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Pit Firing with Narayani Palmer
May
14
to Jun 5
Adult, All, Ceramics

Pit Firing with Narayani Palmer

Explore the oldest known ceramic firing method and produce exciting decorative pieces in this 3-part event with Country Connections artist Narayani Palmer. Held across both Mundaring and Midland Junction Arts Centre the series covers hand-building, firing and unpacking the pit.

Sat 14 May | 12pm – 2pm | MAC
Sat 4 Jun | 4pm – 8pm and Sun 5 Jun 2022 | 10am – 12pm | MJAC*
$295 | $265.50 members | Materials, light dinner and wine included | Suitable for 18+ yrs

Image: courtesy the artist

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Clay Bird Baths with Kaitlyn Elsegood
Apr
21
10:00 PM22:00
All, Ceramics, Kids, School Holiday, Sculpture

Clay Bird Baths with Kaitlyn Elsegood

Craft a bird bath from clay with Kaitlyn Elsegood in this school holiday workshop inspired by the 2022 Environmental Art Project: Backyard Biodiversity. Experimenting with a range of hand building and decorating techniques, the bird baths created will be perfect to hang in a tree and provide water to our feathered friends.

Thu 21 Apr 2022 | 10am - 12pm | Suitable for 5-12yrs
$45 | $40.50 members | Materials supplied

Image: Photograph by Rae Fallon

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Tiny Clay Houses with Kaitlyn Elsegood
Jul
14
2:00 PM14:00
All, Ceramics, Kids, School Holiday

Tiny Clay Houses with Kaitlyn Elsegood

Build a house out of clay inspired by Michelle Campbell's exhibition Urban with Kaitlyn Elsegood in the July school holidays. Drawing from the houses in Michelle's paintings, their own home, or their imagination, kids will learn ceramic hand building techniques to make a small house in this fun, hands on workshop. 

Works will be decorated with coloured slips, fired and ready to pick up 4 weeks after class. Please wear closed in shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting clay on. Spots are limited!

Wed 14 Jul | 2pm - 4pm | Suitable for 7-11 yrs
$35 | $31.50 Members | All materials supplied
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Sgraffito Snack Bowls with Bernard Kerr
Apr
7
to Apr 8
All, Ceramics, Kids, School Holiday

Sgraffito Snack Bowls with Bernard Kerr

Have a go at making a bowl from clay these school holidays with local artist Bernard Kerr. You’ll learn to hand build or press mould your own bowls perfect for snacks and dips as a part of the Food for Thought Project. Decorate your bowl with colourful underglazes and slips and even sgraffito techniques to scratch back into the colour.

Selected pieces will be showcased in an exhibition as a part of the Food for Thought project.

Works will be fired and ready to pick up 3 weeks after class (just in time for Mother's Day!) Please wear enclosed shoes, clothes you don’t mind getting messy, a drink bottle and a nut free snack.

Wed 7 Apr | 10am - 2pm | 7 - 11 yrs
Thu 8 Apr | 10am - 2pm | 12 - 20 yrs
$5 | $4.50 Members | Materials supplied
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Supported by the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries, Shire of Mundaring and Lotterywest.

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Handbuilding and Textural Decoration with Bernard Kerr
Apr
1
to Apr 6
Adult, All, Ceramics, Sculpture

Handbuilding and Textural Decoration with Bernard Kerr

Join Bernard Kerr to create textured ceramic forms inspired by native bush food plants of Noongar boodja. In this three-day workshop you’ll learn how to hand build and decorate vessels using highly textured surfaces, sgraffito, sprigging and other techniques to reflect the form and texture of these unique local food sources. Works will be fired and ready to pick up 3 weeks after the workshop.

Selected pieces will be showcased in an exhibition as a part of the Food for Thought project.

Thu 1, Sat 3 & Tue 6 Apr  | 10am – 2pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$45 | $41.50 Members | 1 bag clay and tools supplied
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Supported by the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries, Shire of Mundaring and Lotterywest

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Handbuilding and Surface Decoration with Bernard Kerr
Mar
29
to Mar 31
Adult, All, Ceramics, Sculpture

Handbuilding and Surface Decoration with Bernard Kerr

Join Bernard Kerr to create abstracted ceramic forms inspired by native bush food plants of Noongar boodja. In this three-day workshop you’ll learn how to hand build and decorate vessels using layered slips, underglazes and stencils to reflect the form, colours and surfaces of these unique local food sources. Works will be fired and ready to pick up 3 weeks after the workshop.

Selected pieces will be showcased in an exhibition as a part of the Food for Thought project.

Mon 29, Tue 30 & Wed 31 Mar | 10am – 2pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$45 | $41.50 Members | 1 bag clay and tools supplied
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Supported by the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries, Shire of Mundaring and Lotterywest

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Have a Go Clay Plates with Bernard Kerr
Mar
14
9:30 AM09:30
Adult, All, Kids, Ceramics

Have a Go Clay Plates with Bernard Kerr

Have a go at making a small decorated serving dish from clay with local artist Bernard Kerr.

You’ll make a rectangular or oval dish, perfect for serving tapas, side dishes or snacks by press moulding using a wooden form. Decorate your plate with coloured underglazes and slips using cut paper resist and sgraffito techniques.

Sun 14 Mar | 9:30am – 10:20am, 11am – 11:50am OR 12:40pm – 1:30pm
$10 | $9 Members | All ages (under 9 must be supervised by an adult)
Food for Thought Bazaar, Mundaring Sculpture Park

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Small Clay Sculpture with Andrea Vinkovic
Nov
24
12:00 PM12:00
All, Ceramics, Kids, Teens

Small Clay Sculpture with Andrea Vinkovic

Join Surface Tension artist Andrea Vinkovic to hand build your own sculpture in clay. Andrea’s ceramic sculptures are inspired by microscopic images of pollens, planktons, molecules and natural structures. Her skill and love of this natural ancient material is sure to have you exploring your ideas in 3D.

Works will be glazed and fired by MAC technician (choice of clear or white) and available for collection 17 – 22 December.

Sun 24 Nov | 12pm - 3pm | Suitable for 12 - 20yrs
$10 | $9 Members | Materials supplied

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October School Holiday Art Club
Oct
9
to Oct 10
All, Kids, Printmaking, Ceramics

October School Holiday Art Club

Join in the fun this school holidays with the MAC Art Club. Delve into Pottery and Printmaking learning from professional artists and designers.

All materials supplied. Please bring along some old clothes to wear or an apron, and a drink bottle. Parents welcome.

Looking for more school holiday fun? Check out what’s on offer at Midland Junction Arts Centre MORE INFO >

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Happy Planters with Emma Vinkovic

Create a happy home for your pot plant this school holidays with Emma Vinkovic from ERV Ceramics. Emma will demonstrate how to build a sturdy planter which can then be decorated with a quirky face. Once your pot is fired, plant some seeds and watch a head of hair grow!

Firing costs are included.

Wed 9 Oct
10am - 12pm
Suitable for 7 - 12yrs
$35 | $31.50 Members

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Sun Prints with Phoebe Todd-Parrish

Use the power of the Sun’s rays to make your own blue and white plant prints. Local printmaker Phoebe Todd-Parrish will introduce the method of solarfast dyeing to make easy stencil artworks out in the sun.

Thur 10 Oct
10am - 12pm
Suitable for 7 - 12yrs
$25 | $22.50 Members

 
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July School Holiday Art Club
Jul
9
to Jul 12
All, Kids, Printmaking, Ceramics

July School Holiday Art Club

Join in the fun this school holidays with the MAC Art Club. Delve into Pottery, Painting, Drawing and Printmaking learning from professional artists and illustrators.  

Book all 4 Art Club workshops and save 10%, or simply pick and choose the workshops you’re interested in. Details for each workshop below.

Please bring along some old clothes to wear or an apron, and a drink bottle. Parents welcome.

Tue 9 Jul - Fri 12 Jul | Suitable for 7 - 14 yrs
$99 | $89.10 Members | Materials supplied

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CLAY BIRDHOUSES WITH LEE WOODCOCK

Local ceramicist Lee Woodcock will be showing us how to hand-build our very own clay birdhouse. With four walls, a roof and a little perch to sit on, this cosy home can be hung from a tree in your backyard. We’ll be using leaves and flowers from the garden to imprint and colourful clay slips to decorate. All materials and firing included.

Tue 9 Jul | 2pm - 5pm | Suitable for 7 -14 yrs
$35 | $31.50 Members | Materials supplied

HAND-PRINTED PLANTS WITH CARLY LYNCH

Create prints and a zine in this exciting flora-inspired school holiday workshop with Carly Lynch. Carly will show you how to draw a range of plants and translate these into bright and delicate artworks, which you can print by hand! You will also get to make a mini-zine (book) that you can use as to print all your plants when you get home.

Wed 10 Jul | 10am - 12pm | Suitable for 7 -14 yrs 
$25 | $22.50 Members | Materials supplied

PAINTING WILDLIFE WITH JAE CRIDDLE

Thursday’s Art Club invites you to get to know some of the animals on our State’s Threatened Species List in this painting workshop with artist and Illustrator Jae Criddle. Jae will show you how to draw and paint a range of interesting animals such as Blue Whales, Bilbies, Quokkas, Hairy Marron, White-bellied Frogs and Black-footed Tree-rats. Paint, pencils, and cartridge paper will be provided.

Thu 11 Jul | 10am - 12pm | Suitable for 7 -14 yrs
$25 | $22.50 Members | Materials supplied

SELF-PORTRAITS WITH GABBY LOO

Create your own character self-portrait with artist and illustrator Gabby Loo. Not your everyday portrait, Gabby will show us how to make a personality jump off the page using pencils, ink, watercolours and double sided foam tape. 

Fri 12 Jul | 10am - 12pm | Suitable for 7 - 14 yrs
$25 | $22.50 Members | Materials supplied

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