Creative Kids Art Club (5-8yrs)
Term 1 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.
For Term 1, Creative Kids can can take a journey exploring Australian Artist, John Olsen’s style. They can then create a majestic horse inspired by artist Emma Gale, followed by a year of the horse window decoration to bring in the new Chinese year. Finally, Creative Kids get to create a vibrant artwork of Australia’s iconic Luna Park.
First lesson is free.
Art Club (9-14yrs)
Term 1 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.
For Term 1, Art Club kids can can take a journey exploring Australian Artist, John Olsen’s style. They can then create a majestic horse inspired by artist Emma Gale, followed by a year of the horse window decoration to bring in the new Chinese year. Finally, Art Club kids get to create a vibrant artwork of Australia’s iconic Luna Park.
First lesson is free.
My Bag, My Story: Upcycled Fashion Workshop
A series of workshops for young people aged 12 to 25 years old at Ellenbrook Youth Centre.
Thursdays:
3:30-5:30pm, 12 Feb
3:30-5:30pm, 19 Feb
3:30-5:30pm, 26 Feb
3:30-5:30pm, 5 Mar
3:30-5:30pm, 12 Mar
3:30-5:30pm, 19 Mar
Participants will transform old pairs of jeans into unique handmade tote or backpack designs, learning essential sewing and appliqué techniques along the way. Each bag becomes a personal artwork, a functional piece that expresses memory, identity, and creativity. Participants will design and attach fabric appliqué squares representing meaningful moments or symbols from their lives. For example, a blue square might signify the ocean from a childhood trip, while a patch of plaid could evoke family or tradition.
Why Upcycled Denim Bags?
An old pair of jeans carries stories. Denim is a fabric that remembers: softening, fading, tearing, and shaping itself around the body over time. Every crease and worn edge become a quiet record of lived experience. In this way, denim is like a second skin: it holds traces of movement, labour, and life.
Transforming an old pair of jeans into a bag invites participants to explore storytelling through fashion, not through words, but through materials. Fashion functions as a cultural language, communicating identity, belief, and history. It is a visual form of communication that both reflects and shapes culture.
Each participant will select a pair of old jeans from a shared collection. They won’t know who once wore them, but their choice will be guided by intuition- drawn to a particular shade, texture, or pattern of wear. In doing so, they connect with an existing story before reimagining it as their own.
Once their bags are sewn, participants will decorate them with fabric swatches and appliqué squares, each representing a personal memory or symbol. The result is a layered creation, a blend of past and present, collective and individual narrative, where every bag becomes a unique reflection of its maker. The bag itself carries a double meaning, as each participant quite literally carries their story on their back (or shoulder).
Opening Event Small Words: A Collective Exhibition of Insect Inspired Art
Step into a world where the tiniest creatures take centre stage.
Small Wonders brings together a diverse group of artists exploring the beauty, complexity and quiet power of insects through painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media.
From delicate details to bold interpretations, this collective exhibition invites you to slow down, look closer and rediscover the extraordinary life buzzing all around us.
A celebration of nature, curiosity and creative perspective—proof that even the smallest subjects can leave a lasting impression.
Opening Event: A Quiet Place, solo exhibition by Harry Lea
A Quiet Place is a curated solo exhibition by Harry Lea, a collection of paintings that celebrate vibrant colour, natural beauty, and the living character of land and sea in Western Australia.
Each work invites the viewer into a moment of calm, where landscapes and seascapes come alive through Harry’s expressive brushstrokes, offering a gentle pause from the noise of the everyday.
Opening Event: Recent Works Nov 2024 - Jan 2026 by Tron Tonnessen
You are warmly invited to the opening event for Recent Works Nov 2024 - Jan 2026 by Tron Tonnesson.
Tron is an artist whose practice is shaped by a rich background in fine art and years of creative exploration.
Drawing on his training and experience across a range of media, Tonnessen’s work reflects a deep engagement with material, process and place. His results in works that balance intuition with discipline, and abstraction with lived experience.
This exhibition invites the viewer into a reflective space, where surface, gesture and structure reveal layers of meaning.
We invite you to join us to celebrate this exhibition and the continuing evolution of Tron Tonnessen’s artistic practice.
Exhibition dates: 20 Feb - 22 Mar 2026
How to Apply and Run a Solo Show with Olivia Colja. AM session
Join Olivia Colja’s How to Apply and Run a Solo Show Workshop and learn how to successfully plan and execute your own exhibition, drawing from her 15+ years of solo and group exhibition experience.
Topics include:
Developing your exhibition concept
Navigating the application process
Timeline planning and project management
Handling administration and logistics
Olivia Colja is a West Australian artist, curator, and community advocate whose practice spans over 15 years. Her paintings explore relationships—with significant people in her life—and her connection to landscape. Colja has exhibited extensively, including solo shows at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Kent Street Gallery, and her critically acclaimed 2022 solo exhibition Return to the Hook at Kolbusz Space, where she is currently represented. In 2024, she presented her second Kolbusz Space solo, Blu, and her solo exhibition Panels at Brunswick Street Gallery.
In addition to her artistic practice, Colja is Executive Director of Ellenbrook Arts and founder of Abstract School for the Arts, fostering creative development for emerging artists. She has curated landmark projects such as WOMXN, supporting women and non-binary artists to share work about gender experiences, and Unseen for Inclusive Arts Week at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, featuring tactile artworks accessible to all abilities. Colja holds a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts, a Bachelor of Social Science, and a Diploma of Business, combining artistic vision with strong leadership and community engagement.
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If you are Ellenbrook Arts member you will get $5 discount. Use the code eamember at the check out.
Ellenbook Arts volunteers get a free pass. If you are our volunteer use the promocode eavolunteer to get a free ticket.
How to Apply and Run a Solo Show with Olivia Colja. PM session
Join Olivia Colja’s How to Apply and Run a Solo Show Workshop and learn how to successfully plan and execute your own exhibition, drawing from her 15+ years of solo and group exhibition experience.
Topics include:
Developing your exhibition concept
Navigating the application process
Timeline planning and project management
Handling administration and logistics
Olivia Colja is a West Australian artist, curator, and community advocate whose practice spans over 15 years. Her paintings explore relationships—with significant people in her life—and her connection to landscape. Colja has exhibited extensively, including solo shows at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Kent Street Gallery, and her critically acclaimed 2022 solo exhibition Return to the Hook at Kolbusz Space, where she is currently represented. In 2024, she presented her second Kolbusz Space solo, Blu, and her solo exhibition Panels at Brunswick Street Gallery.
In addition to her artistic practice, Colja is Executive Director of Ellenbrook Arts and founder of Abstract School for the Arts, fostering creative development for emerging artists. She has curated landmark projects such as WOMXN, supporting women and non-binary artists to share work about gender experiences, and Unseen for Inclusive Arts Week at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, featuring tactile artworks accessible to all abilities. Colja holds a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts, a Bachelor of Social Science, and a Diploma of Business, combining artistic vision with strong leadership and community engagement.
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If you are Ellenbrook Arts member you will get $5 discount. Use the code eamember at the check out.
Ellenbook Arts volunteers get a free pass. If you are our volunteer use the promocode eavolunteer to get a free ticket.
Puppet Playtime: Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
Puppet Playtime: Thelma the Unicorn
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 Ave, Ellenbrook
How to Run a Kids/Adults Workshop with Olivia Colja
Join Olivia Colja’s How to Run a Kids/Adults Workshop session.
This session is designed for artists, facilitators, and community practitioners who want to confidently plan and deliver inclusive, meaningful workshops for both children and adults. Olivia will share proven strategies for structuring sessions, managing group dynamics, adapting activities for different age groups, and creating safe, creative environments that encourage participation and wellbeing.
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Olivia Colja is a West Australian artist, curator, and community advocate whose practice spans over 15 years. Her paintings explore relationships—with significant people in her life—and her connection to landscape. Colja has exhibited extensively, including solo shows at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Kent Street Gallery, and her critically acclaimed 2022 solo exhibition Return to the Hook at Kolbusz Space, where she is currently represented. In 2024, she presented her second Kolbusz Space solo, Blu, and her solo exhibition Panels at Brunswick Street Gallery.
In addition to her artistic practice, Colja is Executive Director of Ellenbrook Arts and founder of Abstract School for the Arts, fostering creative development for emerging artists. She has curated landmark projects such as WOMXN, supporting women and non-binary artists to share work about gender experiences, and Unseen for Inclusive Arts Week at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, featuring tactile artworks accessible to all abilities. Colja holds a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts, a Bachelor of Social Science, and a Diploma of Business, combining artistic vision with strong leadership and community engagement.
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If you are Ellenbrook Arts member you will get $5 discount. Use the code eamember at the check out.
Ellenbook Arts volunteers get a free pass. If you are our volunteer use the promocode eavolunteer to get a free ticket.
Kids Art Workshop. Animal Factory II
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Opening Event: Reframed Horizons by Panizza Allmark
You are warmly invited to the opening of Reframed Horizons by Panizza Allmark (Professor of Visual and Cultural Studies, Edith Cowan University).
Join us in celebrating this evocative new photographic exhibition by the acclaimed artist, proudly presented as part of Fringe World 2026. This exhibition is be formally opened by Dr Theo Constantino, Director, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.
Reframed Horizons showcases the artist’s global practice of photographie feminine, a dynamic, photographic response to the environment. In documentary photography from across the world, the overlooked, as well as familiar landscapes are transformed into sites of tension and ambiguity.
Through strategies such as the use of doubling, where the ordinary appears strange and the strange unsettling familiar. This creates a dialectical vision that oscillates between the natural and constructed, presence and absence, reality and artifice.
In a range of photographic series, the artist explores the politics of the uncanny as an aesthetic practice, by challenging dominant visual narratives of people and place, exposing hidden views, and reclaiming vision as a space of resistance to the everyday.
We look forward to welcoming you to Reframed Horizons.
Kids Art Workshop. Animal Factory I
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Social Story workshop
Join us for a Social Story workshop where you can create your own story to explore emotions, relationships, and everyday experiences in a fun and creative way. Suitable for children and young people.
Art Workshop for Adults
Join us for a relaxed, hands-on art workshop designed for adults of all skill levels.
Drawing inspiration from the tiny marvels of the insect world, you'll explore texture, pattern, colour and form while creating your own insect-inspired work guided by a professional artist.
This workshop encourages curiosity, close observation and creative play - perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike.
What's included:
Art materials
Guided instruction and creative prompts
A finished artwork to take home
Entry into Small Worlds: A Collective Exhibition of Insect Inspired Art following the workshop
If you're fascinated by nature, looking to try something new or simply want a creative escape this workshop offers a unique opportunity to slow down and see the extraordinary n the small.
Adults / 18+ only
My World - Zen Garden Play Kit workshop
Create your own Zen Garden Play Kit in this hands-on workshop! Perfect for kids and families, this activity encourages creativity, mindfulness, and sensory play. Suitable for children and young people.
Ngoolark Birds (White-tailed cockatoos). Papercraft workshop
Join us for a creative papercraft workshop where you can make your very own Ngoolark Birds (White-tailed Cockatoos)! Suitable for children and young people, this hands-on activity is perfect for anyone who loves to explore art and nature.
Call Out. Small Wonders: A Collective Exhibition of Insect-Inspired Art
Small Wonders brings together a diverse group of artists exploring the beauty, complexity and quiet power of insects through painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media.
From delicate details to bold interpretations, this collective exhibition invites you to slow down, look closer and rediscover the extraordinary life buzzing all around us.
A celebration of nature, curiosity and creative perspective—proof that even the smallest subjects can leave a lasting impression.
Christmas in Elfenbrook 2025
Join us for the annual & well-loved Christmas in Elfenbrook 2025!! A giant Christmas Festival & Celebration of community and culture. Rides, activities, Christmas Markets, community stalls/displays & activations, stage performances, roving performers, community pageant, youth activities and much more!
Christmas Wish Jars & Reclaimed Custom Baubles
Free art activities!
Location: Ellenbrook Shopping Centre, Community Space
Friday 5th Dec - Christmas Themed Dioramas
Members Exhibition 2025
A curated collection of works by the talented members of the Ellenbrook Cultural Foundation, showcasing the spirit of innovation and expression that inspires our mission.
Christmas Themed Dioramas
Free art activities!
Location: Ellenbrook Shopping Centre, Community Space
Friday 5th Dec - Christmas Themed Dioramas
Bunnings Ellenbrook’s Free Family Event for Christmas
You are officially invited to Bunnings Ellenbrook’s Free Family Event for Christmas on Thursday the 4th December from 5:30 – 7:30 pm