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The Spaces Between by Nichole Lubcke at Arts Narrogin displays some of her pieces from the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery Tracwork exhibition.

The Spaces BetweenPremiumThe Spaces Between exhibition opens at Arts Narrogin

Regional art lovers gathered to experience a taste of The Spaces Between following a partnership between Arts Narrogin and Bunbury Regional Art Gallery devoted to sharing art through the regions.

Hannah Whitehead

Artist Luke Cornish has won the 2026 Gallipoli Art Prize for his image titled No Rest. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

ArtsPremiumStencil artist grieves ANZAC graves destroyed in Gaza

Gallipoli Art Prize winner Luke Cornish has criticised the desecration of a Commonwealth cemetery in Gaza, in which his great-uncle was buried.

Farid Farid

Samala Ghosh with a picture from her Leonora series.

Happy placePremium‘Having Down syndrome should not stop you living your dream’

There’s a studio-gallery nestled away on Strickland Street in Denmark sporting a welcoming hand-painted sign saying Our Place.

Claire Middleton

Stephanie, Julia and Lucinda Nicholls with Elene Wittkuhn and Tresna Stampalia present the Hear Her Now festival launch at UWA's Wigmore Studio.

Classical livePremiumFemale first program for festival

Hear Her Now chamber music festival by Mirabilis Collective offers 100 tunes by 100 women composers in Perth this October.

David Cusworth

South West artist William Dickie loves photography.

Happy SnapperPremiumArtist William Dickie “found his joy” in photography

South West artist William Dickie said he has “found his joy” in photography.

Craig Duncan

Sculpture at Binalup is showcasing 16 artworks.

Albany 2026Sculptures come alive along the shoreline along Binalup

Sculptures have come alive along the shoreline at Binalup/Middleton Beach, transforming the coastal landscape into an open-air gallery as the 2026 Sculpture at Binalup exhibition gets under way.

Amy Towers

Jenna Smith takes a bow for Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto with WASO and conductor Riccardo Minasi at Winthrop Hall.

Classical livePremiumHeroic turn for Haydn concerto

Trumpeter Jenna Smith sets the bar high in Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto with WASO and conductor Riccardo Minasi at Winthrop Hall.

David Cusworth

Samantha Jade is wearing L’idee Woman Aman gown, Kailis Halcyon link diamond bracelet, Mountain & Moon Ivy necklace, Mila ring, Ramona ring, and Vira ring and Billini Vincenta heel. Styling: Clare Ryan; Makeup: Hendra Widjaja; Hair: Amanda Magistro; Location: Hyde Perth

Musical theatreCommentsWhy Pretty Woman means so much to Samantha Jade

Ahead of the hit musical arriving at Crown Theatre Perth, the multi-talented performer reveals the special connection she has with the much-loved film, and the experience of stepping into Julia Roberts’ shoes.

Tanya MacNaughton

Zali Morgan is the curator of a major exhibition of Indigenous art from the six Kimberley art centres which recently was shown in Washington DC that is now coming to Perth. Ian Munro

All That Country HoldsPremiumFrom Washington to Perth, Kimberley artists showcase Country

Curator Zali Morgan brings the vibrant Kimberley to Perth in All That Country Holds, a global exhibition celebrating the deep connection between family, culture and land.

Belle Taylor

See the feathers fly in Circa production Duck Pond.

StageSwan Lake reimagined with circus spectacle

Hearing an entire audience collectively gasp from the sheer exhilaration of a Circa production never gets any less magical for the company’s artistic director Yaron Lifschitz as show Duck Pond tours to Perth.

Tanya MacNaughton

Holly Pepper with her piece "Depleting” that will be on show during Sculpture at Binalup.

Albany 2026Sculpture at Binalup brings outdoor exhibition to the coast

Middleton Beach is set to come alive with creativity this week as Sculpture at Binalup transforms the coastline into a huge outdoor gallery. 

Amy Towers

Echidnasaur by Rob Olver.

Art trailBumper crowds head to Porongurup Hall for sculpture trail

The prize winners of the Art in the Porongurup event will be announced on Saturday after a successful week-long exhibition hosted in and around the Porongurup Hall.

Claire Middleton

Grand Hotel, Marlene Dietrich by Tammy Andrews.

REGIONAL ARTSPremiumContemporary Woman exhibition opens in Yallingup

Yallingup Galleries will spotlight four West Australian female artists in a new exhibition opening this weekend.

Madelin Hayes

Wendy Binks at the Denmark Visitor Centre with some of her work - and a couple of emus.

Rock artPremiumBinks at home with colour and joy of nature, plus added emu

Wendy Binks knew she’d made it when a child looking at her work called out to his mother: “Look, it’s Stripey!”

Claire Middleton

Narrogin Art Group president Di Farmer and vice-president Linda Townend.

60th ANNIVERSARYPremiumNarrogin Art Group celebrate 60th milestone all year long

Narrogin Art Group is celebrating 60 years of small town creatives meeting in a home turned full-time arts workshop with year-round milestone markers.

Hannah Whitehead

Sarah Warren creates her story for Artzability's Living Stories – Voices of Resilience.

BOOK LAUNCHPremium Artzability to launch new book project

Creatives in Margaret River are sharing their lived experiences with disability in a new book that aims to amplify diverse voices and challenge perceptions around inclusion.

Madelin Hayes

City of Albany acquisitive award winner John Manson with his piece Over the Horizon.

Art Awards Manson’s Over the Horizon wins at Great Southern Art Awards

Creativity is on full display in Albany as the 2026 Great Southern Art Awards bring together some of the regions most talented artists with one standout work rising above the rest. 

Claire Middleton and Amy Towers

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Level Up! performer Tristan McInnes, writer/director Yvan Karlsson, and performer Lucy Wong with puppets Jet_Deadly and Harley123 during a rehearsal at Victoria Hall, Fremantle.

TheatrePremiumKeeping heart in the game

Yvan Karlsson might be making his directorial debut with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre for the world premiere school holiday season of Level Up! but his association with the company dates right back to childhood.

Tanya MacNaughton

Jo Wassell with her portraits of Barb Reader and Marian Reeby.

women in whalingPremiumExhibition brings Albany’s whaling women to the fore

Jo Wassell’s new exhibition Women in Whaling shines a light on a group of Albany women and their experiences with Albany’s whaling history and contributions to the city’s history. 

Jacki Elezovich

Traditional Owners are big winners from changes to the lease at a famous national park. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

ArtsPremiumHistoric deal sealed for world-famous tourist drawcard

Traditional Owners will be the big winners of an historic revenue shake-up after changes to the 99-year lease for the national park that includes Uluru.

Lloyd Jones

Co3 and NZDC dancers perform Gloria, by Douglas Wright, in Gloria - a triple bill.

Contemporary dancePremiumGloria triple bill a trans-Tasman tour de force

Sacrifice and glory suffuse The New Zealand Dance Company’s collaboration with Perth’s Co3 in apt prelude to Easter and Anzac Day at The Maj.

David Cusworth

More than 160 depictions of thylacines have been found across Australia. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

ArtsPremiumThylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought

Artists who depicted Tasmanian tigers in rock art hundreds of years ago may have seen the living animal before it died out on the mainland, researchers say.

Lloyd Jones

Margaret River painter Tamika Hogan said she makes up to half her annual income during Margaret River Region Open Studios.

OPEN STUDIOSPremiumHow Open Studios is transforming local artists’ careers

As Margaret River Region Open Studios prepares to welcome visitors this September, two local artists reflect on how the event has done more than showcase their work.

Madelin Hayes

Lighting the Sound from Mt Clarence on the final night.

albany 2026Lighting the Sound comes to spectacular end in Albany

Challenging weather prevailed across the three weekends of Lighting the Sound, but the rain cleared on Sunday night to give the much-anticipated light show a spectacular finish to its three-week run.

Jacki Elezovich