Ellenbrook Arts

29/05/2026

🎙️INTERESTED IN VOICE ACTING?

Come find your voice at Speak Up! — a FREE multiweek voiceover workshop for young people aged 12–19 🎧✨

Learn the world of voice acting, storytelling & self-expression in a fun, creative space.
🗓 Thursdays | 3:30–5:30pm
📍 Ellenbrook Youth Centre
📅 Jun 11 – Jul 9

Scan the QR code to register or find out more!

15/05/2026

🎨🌿 CALLING ALL YOUNG CREATIVES! 🌿🎨

Ellenbrook Youth Centre is hosting a FREE Art Competition for young people aged 12–25 and we’d love your help spreading the word!

Young people can drop into the Youth Centre on:
📅 Monday 19 May
📅 Monday 26 May

✨ Create an original artwork inspired by the theme: Nature of Life
🏆 Prizes to be won
🎉 Free to participate

This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to express themselves creatively, connect with others, and showcase their ideas in a supportive environment.

Please share with young people, families, schools, youth groups, and community networks who may be interested 💛

📍 Hosted by Ellenbrook Youth Centre in partnership with the City of Swan and the Ellenbrook Youth Committee.

06/05/2026

Life Drawing with Nalda Searles

📅 13 May 2026, Wednesday
🕕 Set up from 6:00 pm | Drawing starts 6:30 pm
📍 Ellenbrook Arts, 34 Main St, Ellenbrook

We are honoured to welcome acclaimed Western Australian fibre artist Nalda Searles as our special portraiture model for this Life Drawing session.

Based in Middle Swan, Nalda has spent decades shaping the Australian arts landscape through her deeply intuitive practice. Working with interpretive marks, found objects, and natural materials including bush plant fibres and hand-made string, her work reflects a profound connection to place, community, and storytelling.

Nalda has collaborated extensively with Indigenous women and artists across Western Australia, and has shared her knowledge through teaching at universities, learning institutions, and community art centres throughout Perth. Her works are held in prestigious national and international collections, and her bush camps have inspired generations of contemporary artists across disciplines.

This is a rare opportunity to draw from an artist whose life and practice are embedded in the textures and narratives of this land.

✏️ All skill levels welcome
🎨 Materials: BYO or basic materials available

Join us for an inspiring evening of observation, creativity, and connection.
For enquiries, please message Tami on 0449 876 942 Tami Arts Esancy

22/04/2026

Enrolments for Term 2 are now open!

Term 2 will take place from 28 April – 29 June and is packed with colour, creativity, and exciting new art projects!

Across 8 weeks, children explore 4 exciting projects, learn new skills, and how to express themselves through art.

Our fun-filled art classes inspire creativity while building confidence, friendships and a sense of creative freedom.

21/04/2026

You’re warmly invited to join us for the opening of two powerful exhibitions at Ellenbrook Arts, featuring works by Wayne (Birlagurda Craftsman) and Curtis Taylor (Contemporary Aboriginal artist).

24 April
6-8pm
Ellenbrook Arts HQ
34 Main Street, Ellenbrook

Registrations required via Humanitix

15/04/2026

A series of workshops for young people aged 12 to 25 years old .

Thursdays:

3:30-5:30pm, 30 Apr

3:30-5:30pm, 07 May

3:30-5:30pm, 14 May

3:30-5:30pm, 21 May

3:30-5:30pm, 28 May

3:30-5:30pm, 04 Jun

Have you ever tried creating immersive art?

Being an artist isn’t just about drawing or painting, it’s about connecting with all your senses and telling your story in ways that feel true to you. That might be through digital technology, music, acting, movement, or even an everyday activity like playing ping pong.

Immersive Field is an after-school workshop where you can relax, explore, and channel your leftover energy into creative expression.

Every week offers something different:

-digital media experiments,
-sound and music creation,
-acting games,
-drawing sessions, or
playful challenges that transform how you use a shared space.

No experience needed. Just curiosity.

You’ll be guided by Fremantle-based and international artists who will help you discover new ways of thinking, moving, and creating. Expect hands-on activities, sensory experiences, and fun teamwork that encourages you to express yourself in unexpected ways.

Come along, explore, and uncover new talents you didn’t know you had.

The workshops are facilitated by Elisabeth Eitelberger & Bello Benischauer

https://artinprocess.com

Image: courtesy of Art In Process

03/02/2026

We’re excited to welcome Spare Parts Puppet Theatre to Ellenbrook Arts for a magical Puppet Playtime session inspired by Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey.

This playful and imaginative experience invites children to step into the story through performance, creativity and shared discovery. Together, we’ll explore themes of curiosity, kindness, imagination and self-acceptance in a gentle, engaging way that supports social and emotional wellbeing.

Each 60-minute session begins with a lively, performative reading led by a professional artist, followed by three hands-on creative activities inspired by the story. These activities encourage creative play, empathy and expression, giving children space to explore ideas through making and movement. Small group sizes ensure the experience feels personal, relaxed and immersive.

About Thelma the Unicorn
Thelma is an ordinary pony who dreams of being extraordinary. When her wish to become a unicorn comes true, she soon learns that fame and glitter aren’t everything. This much-loved story celebrates being yourself and reminds us that who you are is already enough.

Written by Aaron Blabey.

Thursday 5th March 2026

09:30 - 10:30, Puppet Playtime session 1

11:00 - 12:00, Puppet Playtime session 2

The sessions will include a performative book reading featuring two of WA’s leading performers, followed by a series of creative learning activities designed to complement the themes of the book.



Running time: approximately 60 minutes

Ages: children aged 3-5 and their caregivers . Adults attending free
Location: The Grapevine Community Art Space, 1st Arrowsmith Ave, Ellenbrook

22/01/2026

https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/perth-fringe-world-2026-brand-new-fringe-world-show-campfire-promises-to-bring-the-heat-c-21326763

With audiences so close they can practically touch the performers, brand-new Fringe World show Campfire promises to bring the heat to this year’s festival.