Join exhibiting artists, Alison Brown, Bernard Kerr, Warrick Palmateer and Garry Zeck in conversation as they discuss their artistic practice and career journeys through the ceramic craft. Each established and highly celebrated makers in their own rights, they have helped shape the artistic landscape of West Australian ceramics over decades, contributing to various national and international collections and exhibitions as well as teaching and mentoring the next generation.

Hear about what brought them to where they are now - their practice, dedication, and inspirations - and get a glimpse into what lies ahead for their artistic careers.

Come along for the opportunity to engage with these great creative minds and celebrate our States ceramic stalwarts.

Sat 25 Oct 2025 | 1 – 2pm | Suitable for all ages

$5 | $4.50 Members | Booking Essential | Refreshments Provided | Mundaring Arts Centre Gallery 1

Please contact MAC for groups larger than 10 people

Join guest speakers, exhibiting artists and our International Artist-in-residence for a feast of food, conversation and ideas at Midland Junction Arts Centre. MAC Inc.’s Who’s coming to dinner event brings together artists and community to celebrate the work presented in four major MAC Inc. exhibitions curated to complement the Australian Ceramics Triennale.

Sat 20 Sep | 6-8:30pm | Suitable for ages 18+

$55 | $50 MAC Inc. Members | Bookings essential

Join exhibiting artist, Jen Kerr as she discusses her artistic process and the origins of inspiration that led to her first solo showing, Picnic Terrain. Delve into the spaces and places that set the backdrop for her exploration of land and materiality as she takes you on a guided tour of the ceramic plates, platters and vessels that make up her latest body of work.

Sat 30 Aug 2025 | 1 – 2pm | Suitable for all ages

$5 | $4.50 Members | Booking Essential | Refreshments Provided | Mundaring Arts Centre Gallery 2

Please contact MAC for groups larger than 10 people

Join exhibiting artist, Stacy Gardoll as she discusses her bold and distinct practice creating striking botanical paintings. Delve into the processes, inspirations and techniques that drive her work, learn more about Western Australia’s rich biodiversity and be inspired by with our unique botanical species as Gardoll takes visitors on a tour of her latest works.  

Sat 2 Aug 2025 | 1 – 2pm | Suitable for all ages

$5 | $4.50 Members | Booking Essential | Refreshments Provided

Please contact MAC for groups larger than 10 people

Join exhibiting artist, Ric Burkitt as he takes you on a tour of his latest exploration into landscape painting. Delve into the motivations, processes and techniques behind the collection, learn about his diversion from abstraction and discover the local landscapes that inspired him to extend his practice to further horizons.  

Sat 26 Jul 2025 | 1 – 2pm | Suitable for all ages

$5 | $4.50 Members | Booking Essential | Refreshments Provided

Please contact MAC for groups larger than 10 people

Join exhibiting artists Cath Inman and Pam Gray for a morning tea as they take you on a tour of their collaborative exhibition, Organic Matter, followed by a guided tour through Mundaring’s natural environment as they lead participants in a materials foraging masterclass.

Experience the intimacy with nature that Cath and Pam utilise in their practice and walk away with your very own materials to begin your journey into foraged art.

Prepare to embrace the outdoors and connect.

Sun 25 May 2025 | 10am – 12pm | Suitable for all ages

$25 | $22.50 Members | Refreshments Provided | Mundaring Arts Centre Gallery 2

Limited Capacity | Booking Essential

Join us at Mundaring Arts Centre Sun 18 May for an exhibition floor talk in conversation with Lyn Woldendorp, as we celebrate the vision and impact of renowned photographer, Richard Woldendorp AM (1927 – 2023).

Surround yourself in the beauty of the Australian landscape as you learn about Richard Woldendorp’s 60-year photographic journey, his process and inspiration.

Sun 18 May 2025 | 1 – 2pm | Suitable for 16yrs +

$5 | $4.50 Members | Booking Essential | Refreshments Provided

Please contact MAC for groups larger than 10 people

Join exhibiting artists, Audrey Fernandes-Satar and Arif Satar as they discuss their cross-disciplinary artistic practice. Delve into the themes, origins and processes of their latest artistic exploration, Bird Song, as they take you on a guided tour of their new body of works.

Sat 29 Mar 2025 | 1 – 2pm | Suitable for all ages

$5 | $4.50 Members | Booking Essential | Refreshments Provided

Please contact MAC for groups larger than 10 people

Join Curator Amber Norrish in conversation with Half Time artists as they discuss the curatorial and artistic process, the themes of the exhibition and the role footy plays in their lives. 

Sun 2 Feb 2025 | 1:30 – 2:30pm | Suitable for all ages

$5 | $4.50 Members | Booking Essential | Refreshments Provided

Please contact MAC for groups larger than 10 people

Protest and Dissent in Creative Practice: Seen and Unseen

Protest and Dissent in Creative Practice: seen and unseen is the third not-so-round table conversation. Hosted by underFOOT artists Perdita Phillips and Holly Story as part of their exhibition Mélange, Patricia Watts (ecoartspace), Liana Christensen and Susie Vickery and Susan Flavell join the conversation.

Sat 28 Sep 2024 | 11:30 am– 12:30 pm | Suitable for 18 yrs +

$35 | $31.50 Members | Mundaring Arts Centre Gallery 2

Food for this event is provided by Tuck in Mate, a Southern Indian caterer based in Mundaring, all food is catered to be shared and includes a mix of vegan and vegetarian dishes. Please take personal responsibility for any allergies. Please contact Mundaring Arts Centre as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend.

Tossed Up By The Beak Of A Cormorant

Enjoy an afternoon of cross-cultural poetry and music. Poet Nandi Chinna and Niykina Elder Professor Anne Poelina read from their stunning new poetry collection Tossed Up by the Beak of a Cormorant, accompanied by musicians. The poems explore the beauty and complexity of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River and the importance of connection to land and water.

Sat 14 Sep 2024 | 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Suitable for all ages

$25 | $22.50 Members | Mundaring Arts Centre Gallery 2

Light refreshments and drinks provided.

Tossed Up by the Beak of a Cormorant will be available for sale at the event.

Tossed Up by the Beak of a Cormorant

‘An evocative dialogue that challenges and inspires as two strong women speak to history, policy and, above all, the power and wonder of the Martuwarra.’ Ambelin Kwaymullina

Mélange is the second of three not-so-round table conversations. Hosted by underFOOT artists Annette Nykiel, Sharyn Egan and Nien Schwarz, as part of their Mélange exhibition, this conversation invites artist Ruth Halbert, Yvonne Doherty and geologist and geochronologist, Dr Michael Wingate to the table to discuss the Parallel Codes* of Mélange.

*Parallel Codes is the theme of IOTA24.

Sat 7 Sep 2024 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Suitable for 18 yrs + 

$35 | $31.50 Members | Mundaring Arts Centre Gallery 2

Food for this event is provided by Tuck in Mate, a Southern Indian caterer based in Mundaring. All food is catered to be shared and includes a mix of vegan and vegetarian dishes. Please take personal responsibility for any allergies. Please contact Mundaring Arts Centre as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend.

Join Nien Schwarz on an informative tour of the Mélange exhibition, to delve deeper into the layers of meaning and geological connections underpinning the underFOOT collective’s work.

Sat 7 Sep 2024 | 11:30am– 12:15pm | FREE 

Bookings are essential

Please contact MAC for groups larger than 10 people

Speakers: Merrick Belyea, Nic Compton and Ric Spencer

Facilitator: André Lipscombe

Join DRAWN artists Merrick Belyea, Nic Compton and Ric Spencer in conversation with curator and artist André Lipscombe as they discuss how drawing shapes their way of thinking and experiencing the world.

Sun 7 Apr 2024 | 1.00pm - 2.30pm | Mundaring Arts Centre Gallery 1

$5 | $4.50 Members | Suitable for 15 yrs + | Afternoon tea provided.

Image: 2023 Shire of Mundaring Art Acquisition, Altered States - Stuart Elliott Artist talk

Join Curator Annette Nykiel as she leads a curatorial discussion in conversation with the Cultivating Slow-Making exhibiting artists. After the tour, join the artists for a discussion of textile practice over afternoon tea as part of the Cultivating Slow-Making closing event.

Sun 26 Nov 2023 | 1pm - 3pm | Suitable for 14+ yrs
FREE | Bookings essential

Seven of the ten Cultivating Slow-Making artists are Western Australian Fibre and Textile Association (WAFTA) Members. To celebrate slow making and the creation of textile and fibre art within the community, exhibiting artists Annette Nykiel (Curator), Martien van Zuilen, and Deidre Robb share their stories in a public tour of the exhibition.

After the tour, join the artists and Members of WAFTA for a discussion of textile practice over afternoon tea as part of the WAFTA Member’s gathering.

Sun 19 Nov 2023 | 1pm - 2pm | Suitable for 14+ yrs
FREE | Bookings (through WAFTA) essential

Join us for a fascinating talk with artists and curator Kristy Scaddan from our Hand In Hand exhibition as they discuss the inspiration, themes, and creative process behind their exhibitions. Learn about the diverse sources of inspiration that fuel their artistic practice, the overarching themes that run through their work, and the techniques and materials they use to bring their ideas to life.

Sat 9 Sep 2023 | 1pm - 3pm | Suitable for 14+ yrs
FREE | Bookings essential

Join us for a fascinating talk with the artists from our exhibitions Genius Loci, Spirit of Place and Into the Gully as they discuss the inspiration, themes, and creative process behind their exhibitions. Learn about the diverse sources of inspiration that fuel their artistic practice, the overarching themes that run through their work, and the techniques and materials they use to bring their ideas to life.

Sat 27 May 2023 | 1pm - 2pm | Suitable for 14+ yrs
FREE | Bookings essential

Join a conversation facilitated by journalist and author Victoria Laurie to discover more about the 50 year career of seminal artist Stuart Elliott and the curatorial concept behind the Altered States exhibition by curator Sue Starcken.

Sat 15 Apr 2023 | 1pm - 2pm | Suitable for 14+ yrs
FREE | Booking essential

Join exhibiting artists Hans Arkeveld and Joan Johnson, and curator Judith Hugo for an afternoon of storytelling set to the backdrop of Transpositional. Discuss the themes of the exhibition with tangents and asides that link the works on display to the artist’s extensive career and various political and social concerns.

Sat 4 Feb 2023 | 1.30pm - 3pm | Suitable for 14+ yrs
FREE | Booking essential

Join exhibiting artists Hans Arkeveld and Joan Johnson, and curator Judith Hugo for an afternoon of storytelling set to the backdrop of Transpositional. Discuss the themes of the exhibition with tangents and asides that link the works on display to the artist’s extensive career and various political and social concerns.

Sat 3 Dec 2022 | 1.30pm - 3pm | Suitable for 14+ yrs
FREE | Booking essential

Join Extricate artists Jane Button, Louise Grimshaw, Isaac Huggins, Eveline Ruys, Kristy Scaddan, Shanti Gelmi, and Repositioning a Place in the Heart artist Annette Peterson for an afternoon of storytelling and sharing amongst the artworks in the Mundaring Arts Centre Galleries.

Sat 13 Aug 2022 | 1.30pm - 2.30pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
FREE | Booking essential | Tea & coffee provided 
Mundaring Arts Centre, 7190 Great Eastern Hwy (Corner of Nichol St) Mundaring WA

Images: By Rebecca Mansell

People with disability, their families and friends are invited to participate in a free tactile tour of the artwork in Extricate with a DADAA guide. Individuals, school students, groups from disability service organisations and aged care homes are all encouraged to take up this opportunity.

Fri 8 Jul 2022 | 1:30pm - 2.30pm
Suitable for all ages | FREE
Mundaring Arts Centre, 7190 Great Eastern Hwy (Corner Nichol St) Mundaring WA

Images: Shanti Gelmi, Tensile (detail), 2022, ceramic, waxed linen thread, dimensions variable.