In the Front Room
The Front Room is a small gallery space at the front of the cottage available for small-scale projects and shows, as well as residencies.
Current Exhibition
Vic Park Community Portrait Prize 2026
Exhibition runs: 16 September – 30 September 2026
Opening event: Friday 18 September, 5.00pm-7.00pm
The Vic Park Community Centre has welcomed those who live, work, play or have historical ties to the Vic Park area, to try their hand at portraiture to capture the faces, tales and diversity of this wondrous community!
A big thanks to their sponsors The Lester Prize, Town of Victoria Park, SAVA ART & MONSTER ART Studios, Victoria Park Library, Rotary WA, Hannah Beazley MLA, Kate Doust MLC and Mewish Brow.
(Pictured: Vic Park Community Portrait Prize 2025, photo by Helen Saratsis)
Upcoming Exhibitions
‘Paths We Shared: Pastel Landscapes of Western Australia’ Gayle Mainstone
Opening event: Saturday 10 October, 2-4pm
Weekend gallery hours: Saturdays and Sundays 2-4pm
Past Exhibitions
‘Geoffrey Kay Solo Exhibition’ Geoffrey Kay
Exhibition runs: 28 August – 14 September 2026
Geoffrey Kay paints about the human condition, and the emotions at the heart of who people are. These paintings offer clarity as to what is important and meaningful in life. He teaches oil painting in his private studio.
(Pictured: Geoffrey Kay, Fire, 2011)
‘Ambient Daydreams’ Emiko Watanabe
Exhibition runs: 7 August – 25 August 2026
Opening event: Friday 7 August, 6.00pm-8.30pm
Ambient Daydreams is a selection of photographs inspired by observations of nature and imagining the scenes and stories we may find ourselves in. What would it feel like to live on top of a tiny fungi, sway in the wind in a field of flowers, or cling to a rock while the ocean waves swirl around you?
Emiko Watanabe is a Boorloo (Perth) based photographer who works with 35mm film and captures fleeting moments and the beauty in the mundane.
‘Beyond Vision’ VisAbility Group Exhibition
Exhibition runs: 17 July – 4 August 2026
Opening event: Friday 17 July 2026, 5.30pm-7.30pm
Weekend gallery hours: Saturdays and Sundays 10.00am-4.00pm
Beyond Vision is the Community Activity Centre (CAC) at VisAbility’s first public art exhibition featuring a diverse collection of paintings, mosaics, pottery and woodwork by artists from the Centre’s creative programs.
We invite you to look beyond assumptions about low and no vision to discover the creativity, individuality and talent of the CAC community.
(Pictured: ‘Eye of the Tiger’ Elizabeth Gow)
’50 Years of Deadly’ Feature Artist: Victor Ronan
Exhibition runs: 26 June – 14 July 2026
Artist talk with Victor Ronan: Saturday 11 July, 1.00pm-2.30pm
View exhibition booklet here
Please join us for the celebration of work from local First Nations artist Victor Ronan. Victor Ronan started painting at VPCA’s Create Connect art workshops in 2021 before concentrating on developing his skills through more individually focused studies, where Victor connected with the stories from his family. Victor’s technical approach references the work of local Noongar artists, trained in Western styles of drawing and painting from the Carrolup School in the early part of the 20th century. Victor’s story echoes this year’s NAIDOC theme of determination and resilience, studying and honouring his culture; continuing to develop a personal artistic voice.
VPCA are grateful for the support from Dept of Communities, Monadelphous Group & Bush Blossom Gallery (Kalgoorlie) in developing this initiative.
(Pictured: ‘Outback Desert’ Victor Ronan)
‘Rollability Art Show’ Rollability Disability Services
Exhibition runs: 25 May – 2 June 2026
The Rollability Art Show aims to celebrate the creativity, talent, and unique perspectives of artists in Perth who are living with disabilities. Through painting, sculpture, photography, and more, this exhibition provides a welcoming space for artists to share their stories, challenge perceptions, and connect with the community through the power of art. This showcase highlights diversity, inclusion, and the importance of accessible creative expression for all.
‘Grief: A Dreamless Landscape’ Emma Purkis
Exhibition runs: 4 May – 19 May 2026
Opening event: Saturday 9 May, 6.00pm-7.30pm
‘Grief: A Dreamless Landscape’ is an ensemble of autobiographical works which explore ways grief can manifest psychologically over time.
The 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.
‘Bounty’ Vic Park Printmaking Collective
Exhibition runs: 14 April – 26 April 2026
Exhibition opening: Sunday 19 April 10.00am-12.00pm
Weekend open hours: Saturdays and Sundays 10.00am-4.00pm (except Sun 26th 10am-12pm)
A trove of printmaking in all its forms, celebrating the value of creativity and community connection. Hosted by the Vic Park Printmaking Collective, a volunteer-run creative community gem for all who seek belonging through exploration, experimentation and expression in printmaking.
This exhibition is part of the 2026 Town of Victoria Park’s Arts Season.
(Pictured: Renee Parnell)
‘Tracing the Invisible’ North Metro Tafe Student Exhibition
‘Assemblage’
Exhibition runs: 6 February – 24 February 2026
Opening event: Friday 6 February, 5.30pm-7.30pm
Assemblage showcases a group of emerging artists who work in a variety of disciplines that include painting, drawing, textiles, sculpture and installation. The distinctive creative voices of Elizabeth Hughes, Agnes Tregonning-Barwell, Jaye Quin, Anna ‘Marta’ Martianova and Cadia Annita combine to express a range of diverse responses to contemporary life. Each artist presents a slice of their own unique history and identity. This group comes together after studying a Diploma of Visual Arts at North Metropolitan TAFE.
(Pictured: Jaye Quin, Agnes Tregonning-Barwell)
Artybricks: Natural Elements
Exhibition runs: 16 January 2025 – 3 February 2026
Opening event: Friday 16 January 2026, 5.30-7.30pm
PerthLUG presents ArtyBricks: Natural Elements, an exhibition exploring the fusion of LEGO and natural materials. Featuring a variety of innovative works, this showcase provides an opportunity to share our passion for LEGO as a creative and playful medium. ArtyBricks returns to the gallery in 2026 with an expanded roster of artists and more space to explore their relationship to our environment.
Proudly sponsored by PerthLUG.
(Pictured: Lukas Mack, Narelle Hickey, Liam Phillips)
VPCA Members’ Exhibition 2025
Exhibition runs: Friday 28th November 2025 – Tuesday 9th December 2025
Opening event: Friday 28th November 2025, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Come along to see a collection of artworks by the wonderful and talented community we have at Victoria Park Centre for the Arts.
A ‘People’s Choice’ Award of assorted art materials up to the value of $250 will be donated by art supplier, Oxlades (Osborne Park) for the most popular work in the exhibition. We are also adding an additional award of an exhibition offering at VPCA in 2026 for one lucky member exhibiting in this year’s exhibition, more details to come.
There is also a children’s category with cash prizes again this year, being exhibited in the Front Room.
(Pictured: Barbara Maumill, Karina Eguchi, VPCA Members’ Exhibition 2024)
‘YODyssey 2025’ Kenneth Lewsey
Exhibition runs: 7 November – 24 November 2025
Opening event: Saturday 8 November, 2.00pm
Closing event & award presentation: Friday 21 November, 4.00pm
This exhibition is a collection of artworks that were created after Kenneth Lewsey’s diagnosis of Younger Onset Dementia (YOD). The exhibition seeks to highlight the life of people living with Younger Onset Dementia (under 65 years at the time of diagnosis) and the struggles that both the person with the illness and their carers experience.
The Robert Anson Perpetual Award (RAPA) will be awarded at the closing event, this year voted from Ken’s exhibited work. The Young Ones Choir will sing at the closing event.
(Pictured: Kenneth Lewsey)
‘Remnants’ Laura Ward
Exhibition runs: 18 October – 4 November 2025
Opening event: Saturday 18 October, 2.00pm-4.30pm
Weekend gallery hours: Saturdays and Sundays 11.00am – 2.30pm
Ward combines photographic screen-printing, puff paste, embroidery and bead work to create experimental works representing the human body.
She represents fluids, scars, bruises, wounds, forms and mimics human textures as a site of complex interrelations of emotions, sensations and changing capabilities.
‘Grand Designs’ Create Connect Artists
Exhibition runs: 5 September – 23 September 2025
Opening event: Friday 5 September, 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Grand Designs showcases the housing creations of Create Connect artists—individuals living with disability and complex needs. Each work offers a glimpse into their homes, or the homes they dream of.
Using everyday materials such as cardboard, paint, popsticks and collage, the artists explore ideas of shelter, identity and belonging through imaginative, personal structures.
Catalogues compiled by Kat Gregory: Real Estate for Sale @ Raymond St | House Designs | Debra Long – A Retrospective
(Pictured: Malcolm Burgess)
‘The 14’ Artists from Watercolours WA
Exhibition runs: 25 July – 11 August 2025
Gallery open weekends: Sat & Sun 10.00am – 4.00pm
Works by an enthusiastic group of watercolourists based in Western Australia who are united by the love of this expressive, delicate medium. Inspired by the lush landscapes and vibrant colours of our home, this practice allows them to truly connect with their surroundings here in WA.
With every brush stroke, they are able to capture the beauty and fluidity of watercolour as a medium.
(Pictured: ‘Colours of Broome’ Valentina Voigt)
‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy’ Brent Johnston and Bush Blossom Gallery
Exhibition runs: 15 July – 22 July 2025
Victoria Park Centre for the Arts and Bush Blossom Gallery in Kalgoorlie-Boulder have collaborated to present an exhibition featuring Wangkatja-Ngadju artist Brent Johnston for our 2025 NAIDOC program.
Brent Johnston’s paintings pass down Tjukurpa stories from the Goldfield’s region such as the Wati Kutarra story and many others.
This exhibition is supported by Monadelphous Group.
(Picture credit: detail of ‘Hunting Marlu (Kangaroo) and Kalaya (Emu)’, Brent Johnston)
‘The Art of Mosaics’ MAANZ WA Branch Exhibition
Exhibition runs: 14 June – 29 June, 2025
Weekend gallery hours: Saturdays and Sundays 10.00am-4.00pm
Artist talks: Wed 18 June 10.30am & Wed 25 June 10.30am
Music, Mosaics, Munchies afternoon tea – Thursday 19th June, 1.00pm – 2.30pm ($5)
The Mosaic Association of Australia and New Zealand (MAANZ WA) presents its biennial exhibition.
A wide variety of mosaic art from Western Australian mosaicists will be on display. A ‘must see’ with mosaics featuring work in glass, ceramic, stone, slate, wood and a wide variety of recycled and found objects. The exhibition attracts a number of prizes and as a visitor you can participate by voting for the People’s Choice’ award.
(Pictured: ‘Sentinel in the Forest’ Lynley Jakowyna)
‘Local History Awards 2025 Exhibition’ Town of Victoria Park
Exhibition runs: 23 May – 10 June, 2025
Weekend gallery hours: Saturdays 24th, 31st, 7th, 10.00am-4.00pm.
We invite you along to view the Local History Awards 2025 Exhibition. Journey through Victoria Park’s rich history with a showcase of this year’s photographic entries, past submissions and standout moments from previous iterations.
(Pictured: ‘The Style of the Times at East Victoria Park’, submitted by Renae Carey)
‘Dreams: Through Our Eyes’ Early Start Australia
Exhibition runs: 2 May – 20 May 2025
Opening event: Friday 2 May, 4:30-6:30pm
Early Start Australia (East Victoria Park) supports individuals with developmental delays and variety of disabilities from early years to adulthood. The individuals who attend the clinic have unique profiles of strengths and capacities, each with at least one component of their life that they seek to build capacity in. A goal for our therapists and artists alike is to build a community where capacity is valued through many varied opportunities for community participation.
‘Dreams Through Our Eyes’ is an inspiring and colourful exhibition created by children/teens and adults, sharing their personal dreams and aspirations through their artwork. The pieces reflect the imagination, creativity and unique perspectives of the young artists – a celebration of resilience, hope and the power of imagination. Come witness how dreams know no boundaries!
This exhibit is a powerful reminder that everyone, no matter their abilities, has dreams worth sharing. We invite you to experience the world through their eyes and be inspired by the limitless potential within us all.
‘Here we were’ Tegan Jenkins artist in residence
Residency runs: 2 April – 21 April 2025
Exhibition runs: 22nd April – 29th April 2025
Opening event: Thursday 24th April, 6.00pm-7.30pm
See yourself and visual art anew. Tegan invites you into the ‘studio’ to co-create large scale artworks. Building on her 2024 program ‘We were here’, this residency explores the visual play between the self and the collective body. The collaborative artworks made during the residency will be on show at VPCA 22-29 April. Contact tegan.lj@gmail.com to book a group session, or pop in and say hello.
Supported by the Town of Victoria Park as part of Arts Season 2025.
(Pictured: Tegan Jenkins’ 2024 ‘We were here’ residency)
‘Aodaliya’ Artists from the WA Oriental Culture and Art Association
Exhibition runs: 21 March– 1 April 2025
Opening event: Friday 21 March 2025, 5.30pm-7.30pm
(Pictured: ‘Marri Forest Watercolour’ (detail), Jane Li)
‘Art about Electronics’ Jpark
Exhibition runs: 8 February – 25 February 2025
Opening event: Saturday 8 February 2025, 1.00pm-3.00pm
A surreal and unique look at electronics through the visual arts including acrylic paint on canvas, silver, copper, brass and porcelain sculptures. The subject has been viewed in many ways, including interpretations of tracks on a printed circuit board and free form sculptures, using found and recycled materials where possible. The artist is an alien and therefore the art must be viewed through different eyes.
(Pictured: The Sex Worker, Jpark)
