Atwell House & Gallery

09/10/2026

28/09/2026

🌸 Garden in Bloom Acrylic Workshop

Saturday 10th October, 9am to 3.30pm at Atwell House 🏡

I'm running a full day workshop painting a colourful garden scene, layered foliage, soft circles of colour and beautiful flowers. We'll start with a loose, abstract background then bring the flowers and foliage forward for a painting with real depth and movement.

Perfect if you love florals, gardens and playing with colour. All levels welcome, including complete beginners.

💰 $275 per person
📍 Atwell House, 586 Canning Highway, Alfred Cove WA 6154
🖼️ 16 x 16 inch canvas (or similar square size), bring your own or reserve one with me ahead of time
🌸 All paints and materials included except canvas

Come along for a relaxed day of painting and go home with your own colourful garden piece 🌿

🖇️ Book now, link in bio or head to https://www.kirstywatkins.com/service-page/garden-in-bloom?referral=service_list_widget

28/09/2026

28/08/2026

🎨 WA artists, this one’s for you!

Entries for the 50th Melville Art Awards open soon on Tuesday 1 September 2026 at 9.00am.

As we celebrate this incredible milestone, we're inviting artists working across all mediums to be part of one of Western Australia’s most prestigious and enduring art awards.

Whether you’re exhibiting for the first time or an established artist, now is the time to start preparing your entry.

Location: City of Melville Main Hall
Entries open: 9:00am, Tuesday 1 September 2026
Entries close: 12am, Sunday 13 September 2026

➡️Learn more: melvillecity.com.au/artawards

24/07/2026

Opening tonight at Atwell Gallery!

✨ Signals from Space ✨

Step into a world where science, nostalgia and imagination collide.

Signals from Space is the latest solo exhibition by PAWA Studio Coordinator and screen-print artist PJ James Bryans, exploring our enduring fascination with the unknown. Through a striking series of hand-pulled screenprints featuring UFOs, planets and spiral galaxies, James invites us to rediscover the curiosity and wonder that first drew us to look beyond the night sky.

Blending vintage space imagery, photographs of tree cross-sections, AI-assisted image generation and digital compositing, each work is transformed through the handmade process of screenprinting. The result is a captivating collection that moves between fact and fiction, memory and imagination.

Grounded in printmaking, James’ practice explores how fragments of childhood, nostalgia and the stories we carry shape the way we see the world today.

📅 Opening Night
Friday 24 July | 6.00pm

📍 Atwell House & Gallery
586 Canning Highway, Alfred Cove

🗓️ Exhibition Dates
24 July – 2 August 2026

Everyone is welcome to join us for the opening and celebrate this exciting new body of work.

12/07/2026

☀️ At Atwell House, we’re proud to be home to an incredible group of artists who bring their own unique style, experience, and passion into every class. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing the teachers behind our Term 3 program and celebrating the creativity they share with our community.

🌲 Meet David Giles…

David lives and breathes art, creating with the intention of connecting with the heart. With a passion for both large-scale abstract works and intimate impressionist pieces, he brings more than twenty years of teaching and workshop facilitation experience to his classes. A multi-award-winning artist with over fifty solo exhibitions around the world, David is also the owner of two galleries in Fremantle, where he supports and represents a diverse community of artists.

🌅 Painting as Therapy invites students to explore painting as a powerful form of self-expression and personal reflection. Through guided projects including mystical seascapes, impressionistic landscapes, and expressive abstracts, students are encouraged to connect with their creativity in a relaxed and supportive environment. The focus is on the process as much as the finished artwork.

Visit our website to see the Term 3 program https://www.melvillecity.com.au/things-to-do/arts-and-culture/cultural-centres/atwell-house and if you are keen to paint with David, you can sign up through his website https://www.davidgilesartgallery.com/art-classes-and-workshops

12/07/2026

☀️ At Atwell House, we’re proud to be home to an incredible group of artists who bring their own unique style, experience, and passion into every class. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing the teachers behind our Term 3 program and celebrating the creativity they share with our community.

🐚 Meet Kirsty Watkins… Kirsty Watkins

Kirsty’s passion for painting stems from a deep appreciation for the beauty of the world around her. Inspired by Western Australia’s dramatic bushland and glowing coastlines, she is continually captivated by the way light transforms a landscape throughout the day. Painting brings a sense of joy and connection to Kirsty’s life, and she loves sharing that experience with her students through a welcoming and creative environment.

🎨🌊 Kirsty’s Painting with Acrylics class is all about exploration, creativity, and enjoying the process of making art. With step-by-step guidance, a supportive atmosphere, and all materials provided except for a canvas, students are encouraged to build confidence, experiment with techniques, and develop their own artistic style.

Visit our website to see the Term 3 program https://www.melvillecity.com.au/things-to-do/arts-and-culture/cultural-centres/atwell-house

If you are keen to paint with Kirsty, visit her website and sign up! https://www.kirstywatkins.com/

Kirsty Watkins
📷 Photo by Luke Riley

11/07/2026

🌿 Now Showing at Atwell House & Gallery 🎨

Precipice: Art, Nature and the Inner Child, a captivating exhibition by David Giles, exploring wonder, curiosity and our connection to the natural world through expressive abstract painting.

Using a naïve, childlike approach to abstraction, David’s vibrant works invite us to reconnect with the joy of seeing the world with fresh eyes. Alongside the exhibition, visitors can enjoy free daily painting demonstrations, an artist talk, a thought-provoking seminar, and an immersive painting workshop.

📅 Exhibition: 10–19 July 2026
🕙 Open daily, 10am–4pm

📍 Atwell House & Gallery, 586 Canning Highway, Alfred Cove
🎟️ Free entry

Come and experience an inspiring celebration of art, imagination and nature.

David Giles Art Gallery

30/06/2026

☀️ At Atwell House, we’re proud to be home to an incredible group of artists who bring their own unique style, experience, and passion into every class. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing the teachers behind our Term 3 program and celebrating the creativity they share with our community.

🌿 Meet Kylie Porter…

Kylie is a contemporary Western Australian artist with a deep appreciation for the beauty and diversity of the Australian landscape. Inspired by the rich earthy tones of our natural environment, she creates works that celebrate oceans, bushland, native flora, and fauna. Through layered colour and texture, Kylie captures the unique character and atmosphere of the places that inspire her.

🦘🎨 Kylie’s Australian Landscapes class explores a variety of painting techniques using acrylics and oils in a supportive and encouraging environment. From loosening up your brushwork and blending colour to experimenting with palette knife application, students develop practical skills while creating works inspired by the Australian landscape. Suitable for a range of experience levels, the class encourages creativity, confidence, and artistic exploration.

Sign up for Term 3 now!

Visit our website and view our program - sign up directly with our teachers

https://www.melvillecity.com.au/things-to-do/arts-and-culture/cultural-centres/atwell-house

27/06/2026

☀️ At Atwell House, we’re proud to be home to an incredible group of artists who bring their own unique style, experience, and passion into every class. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing the teachers behind our Term 3 program and celebrating the creativity they share with our community.

🌊 Meet Gordon Alexander…

Gordon’s artistic journey began as a self-taught painter, developing a loose yet realistic style with a particular passion for watercolours. He is drawn to the medium’s immediacy, variability, and expressive qualities, embracing the unique results that emerge with every painting. An advocate for the benefits of art and mindfulness, Gordon often enjoys plein air painting, finding inspiration and beauty in everyday moments.

🎨🖌️ Perfect for beginners and those looking to build confidence with watercolours, Gordon’s Watercolour Fundamentals class breaks the process down into approachable steps. Through weekly exercises, demonstrations, and guided practice, students learn how to transform simple subjects into expressive works of art in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Sign up for Term 3 now!

Visit our website and view our program - sign up directly with our teachers

https://www.melvillecity.com.au/things-to-do/arts-and-culture/cultural-centres/atwell-house

🔗 Link in bio for more information
📸 Photo by Moles Noel