Part of Mandurah Arts Festival, 6 September – 6 October 2024
Sing loud and proud in this four-week choir program with Perth Symphony Orchestra
About the Event
Release your inner diva with the chance to rehearse and perform alongside Perth Symphony Orchestra.
This four-week program invites community members to rehearse a select number of swinging hits from the Big Band era, guided by a professional Chorus Master. No experience necessary, these workshops are open to anyone who loves to sing or wants to learn how!
The program will culminate in a final performance at Music Under the Bridge, where the newly formed choir will join a twelve-piece band from Perth Symphony Orchestra.
- Registrations required. Please register here.
- Location: Bortolo Pavilion, 1 Bortolo Dr, Greenfields WA 6210
- Date: Wednesdays, 11 September, 18 September, 25 September and 2 October 2024
- Times: 6pm-8pm
Accessibility: wheelchair accessible, accessible toilet nearby
Acknowledgments: This event is presented by Perth Symphony Orchestra
Part of Mandurah Arts Festival, 6 September – 6 October 2024
Take your music practice to the next level with this professional development program by Chop Street Music
About the Event
Calling all musicians! Are you ready to take your music practice to the next level, but don’t know where to start?
Resonance provides an opportunity for musicians and performers from Mandurah and the Peel region to learn valuable skills to propel you into the next phase of music practice. The program is free and open to musicians of all ages, experience levels and genres of music.
Chop Street Music bring their skill, experience and connections in the music industry to this exciting program, providing participants with unique insights into working professionally. Over four weeks the program will cover:
- Songwriting
- Music Business
- Music Marketing
- Music Industry Round Table
- Program participants are invited to apply to perform live at HOMEGROWN, A showcase event on the Western Foreshore on Saturday, 5 October 2024
Places are limited, registrations close on Tuesday 27 August or when places are filled, so get in quickly to avoid disappointment!
- Location: WOTSO Mandurah and Nabo
- Date: Tuesdays, 10 September, 17 September, 24 September and 1 October 2024
- Times: 6pm-8pm
- Registrations: REGISTER HERE
Accessibility: wheelchair accessible
Acknowledgments: This event is presented by Chop Street Music
Part of Mandurah Arts Festival, 6 September – 6 October 2024
Learn the unique art of coiling in this special all-day basketry workshop with Fiona Gavino
About the Event
Join innovative fibre artist Fiona Gavino for this one-day workshop, who employs basketry in multidisciplinary methods within a contemporary art context.
You will have the opportunity to learn three distinctly different coiled basketry techniques, how to recognise suitable plant fibres you can harvest yourself and how to store them.
This class is crafted to cater to both the novice seeking to establish a foundation in basketry and the seasoned artisan desiring to delve deeper into their creative potential and refine their existing abilities.
Some materials and plant fibres are provided, and you may also bring along any you may be curious about exploring. Participants should also bring secateurs or sharp scissors, and a darning needle.
- Location: Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah (CASM), Community Workshop Space
- Date: Sunday, 8 September 2024
- Time: 10am-4pm
- Tickets: General Admission $40 – Buy your tickets here.
Accessibility: wheelchair accessible, ACROD parking, accessible toilet onsite
Acknowledgements: This event is presented by Fiona Gavino
Part of Mandurah Arts Festival, 6 September – 6 October 2024
An investigation into coding through contemporary ceramics
About the Event
CASM delivers its inaugural contemporary ceramics exhibition, showcasing new works by 17 professional and emerging Peel artists.
This exhibition, presented in partnership with international event Indian Ocean Craft Triennial (IOTA) responding to the IOTA24 theme of ‘Codes in Parallel’ through their chosen craft:
“Objects often contain hidden depths, encoded in the depicted motifs and symbols, through techniques and materials, or found in their ritual or spiritual uses.”
Exhibiting artists include Shannon Baggott, Chris Britza, Gayle Bukey, Jacq Chorlton, Carol Clitheroe, Penelope Collis, Tich Dixon, Isaac Gould, Alana Grant, Amanda Harris, Patricia Hines, Kell Lakia, Jean-Michell Maujean, Lyn Nixon, Bec Thomas, Fox Ward and Hamish Webster.
- Exhibition Opening: Friday, 6 September 2024, 6pm
- Artist Talks: Sundays, 15 and 22 September, 11am
- Location: Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah (CASM)
- Date: Saturday, 7 September – Sunday, 13 October 2024
- Times: Gallery open 10am-4pm, Wednesday-Sunday
- Bookings: not required
Accessibility – wheelchair accessible, ACROD parking, accessible toilet onsite
Image credit: Teapot set by Fox Ward
Part of Mandurah Arts Festival, 6 September – 6 October 2024
Showcasing the nation’s headline comedians at the opening event of the Mandurah Arts Festival
About the Event
Following a sold-out show in 2023, the Headliners Comedy Gala returns to kick off the Mandurah Arts Festival!
For one night only, the hilarious Matt Dyktynski (previously heard on Mix 94.5 breakfast) will host a curated selection of 5 professional comedians, performing their very best material right here in Mandurah. The bar will be open and the laughs will be rolling at this brilliant night of comedy.
Book early to avoid missing out! Early bird tickets available until Friday, 9 August 2024, 9pm.
This event is for 18 years and over (coarse language and adult themes). Group bookings (4+) available. Seating is not allocated.
- Location – Platinum Room, Peel Thunder Football Club
- Date – Friday, 6 September 2024
- Time – 8pm-9.30pm
- Tickets:
Early Birds Single – $32.50 + booking fee
Early Birds Group – $30 + booking fee (Groups of 4+)
Buy your tickets now.
Accessibility: wheelchair accessible, ACROD parking, accessible toilet.
Acknowledgements: This event is presented by WA Comedy
This event is part of Mandurah Arts Festival, 6 September – 6 October 2024
Follow a trail of locally created and inspired surfboard artworks weaving along Smart Street.
About the Event
Stunning works of art come to life on the most unusual of canvases – reclaimed surfboards!
Artwave brings together Mandurah’s surfing heritage and eight diverse local artists to create a trail of surfboard artworks leading down Smart Street to the foreshore. Each surfboard tells a uniquely Mandurah story and has been adopted by a small shop or business based in Smart Street. Follow the trail to discover the stories behind the artworks and explore Smart Street’s unique shops and businesses.
The surfboards will be displayed along Smart Street Mall throughout the Mandurah Arts Festival, with the winning collaboration will be announced on Sunday, 29 September at Mandurah Makers Market.
- Location: Smart Street Mall (various shops)
- Date: Friday, 6 September – Sunday, 6 October 2024
- Times: all day
- Bookings: not required
- Accessibility: wheelchair accessible, Changing Places facility nearby
Acknowledgments: This event is presented by Peel ArtsConnect
Part of Mandurah Arts Festival, 6 September – 6 October 2024
Uncover the lives of seafaring pets in this photographic exhibition at Mandurah Museum.
About the Event:
Cats, dogs, monkeys and birds have been cherished on board ships for as long as people have made sea voyages. In a life from which children and families are usually missing, pets provided an important source of comfort and affection.
Photographer Samuel Hood boarded hundreds of ships between 1900s and 1950s that were moored in Sydney Harbour. He took thousands of photographs of crew members, often featuring their beloved pets. More than just a ship’s mascot, these photographs solemnly express the clear attachment that exists between the animals and crew.
These beautiful historical photographs will be on display at Mandurah Museum through September and October, alongside stunning artwork by RT Kids students, inspired by the exhibition.
Activities for children will be announced soon – watch this space!
- Location: Mandurah Museum
- Date: Tuesday, 3 September – Thursday, 31 October 2024
- Times: Tuesday-Friday weekly, 10am-3pm
- Bookings: not required
- Accessibility: wheelchair accessible, ACROD parking, accessible toilet onsite
Acknowledgments: This event is presented by the City of Mandurah, exhibition provided by Australian National Maritime Museum
Part of Mandurah Arts Festival, 6 September – 6 October 2024
Visit this impactful installation featuring artwork by community members and local artists
About the Event
Falcon Library and Community Centre will come alive with ocean creatures this Mandurah Arts Festival!
This striking art installation features artwork by community members, created in a workshop by artists Julie Driver and Sharon Meredith. Using a combination of photography, digital art and crafting techniques, this installation brings the ocean into Falcon Library and Community Centre with a montaged seascape and dancing jellyfish to delight all ages.
The artwork will serve as a backdrop for the Bloom Storytelling and Diorama Activity on Tuesday, 24 September 2024.
This installation is free to view during library opening hours.
- Location: Falcon Library and Community Centre
- Date: Monday, 23 September – Saturday, 5 October 2024
- Times: during library opening hours – Weekdays 9am-6pm | Saturdays 9am-5pm
Bookings: not required
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- ACROD parking
- Accessible toilet onsite
Acknowledgments: This event is presented by Sharon Meredith Photography
Part of Mandurah Arts Festival, 6 September – 6 October 2024
Connect with global cultures at the amazing World Music Café ‘dinner & show’ concert event
About the Event
World Music Café is an amazing ‘dinner & show’ concert experience featuring quality culturally diverse musicians with a sumptuous banquet of international cuisine.
Our exceptional Mandurah Arts Festival offering showcases three incredible musical talents:
Sino Swing, gypsy-jazz swing band playing upbeat Parisian swing classics with a delicious Eastern flavour on erhu, violin, fingerpicked guitar, and double bass, George Walley, Bindjareb elder and respected musician, performs his beautiful original songs with ancient Indigenous soul,
Mahali, exciting new South African band fronted by the incredible Mahali Selepe from Leshoto, with a high energy repertoire celebrating the best of contemporary South African music.
The brilliant banquet includes a sumptuous ‘supper club’ style meal curated by Swell Fine Food catering.
World Music Café has been playing to sold-out audiences across Perth for five years and brings its multicultural magic to Mandurah for the very first time this Mandurah Arts Festival!
- Location: Platinum Room, Peel Thunder Football Club
- Date: Friday, 20 September 2024
- Time: 7pm-10.30pm (doors open at 6.45pm)
Book your tickets now.
General Admission – $50 (catering included) | Table of 8 – $360 (catering included)
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- ACROD parking
- Accessible toilet
Acknowledgements: This event is presented by Kaleidoscope Multicultural Arts Management (KMAM)
Part of the Mandurah Arts Festival, 6 September – 6 October 2024
About the Event
Dust off your old instrument or meet new musically inclined friends at these Open Band Rehearsals! Proficient musicians, hobbyists, and former players are invited to join the Mandurah Concert Band on Tuesday nights during the Mandurah Arts Festival for their Open Rehearsals.
Whether you’re picking up your instrument for the first time in 20 years or love to play but want some company, these sessions offer a fun, low-pressure environment to practice, learn new songs, and connect with like-minded people. The Mandurah Concert Band is a community wind ensemble with members of all ages and backgrounds, united by a love of music and a dedication to entertaining the community while promoting diverse music genres.
Open Band Rehearsals are free to attend, with no commitment to join the band long-term. Those who attend all three sessions are welcome to perform with the Mandurah Concert Band at Brekkie with the Band on Saturday, 5 October.
Event Details:
- Location: Mandurah Seniors and Community Centre
- Dates: Tuesdays, 10, 17, 24 September and 1 October 2024
- Times: 7pm – 9pm
- Registrations: Not required
- Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, ACROD parking, accessible toilet
Acknowledgments: This event is presented by Mandurah Concert Band.
For more information, email [email protected]. Just turn up with your instrument and join the fun!
