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Penumbra is a twilight place, where one can't remain and dwell except briefly or in transition. It is a place that suggests imminent promise or dread. These five artists have produced a body of work that explores personal transitions, both artistically and emotionally, and ultimately questions where each is going.See More

Having been friends since childhood and now both arts practitioners, Felicity Breen and Amanda Lin look at the parallel experiences of a lifelong friendship. Drawing from individual perspectives and attitudes to life they investigate the commonalities and differences within a friendship.Felicity Breen describes her artistic practice as a way of making personal sense of the patterns, inconsistencies, and mysteries of the world. In this exhibition she is showing series of prints on paper inspired…See More

Now in its fifth year, Tilt is an initiative by the City of Melville where one artist annually is invited to explore Heathcote's multi-layered history using their chosen art medium.This year, Eva Fernández uses photography, video and installations to materialise some of the emotions and feelings experienced in Heathcote during its past as a former mental hospital.The artworks are shown in a wing of the Swan House, which was built in 1939 to accommodate male and female patients. Gallery Open10am…See More

Old buildings have a presence that reflects their past. We read a building’s architecture and the wear of the years on its skin and imagine how it lived, what it felt and saw. It’s like looking through the walls from the present to the past; pulling back layers of paint to reveal wallpaper or uncovering old newspapers hidden beneath wooden boards. Jane King and Anne duff have peered through the wall of an old corner shop in Willagee to another time; when the world was bigger and slower, when…See More

A juried exhibition of contemporary quilts, presented by the Western Australian Quilters’ Association.A diverse range of contemporary quilts will be exhibited in stitched and bound 2012. The juried selection of twenty works from WA textile artists shows a range of innovation that extends the definition of a quilt.This biennial exhibition shows selected works from the leaders in textile art in Western Australia. stitched and bound 2012 showcases the range and talents of these artists and…See More

Researching your family history through WA’s mental health services with Dr. Philippa MartyrSaturday 4 August 2012, 2 – 3pm.More and more people are finding that when they shake the family tree, previously-unexplained relatives can sometimes fall out. What do you do when you find a long-lost relative who lived and died in a mental hospital? What if they worked there? How can you find out more?This talk will introduce you to the available free-of-charge resources which can help you find your way…See More

Three female West Australian painters depict a human response to time and memory through the materiality of paint.Heathcote Museum & GalleryHeathcote Cultural Centre, Duncraig Road, Applecross WAT: 08 9364 5666Tues to Fri 10am – 3pm; Sat to Sun 12pm - 4pm Sat-Sun.Closed Mondays and public holidays.See More

Spin CycleVirginia Cunningham(aka Jean Astbury, Naomie Hatherley and Helen Seiver)21 January – 26 February 2012 Spin Cycle is an installation of over 300 layered works examining the production and use of the ‘Souvenir Tea Towel’. These tea towels are bought, sold, given and received as a flag-type symbol of ‘we was here’, a signifier of our colonial past and an icon of colonial conquest. In addition, the tea towel is stamped and marked with other meanings creating a layered effect, like culture…See More

Animals can equally inspire our love and our fear. They act as our companions, protectors, labourers and provide us with sport. We have caged them, cooked them and we have worshipped them. We associate some human behaviours with the animal, often behaviours we would prefer to see as 'other' than human... and some behaviours that we long to allow in ourselves forgetting that we are part of that same 'kingdom'.The Oats factory is pleased to present Beast for Thee. Featuring work by four artists…See More

Artists Amal Al Babyli, Hilary Buckland, Ruth Halbert, Julie Jackman and Alberdina Plug from diverse backgrounds in Iraq, Africa, Europe and rural Western Australia, investigate their shared experience of migration using the media of painting, print, sculpture and textiles. The group came together with a desire to use their emerging visual art practise and friendship to contribute to the conversation on immigration and across cultures. The artists hope that visitors to Nexus will continue this…See More

28 May – 3 July 2011 Opening Friday 27 May, 6pm. Anita Haywood explores the Human Condition through photography, painting, film, installation and sculpture in this solo exhibition that questions the ways in which we attempt to take charge of our fate.  Haywood says, “We like to believe that we have control over our lives. But have we? We hone skills to cope with a contemporary society, but events develop out of our jurisdiction and we can only respond, particularly in an accident, battle or a…See More

9 July – 14 August 2011Opening Friday 8 July, 6pm. To RSVP email claire.bushby@melville.wa.gov.auThis annual exhibition of selected works will showcase a diverse range of ceramic arts produced by Western Australian potters.See More

An artist talk will be held on Saturday, 2 April at 1.00pm with Lia McKnight & Stephen Armitstead in conversation with artist and curator, Erin Coates. RSVP to claire.bushby@melville.wa.gov.au or 9364 5666.See More