What's On at UWA

Join us as Alana McVeigh, one of WA's premier ceramicists discusses the use of her bare fingers in clay, and her consummate application of pure colour glazes. Her works will be available for purchase at this event.

Free workshops aimed at medical and health professionals of all levels. Develop visual language and refine communication skills through close observation of artworks in the exhibition, In Light of Shadows.

Join cultural and social anthropologist Professor Lyn Parker (Asian Studies, UWA), whose research includes the anthropology of Indonesia, women and gender relations, to view the kris (asymmetrical daggers with distinctive blade-patterning) in the exhibition In Light of Shadows.

Join potter Stewart Scambler as he demonstrates the techniques used to make the pieces in the exhibition Stewart Scambler: Fragment.

Modern Australian landscape tradition is captured in the spectrum of works selected from the UWA Art Collection by Curator Sally Quin. View the exhibition and join Associate Professor Tanya Dalziell as she discusses selected works and considers some relationships with contemporary Australian (...)

Using colourful polymer clay, artist Elizabeth Maruffo will teach children how to sculpt tiny dinosaurs to take home.

It’s time to get tiny! With colourful polymer clay, artist Elizabeth Marruffo will take you on a sculpting adventure as you create tiny dinosaurs hatchlings emerging (...)

Learn how to create characters from seedpods, leaves and dried plants in this workshop with artist Elizabeth Marruffo.

Working from the graphic novel Home Time, by Campbell Whyte, you’ll get an inside look into how the world of The Peaches came to be. From wild costumes and hilarious (...)

Join artist Elizabeth Maruffo for a fun workshop learning how to make a tiny felt sculpture of your favourite dog.

It is the Chinese Year of the Dog this year and this workshop is also part of the A Portrait of Taiwan in Perth project. There is an opportunity for your creation to be (...)

Using colourful polymer clay, artist Elizabeth Maruffo will teach children how to sculpt tiny dinosaurs to take home.

It’s time to get tiny! With colourful polymer clay, artist Elizabeth Marruffo will take you on a sculpting adventure as you create tiny dinosaurs hatchlings emerging (...)

No, this workshop is not about your latest crush! Instead join artist Elizabeth Marruffo who will guide you in making a small pinch pot boat.

Using polymer clay, we will then use a range of clever sculpting tools and learn some basic skills to sculpt small creatures or objects from our (...)

Learn how to make a fibre art animal in this hands-on art workshop with award-winning artist Sharyn Egan.

Celebrate NAIDOC week by joining Nyoongar artist Sharyn Egan to learn techniques for making your own fibre art animal sculpture. Using straw and colourful natural and acrylic fibres (...)

Learn how to make a fibre art animal or doll in this hands-on art workshop with award-winning artist Sharyn Egan. Using straw and colourful natural and acrylic fibres, let your inspiration run wild to create a dog, bird, lizard, elephant – or whatever creature you can imagine - in Sharyn’s fun (...)

Become a junior paleontologist and learn about fossils, handle ancient fossil material and unearth a real fossil to take home in this fun workshop. Participants will receive a museum fossil hunt workbook to record their observations. Parents/carers welcome to stay.

Ticket price $10 (...)

Become a junior paleontologist and learn about fossils, handle ancient fossil material and unearth a real fossil to take home in this fun workshop. Participants will receive a museum fossil hunt workbook to record their observations. Parents/carers welcome to stay.

Ticket price $10 (...)

Actor, arts writer and producer Sarah McNeill presents an evening of literature read live on stage by professional actors. Spend a relaxing evening with some great storytellers as they bring to life some of the best short stories from Australian and international writers.

Ticket price $20 (...)

Join us for the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery’s quarterly program for people living with dementia and their carers or family members. Refreshments provided.

In this session we undertake a close observation of selected artworks from the Authentic Determination exhibition, followed by an informal discussion on themes of empathy and compassion.

Join us for the opening of Stockyards and Saddles: A Story of Gibb River Station presented by the Berndt Museum at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.

The exhibition explores the lives of those living and working on the remote cattle station of Gibb River in the East Kimberley region from (...)

For visitors with visual impairment. Join us for a touch and verbal descriptive tour of the current exhibitions. A trained guide delivers descriptions of the visual elements of artworks exhibited, along with tactile opportunities using mixed media and 3D-printed models of the artworks.

For adults with hearing loss and their friends and family. Experience the artwork at LWAG in Australian Sign Language. Join us for a free tour in Auslan of the current exhibitions guided by a gallery staff member and interpreter from Auslan Stage Left.