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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260501T173000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening: ‘What Remains’ Brianne Sharp and Kasia Kolikow
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Opening: ‘What Remains’ Brianne Sharp and Kasia Kolikow\n\nExhibition runs: 1 May – 19 May 2026Opening event: Friday 1 May\, 5.30pm-7.30pm\n\n‘What Remains’ is a collection of new works that brings together the practices of Brianne Sharp and Kasia Kolikow\, exploring themes home\, belonging and memory.\n\nBy privileging slow\, deliberate processes\, Brianne and Kasia create a dialogue between materials and place\, reflecting on how the act of making can become a way remembering and preserving what home means.\n\n(Pictured: ‘Relics’\, Brianne Sharp)
URL:https://vicparkarts.org.au/event/exhibition-opening-what-remains-brianne-sharp-and-kasia-kolikow/
LOCATION:Victoria Park Centre for the Arts (Main Gallery)\, 12 Kent Street\, East Victoria Park\, WA\, 6101\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kent Street Gallery":MAILTO:admin@vicparkarts.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260502T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260502T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T040048Z
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SUMMARY:The Piano in the Park Ellington Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Ticketed event at the Ellington Jazz Club\, tickets ($24/$29) available here \nSee the full programme of performers here \nA showcase featuring celebrated pianists and emerging musicians. Anna Sleptsova and Tommy Seah will be performing with their young mentees\, including Maya Portella-Schulz who featured on the ABC iview series ‘The Piano’. Maya was a recent finalist in the French Prodiges series in Paris.\n\nAbout the Showcase\nVictoria Park Centre for the Arts (VPCA)\, was donated a community piano from the ABC in 2025. VPCA has run its first piano mentoring program in 2026\, with an arts grant from Town of Victoria Park; senior pianists have shared their musical and creative experience with young and emerging local musicians. This event marks the culmination of the mentoring program at Ellington Jazz Club.\n\nAbout Anna Sleptsova\nAnna has appeared as a recitalist and soloist with orchestras and ensembles in Eastern Europe\, Germany\, Canada\, UK\, New Zealand\, Australia\, United States\, France\, China\, Singapore\, Japan and Thailand. In Australia\, Anna has made numerous live and studio recordings for ABC Classic FM\, ABC TV\, SBS Radio and 2MBS FM as a soloist\, chamber musician and accompanist. Anna collaborated with several distinguished musicians\, among them Simon Tedeschi\, John Harding\, Pei-Sian Ng\, Alexandre Da Costa\, Barbara Jane Gilby\, Roger Smalley\, Sophie Rowell\, Esther van Stralen\, Sally Anne Russell\, Caitlin Hulcup\, Michael Lewis\, Michael Goldschlager\, Janis Laurs\, Paul Wright\, and many others.\nAnna performs as a soloist with West Australian Symphony Orchestra\, West Australian Youth Orchestra\, Fremantle Chamber Orchestra\, Faith Court Orchestra. In 2001 Anna received a Churchill Fellowship and released her highly acclaimed CD “A notable keyboard talent”.\n\nAbout Tommy Seah\nAs a solo performer\, Tommy has performed across Australia\, Asia\, Europe\, North America\, and Central Asia. He has been selected to compete in prestigious international competitions such as the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan\, and the Liszt International Piano Competition\, Bayreuth-Weimar in Germany\, to name a few. Tommy is also an accomplished chamber musician\, having performed with renowned musicians such as Akiko Miyazawa\, Margaret Blades\, Andrew Nicholson\, Yi-Yun Loei\, Eve Silver\, Sally Boud\, Jon Tooby\, Robert Gladstones\, Adam Miculicz\, Ashley Smith\, Philip Everall\, Jonathan Paget\, and Emily Gunson. With violinist Akiko Miyazawa\, he has performed the complete sonatas for violin and piano by Beethoven and Brahms.\nSince 2017\, Tommy has been teaching at WAAPA as a sessional piano lecturer. Additionally\, he has taught and directed the Adamant International Piano Summer School in Vermont\, USA. He is also the artistic director and founder of Perth Recital Series and the president of the Royal Schools Music Club.\n 
URL:https://vicparkarts.org.au/event/the-piano-in-the-park-ellington-showcase/
LOCATION:Ellington Jazz Club\, 193 Beaufort Street\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260509T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260509T193000
DTSTAMP:20260327T031452Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening: ‘Grief: A Dreamless Landscape’ Emma Purkis
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Opening: ‘Grief: A Dreamless Landscape’ Emma Purkis\n\nExhibition runs: 4 May – 19 May 2026Opening event: Saturday 9 May\, 6.00pm-7.30pm\n\n‘Grief: A Dreamless Landscape’ is an ensemble of autobiographical works which explore ways grief can manifest psychologically over time.\nThe works juggle with the ideas of loss\, heartbreak\, self loathing\, self acceptance and a search for peace. The project overall is a reflective process\, drawing on memory and personal experience\, which in conjunction talk to the broader themes of mental health and trauma.
URL:https://vicparkarts.org.au/event/exhibition-opening-grief-a-dreamless-landscape-emma-purkis/
LOCATION:Victoria Park Centre for the Arts (Front Room)\, 12 Kent Street\, East Victoria Park\, WA\, 6101\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kent Street Gallery":MAILTO:admin@vicparkarts.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260522T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260522T193000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening: ‘Ancient and Ephemeral’ Sarah Eve
DESCRIPTION:‘Ancient and Ephemeral’ Sarah Eve \nExhibition runs: 21 May – 2 June 2026\nOpening event: Friday 22 May\, 5.30pm-7.30pm\nArtist Talk and Q+A: Saturday 23 May\, 2.00pm\nPainting workshop: Saturday 30 May\, 2.00pm-4.30pm\, bookings here \nAn exploration of the Australian landscape\, inspired by ancient rock formations that have stood as silent witnesses to the evolution of land\, life and humanity. Through Abstract Realism\, Sarah Eve reinterprets these landscapes with colours drawn from memory and experience\, evoking a sense of awe\, connection and contemplation. The exhibition reflects on our impermanence in contrast to the enduring power of the land\, inviting audiences to consider their own relationship with place and their responsibility toward environmental respect and preservation. \n(Pictured: Sarah Eve\, Golden Indijup)
URL:https://vicparkarts.org.au/event/exhibition-opening-ancient-and-ephemeral-sarah-eve/
LOCATION:Victoria Park Centre for the Arts (Main Gallery)\, 12 Kent Street\, East Victoria Park\, WA\, 6101\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kent Street Gallery":MAILTO:admin@vicparkarts.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260523T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260523T150000
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SUMMARY:Artist talk and Q+A: Sarah Eve 'Ancient and Ephemeral'
DESCRIPTION:Join exhibiting artist Sarah Eve for a free Artist Talk and Q+A exploring her solo exhibition ‘Ancient and Ephemeral’ and the landscapes that continue to move\, shape and inspire us. \nLong write up for website: In this relaxed and engaging session\, Sarah will speak about her creative practice and techniques\, and how experiences of place\, memory and time inform her abstract realism landscapes. This talk offers a deeper insight into the ideas and processes behind Ancient & Ephemeral\, inviting audiences to consider their own emotional connections to landscape and place. The session will conclude with an open Q+A\, allowing guests to ask questions and engage directly with the artist. \nOpen to all\, art lovers\, collectors\, students and the curious. \nFree to attend. \n(Pictured: ‘The Cathedral’ (detail) Sarah Eve)
URL:https://vicparkarts.org.au/event/artist-talk-and-qa-sarah-eve-ancient-and-ephemeral/
LOCATION:Victoria Park Centre for the Arts (Main Gallery)\, 12 Kent Street\, East Victoria Park\, WA\, 6101\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260524T160000
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SUMMARY:Hungary: A celebration of Hungarian culture
DESCRIPTION:Victoria Park Centre for the Arts\, Hillview Intercultural Community Centre\, Keszkeno Hungarian Folk Dancers & musicians Hot Paprika will deliver a family event of music\, song and dance\, celebrating the richness of Hungarian culture.\n\nTickets only $10 or $5 for children and seniors.
URL:https://vicparkarts.org.au/event/hungary-a-celebration-of-hungarian-culture/
LOCATION:Hillview Intercultural Community Centre\, 1-3 Hill View Place\, Bentley\, WA\, Australia
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