the theme, “What makes a home”, City of Swan staff provided young people with a platform to exhibit and speak about issues that not only affect them, but also their community via the Youth Out Loud public speaking competition.

OPEN SAT 7 JUL 10AM - 3PM, WED TO FRI 10AM – 5PM

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Plastic Pollution: Reducing our footprint and caring for our planet

400 students from Aveley, Caversham, Clayton View, Malvern Springs and Gidgegannup Primary Schools in the City of Swan immersed themselves in this year’s theme to create designs for the 2018 Swan Environmental Art banners. 12 students were selected, repainting their works on a large scale with artist Louise Cook. The works were then photographed to create 76 banners to be displayed throughout Guildford, Gidgegannup and Midland.

OPEN WED TO FRI 10AM – 5PM

Julie Dowling

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YAMAJI ART

Nationally renowned Badimaya artist Julie Dowling presented an exhibition of new works highlighting the revival of First Nations languages within a local and global context. The suite of miniature portraits represented the importance of cultural preservation on a personal scale, while the larger works paid homage to the significance of the Whadjuk region to the Noongar people and illustrated Dowling’s exploration of Midland’s history and the individuals who contributed to its evolving story.

OPEN SAT 26 MAY 10AM - 3PM, WED TO FRI 10AM – 5PM

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Tim Maley

Presented in partnership with DADAA

Fremantle artist Tim Maley informally worked with the Western Australian Museum in 2013 to draw and paint a selection of specimens from their natural history Collection. The series of works on paper shown in Specimens draws upon their collection as source material with meticulously illustrated examinations of the form, colour and texture of animals and insects.

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Students tutored by Jacqueline Coates presented interpretations of the natural environment through a series of painted works. Inspired by recent workshops investigating the microcosm of the flower, the exhibition included works by Jacqueline Coates, Kimberley Cardow, Joy Connell, Jade T Fisher, Pat Hillard, Hayley Kruger Gradwell, Jenny McGrath, Billie Peka and Amelia Sonnekus.

Using the basic principle of line-making and repetition, Dragica Milunovic investigated how a simple rule of layering within a space can create complex results. Inspired by aerial views of parched landscapes, Milunovic closely observed lines and patterns in nature and manmade lines to create an installation of two and three dimensional works.

In an effort to create a context for contemplation and to highlight objects often overlooked, Bina Butcher and Tessa Beale gathered natural elements and documented interventions in the environment during their 3 month residency. The exhibition featured the results of their explorations and created the conditions for a slower, quieter consideration of our surroundings.

Celebrating 10 years of the annual DADAA exhibition, In Focus opened with a live performance by On Track dancers and a series of workshops with exhibiting artists. The exhibition showcased artworks created at DADAA’s Midland hub where staff facilitate individual creative expression workshops, providing opportunities for artists living with mental illness and disability to explore their chosen mediums.

To celebrate the historic Queen’s Baton Relay (Midland to Guildford en route to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games) a diverse group of Western Australian artists presented art objects that spoke of national and community pride, commonwealth diversity and local sporting history. Relay featured works by Peter Dailey, Judith Forrest, Ron Gomboc, Marie Haass, Fiona Harman, Robert Hitchcock, Alex Maciver, Desmond Mah, Nalda Searles, Bruce Slatter, Nicole Slatter, Alastair Taylor and Richard Woldendorp.