Upcoming Exhibitions
Community Art Awards & Exhibition 2024
When: 22 May 2024 to 13 July 2024
Where: Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, Rocca Way, Wanneroo
The Wanneroo Community Art Awards is a major feature of the City’s cultural calendar and has been held annually since 2001.
Opening hours
- Wednesday to Saturday // 10am to 4pm
- Closed Monday, Tuesday and Sunday
The revitalised 2024 Art Awards & Exhibition will feature a diversity of works in the categories of photo, film and digital media, painting, works on paper and sculpture. The exhibition also provides an opportunity for Western Australian resident artists to potentially sell their artwork and be eligible to win a prize from the award pool of $18,700.
Mariw Minaral: Alick Tipoti
When: 6 August 2024 to 5 October 2024
Where: Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Presented as part of the 2024 Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
Opening hours
- Wednesday to Saturday // 10am to 4pm
- Closed Monday, Tuesday and Sunday
With more than 25 years of art practice, Tipoti is respected for his work in regenerating cultural knowledge and language.
Guided by the traditional cultural practices of his people, Mariw Minaral brings together some of the finest examples of Tipoti’s unique and intricate linocut printmaking practice. The exhibition will also showcase his award-winning sculptural works, contemporary masks and film.
Terminus: Jess Johnson & Simon Ward
When: 16 October 2024 to 30 November 2024
Where: Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Inspired by Sci-Fi, comics and fantasy movies, Jess Johnson and Simon Ward: Terminus is a virtual reality (VR) installation.
Opening hours
- Wednesday to Saturday // 10am to 4pm
- Closed Monday, Tuesday and Sunday
The viewer will be transported into an imaginary landscape of colour and pattern populated by human clones, moving walkways and gateways to new realms.
With their pioneering use of virtual reality, artists Jess Johnson and Simon Ward hold a unique position amongst contemporary art practitioners.
Johnson’s drawings are transformed from analogue into digital, and from solo practice into cross-disciplinary collaboration, forming the basis of this virtual experience. Animated by Ward and enriched with input from Smith and Clarke, the result is Terminus: a mysterious universe of alien architecture populated by humanoid clones and cryptic symbols, explored via a network of travellators and gateways.
Walking through a Songline
When: 11 December 2024 to 1 February 2025
Where: Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, Rocca Way, Wanneroo
Walking through a Songline is a pop-up digital experience based on part of the National Museum of Australia’s internationally acclaimed exhibition Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters.
Opening hours
- Wednesday to Saturday // 10am to 4pm
- Closed Monday, Tuesday and Sunday
Visitors make their way through stunning projections that show a songline in an artistic and striking way. This is an immersive experience at the nexus between ancient knowledge and new technology.