Sundays, 1–3pm | 3rd of May to 7th of June
Pottery Studio, Cannery Arts Centre

Ease into your Sundays with clay time. Guided by master potter Antoinette Vincent, this six-week course focuses on hand-building fundamentals (pinch, slab, coil) with the option to try the pottery wheel later in the term. You’ll learn how to design, build, and finish functional or sculptural pieces at your own pace.

📅 Course dates (6 weeks):

• 3 May

• 10 May

• 17 May

• 24 May

• 31 May

• 7 June

💰 Fees:

• $245 Members

• $280 Non-Members
  Annual adult membership is $60 and can be purchased via the button below.

🔧 What’s included: clay, glazes, and kiln firings. Finished work is typically ready for pickup around 3 weeks after the course ends.
👥 Capacity: 10 participants | Adults only | Suitable for absolute beginners and returning makers.

Art Lab: Making personal cups

Join exhibiting artist Halla Kim (Hanna) for a thoughtful ceramics workshop presented alongside her solo exhibition Come on In (어서오세요). This hands-on session draws directly from her practice, where vessels take on human-like qualities, holding quiet stories of belonging, displacement, and connection.

In this workshop, Halla invites you to see a cup as a “person.” Through this lens, you’ll handbuild your own unique ceramic cup, exploring form, character, and individuality to reflect your own personality and sensibility.

Guided by Halla’s approach, you’ll learn fundamental handbuilding techniques while embracing an intuitive and expressive process with clay.

Suitable for both beginners and experienced makers.

Date: Friday 1st of May
Time: 6–8:00pm
Location: Pottery Room, Cannery Arts Centre
Cost: $55 per booking
All materials provided.

Bookings are essential, secure your place below.

Thursdays, 9am-11am 30th April to 4th June
Cannery Arts Centre Pottery Studio

Come along and sink your hands into clay! Guided by potter Antoinette Vincent, this six-week course is suitable for beginners or those with intermediate skills. You’ll learn how to prepare and centre clay, create cylindrical forms, and finish your work with glazing techniques, or ask Antoinette for specific pointers. A small four person only class.

📅 Course dates: 30 April, 7 May, 14 May, 21 May, 28 May & 4 June

💰 Fees: $325 Members of the Cannery or $360 Non-Members

Want to join as a member? Annual adult membership is just $60 per year and can be purchased via the button below.

The course fee includes one bag of clay, glazes, and four kiln firings (two bisque and two glaze). With just 4 spots available, this is a rare opportunity for hands-on learning in an intimate setting. Adults only.

Wednesdays, 6–8pm | 29th of April to 3rd of June
Cannery Arts Centre Pottery Studio

Come along and sink your hands into clay! Guided by master potter Antoinette Vincent, this six-week course will introduce (or deepen) your skills on the pottery wheel. You’ll learn how to prepare and centre clay, create cylindrical forms, and finish your work with glazing techniques.

📅 Course dates: 29 April, 6 May, 13 May, 20 May, 27 May & 3 June

💰 Fees:

• $300 Members

• $335 Non-Members

Want to join as a member? Annual adult membership is just $60 per year and can be purchased via the button below.

The course fee includes one bag of clay, glazes, and four kiln firings (two bisque and two glaze). With just 6 spots available, this is a rare opportunity for hands-on learning in an intimate setting.

Suitable for all skill levels. Adults only.

Art Lab: Intro to Linocut

Join us to learn the basics of reduction linocut with Samantha Thompson, a professional visiting artist in residence.

A reduction linocut is a relief printing method where a single block is progressively carved and printed to create multi-coloured, layered images, ultimately destroying the block in the process. Artists print the lightest colour first, then carve away more lino for subsequent, darker colours, requiring the entire edition to be produced in one session.

At this workshop you will learn:

• Process and brief history

• How to prepare your image

• Image transfer onto a plate (15 × 15cms Lino)

• Set up registration system (Ternes -Burton registration system)

• 3 colour plus white reduction

• Final printed work

Everyone leaves with a finished piece and a couple of beautiful prints to take home.

What’s included: All materials (ink, linocut, tools, and high-quality printmaking paper)

Expert guidance and plenty of encouragement

Who is it for?

Anyone aged 14+ who wants to experiment with art, try something new, or just enjoy a creative day. Great for beginners and experienced artists alike.

Date: Sunday 26st of April
Time: 10:00–3pm
Location: Print Room, Cannery Arts Centre
Cost: $200 per booking
All materials provided.

Please note:
This workshop involves the use of linocut carving tools, which are sharp. Participants will receive a clear safety briefing and will be closely supervised in the correct and safe use of all equipment.

Bookings are essential, secure your place below.

Art Lab: Intro to Linocut

Learn lino cutting from Samantha Thompson, a professional visiting artist in residence.

Linocut is a printmaking technique where a design is carved into a sheet of linoleum using gouges. Raised areas are inked with a roller (brayer), then pressed onto paper or fabric to create bold prints.

Ink, linocut, tools and paper are all provided. People finish the workshop with their own artwork and take home a couple of prints.

Who is it for? Everyone aged 14+ (10+ if accompanied) that is interested in art, previous experience is not required.

Date: Tuesday 21st of April
Time: 5:30–8pm
Location: Print Room, Cannery Arts Centre
Cost: $60 per booking
All materials provided.

Please note:
This workshop involves the use of linocut carving tools, which are sharp. Participants will receive a clear safety briefing and will be closely supervised in the correct and safe use of all equipment.

Bookings are essential, secure your place below.

Art Lab: Intro to Linocut

Learn lino cutting from Samantha Thompson, a professional visiting artist in residence.

Linocut is a printmaking technique where a design is carved into a sheet of linoleum using gouges. Raised areas are inked with a roller (brayer), then pressed onto paper or fabric to create bold prints.

Ink, linocut, tools and paper are all provided. People finish the workshop with their own artwork and take home a couple of prints.

Who is it for? Everyone aged 14+ (10+ if accompanied) that is interested in art, previous experience is not required.

Date: Sunday 19th of April
Time: 1–3:30pm
Location: Print Room, Cannery Arts Centre
Cost: $60 per booking
All materials provided.

Please note:
This workshop involves the use of linocut carving tools, which are sharp. Participants will receive a clear safety briefing and will be closely supervised in the correct and safe use of all equipment.

Bookings are essential, secure your place below.

Art Lab: Bongsoonga Nail Dyeing

Join artist Halla Kim (Hanna) for a gentle afternoon exploring the Korean folk ritual of Bongsoonga - the traditional practice of dyeing nails with crushed balsam flowers.

This quiet ritual of care involves preparing flower paste by hand, applying it to the nails, and wrapping the fingers with cloth. Both poetic and tactile, Bongsoonga offers a moment to slow down, connect with tradition, and experience a simple act of beauty and reflection.

Participants will be guided through the process while learning about the cultural meaning behind this cherished practice.

Date: Saturday 18th of April
Time: 2:30–4:00pm
Location: Cannery Arts Centre
Cost: $10 per booking
All materials provided.

Bookings are essential, secure your place below.

Children will explore the hidden world beneath the sea in this immersive mixed media workshop, creating detailed ocean floor artworks inspired by marine environments.

Led by artist Elaine Fewings, participants will study the textures, colours and forms found on the ocean floor before building layered artworks using collage, pebbles, sand, seaweed and shells. Painted details and wax elements will be added to create depth, texture and luminous highlights, resulting in richly detailed, tactile artworks.

A thoughtful, hands-on workshop that blends observation, material play and creative storytelling.

📅 Date: Friday 17 April 2026
🕐 Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
📍 Location: Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 8+
💸 Cost: $25 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Elaine Fewings
🎨 All materials provided
🎁 Take-home: One mixed media ocean floor artwork

Please note:
This workshop involves the use of heated wax (including hot plates and a heat gun). Participants will receive a clear safety briefing and will be closely supervised at all times in the safe use of heated equipment. By enrolling, parents and carers acknowledge that children will be working with heat as part of this workshop.

Please dress children in clothes suitable for art-making.

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks. Parents may stay during the session or drop off and return at pick-up.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.

Children will explore the colours, patterns and textures of shells in this beautiful encaustic-style workshop, creating luminous beach-inspired artworks using layers of wax and paint.

Led by artist Elaine Fewings, participants will study shell forms and patterns before painting silvery wax backgrounds and carving into the surface to reveal lines, shapes and details beneath. Using carving tools such as lino tools and awls, kids will experiment with mark-making to create glowing, tactile artworks inspired by the coast.

A thoughtful, hands-on workshop that blends observation, process and creative exploration.

📅 Date: Thursday 16 April 2026
🕐 Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
📍 Location: Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 8+
💸 Cost: $25 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Elaine Fewings
🎨 All materials provided
🎁 Take-home: One wax-based shell artwork

Please note:
This workshop involves the use of carving tools (including lino tools and awls), as well as heated wax using hot plates and a heat gun. Participants will receive a clear safety briefing at the start of the session and will be closely supervised at all times in the safe use of tools and heated equipment. By enrolling, parents and carers acknowledge that children will be working with sharp tools and heat as part of this workshop.

Please dress children in clothes suitable for art-making.

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks. Parents may stay during the session or drop off and return at pick-up.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.

Children will transform denim jackets into wearable artworks in this creative KickArts workshop, using paint and embellishments to add colour, texture and sparkle.

Led by much-loved local creative Emma Isramongkonpan, with helpers, this session focuses on self-expression and upcycling, giving kids the chance to reimagine pre-loved denim in bold and playful ways. Participants are encouraged to bring along their own denim jacket to customise, however a small selection of pre-loved jackets will be available for those who need one.

A joyful, hands-on workshop where creativity meets fashion.

📅 Date: Tuesday 14 April 2026
🕐 Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
📍 Location: Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 5+
💸 Cost: $25 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Emma Isramongkonpan, with helpers
🎨 What to bring: Participants are encouraged to bring their own denim jacket to customise. A small selection of pre-loved jackets will be available if needed. All other materials provided
🎁 Take-home: One embellished denim jacket

Please dress children in clothes suitable for art-making.

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks. Parents may stay during the session or drop off and return at pick-up.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.

Children will customise their own tote bag in this fun and creative KickArts workshop, using acrylic paint and a range of decorative embellishments to make something totally unique.

Led by much-loved local creative Emma Isramongkonpan, with helpers from the Esperance Sparkle Sisters, this session is all about colour, creativity and confidence. Kids are encouraged to experiment, decorate and express their own style while creating a practical artwork they can use again and again.

A joyful, hands-on workshop perfect for younger artists.

📅 Date: Tuesday 14 April 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00am – 12:00 noon
📍 Location: Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 5+
💸 Cost: $25 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Emma Isramongkonpan, with Esperance Sparkle Sisters
🎨 All materials provided
🎁 Take-home: One customised tote bag

Please dress children in clothes suitable for art-making.

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks. Parents may stay during the session or drop off and return at pick-up.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.

Mixed Media Monsters is a playful open studio experience with visiting artist Samantha Thompson, inviting children to explore collage, texture and mixed media while creating their own monster artworks. Silly, strange or wonderfully wild — anything goes. This session is all about experimentation, imagination and hands-on making, with space to work at your own pace.

📅 Date: Friday 10 April 2026

🕐 Session times:
• 10:00am – 11:00am
• 11:30am – 12:30pm
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm

📍 Location: Cannery Arts Centre
💸 Cost: FREE (registration essential)
👩‍🏫 Artist: Samantha Thompson – Visiting Artist in Residence
🎨 All materials provided

Please note: Children may attend one session only.

Please dress children in clothes suitable for art-making.

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks. Parents may stay during the session or drop off and return at pick-up.

⚠️ Places are limited — registrations are essential.

Children will continue exploring linocut stamp making in this hands-on workshop with visiting Artist in Residence Samantha Thompson.

Guided by a professional artist, participants will design and carve their own stamps using specialist linocutting tools and high-quality materials. Kids will build confidence working with pattern, positive and negative space, and printmaking processes, before inking and printing with their handmade stamps.

This session works beautifully as a stand-alone workshop, or as a follow-up to Stamp It Up (Session 1) the day before — offering extra time to refine techniques, build confidence and experiment further with stamping and printing. Children will leave with a collection of original stamps they’ve designed and created themselves.

📅 Date: Thursday 9 April 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00am–12:00 noon
📍 Location: Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 8+
💸 Cost: $25 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Samantha Thompson – Visiting Artist in Residence
🎨 All materials provided
🎁 Take-home: A set of handmade linocut stamps

Please note:
This workshop involves the use of linocut carving tools, which are sharp. Participants will receive a clear safety briefing and will be closely supervised in the correct and safe use of all equipment. By enrolling, parents and carers acknowledge that children will be using sharp tools as part of this workshop.

Please dress children in clothes suitable for art-making.

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks. Parents may stay during the session or drop off and return at pick-up.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.

Children will learn the fundamentals of linocut stamp making in this hands-on workshop with visiting Artist in Residence Samantha Thompson.

Guided by a professional artist, participants will design and carve their own stamps using specialist linocutting tools and high-quality materials. Along the way, they’ll learn about pattern, positive and negative space, and how to translate ideas into bold, graphic prints. Once finished carving, kids will ink and print with their handmade stamps.

This workshop is rich in skills and materials and is ideal for kids who love detail, process and making something truly their own. Children will leave with a collection of original stamps they’ve designed and created themselves.

There will be two sessions of Stamp It Up across consecutive days. This session works perfectly as a stand-alone workshop, or participants can return on Thursday 9 April for extra practice, refinement and confidence-building.

📅 Date: Wednesday 8 April 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00am–12:00 noon
📍 Location: Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 8+
💸 Cost: $25 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Samantha Thompson – Visiting Artist in Residence
🎨 All materials provided
🎁 Take-home: A set of handmade linocut stamps

Please note:
This workshop involves the use of linocut carving tools, which are sharp. Participants will receive a clear safety briefing from Samantha at the start of the session and will be closely supervised in the correct and safe use of all equipment. By enrolling, parents and carers acknowledge that children will be using sharp tools as part of this workshop.

Please dress children in clothes suitable for art-making.

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks. Parents may stay during the session or drop off and return at pick-up.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.

Children will explore banksias through shape, pattern and repetition, using triangles and geometric forms to create bold, graphic drawings.

Led by botanist and artist Katie White, this session invites kids to look closely at the structure of banksias and reimagine them in a playful, abstract way. By working with a limited set of shapes and patterns, participants will experiment with design, rhythm and composition while developing their drawing skills.

The workshop encourages careful observation, creative problem-solving and a fresh way of seeing familiar native plants.

📅 Date: Tuesday 7 April 2026
🕐 Time: 1:00pm–3:00pm
📍 Location: Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 5+
💸 Cost: $25 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Katie White
🎨 All materials provided

Please dress children in clothes suitable for art-making.

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks. Parents may stay during the session or drop off and return at pick-up.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.

Some plants don’t just sit around waiting for sunlight — they attract prey to trap.

In this fascinating KickArts workshop, children will explore the weird and wonderful world of carnivorous plants, focusing on species found right here around Esperance. Led by much-loved local botanist and artist Katie White (Caladenia Co), this session blends ecology, observation and creative expression.

Kids will learn how predatory plants trap insects, why they grow where they do, and what makes them so unique. Using reference images of local carnivorous plants, participants will then respond creatively through guided art-making, combining learning with hands-on creativity.

This workshop encourages curiosity about the natural world while giving kids space to observe, imagine and create.

📅 Date: Tuesday, 7 April 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00am–12:00 noon
📍 Location: Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 7+
💸 Cost: $25 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Katie White (Caladenia Co)
🎨 All materials provided

Please dress children in clothes suitable for art-making.

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks. Parents may stay during the session or drop off and return at pick-up.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.

Art Lab: Leather Sandals (Ages 18+)

Join experienced artist Elaine Fewings for a hands-on Art Lab workshop focused on leather footwear making. Participants will craft their own pair of customised leather sandals, learning core leather-working techniques including fitting, shaping and assembly.

This workshop is suitable for ages 18+ and is ideal for beginners as well as those looking to develop practical making skills.

Please note: sandals will need to be left at the Cannery to dry in clamps after the workshop. Finished sandals will be available for collection from the Cannery office during office hours the following week.

Date: Sunday 22nd of March
Time: 2–5pm
Location: Print Room, Cannery Arts Centre
Cost: $165 per booking
All materials provided.

Collection times:
Cannery office hours — Tuesday to Friday, 10am–4pm

Bookings are essential, secure your place below.

Join SICK AF artist Melissa Cameron for a hands-on workshop exploring material reuse, code, and contemporary jewellery making techniques. This free workshop is presented in partnership with Art on the Move, offering a rare opportunity to work with a travelling artist whose practice brings contemporary art directly into regional communities.

Melissa’s practice uses pre-existing plastic bottle lids with centres cut out to encode climate change messages into binary language. Each letter of the English alphabet is translated into eight codes — represented by eight bottle tops — allowing words and phrases to be tracked through colour, repetition and pattern. Participants will work word-by-word to create vibrant, jewel-like hanging works that communicate hidden messages through material and form.

Working alongside the artist, participants will be guided through simple but effective techniques including wire stripping, hole-punching plastic and wire twisting. Each participant will create their own finished artwork to take home.

This workshop is suitable for ages 16+ and is limited to 15 participants.

Date: Saturday 14 March
Time: 1–3.30pm (2.5 hours)
Cost: Free
What to bring: Please bring your collected plastic bottle tops

Photos by Susannah Kings-Lynne. Made in community with IOTA:24 conference attendees.

This project is made possible through the Regional Exhibition Touring Boost with support from the WA Government and delivered by ART ON THE MOVE.

Join us at the Cannery Arts Centre for a free community snake awareness seminar presented by Darren Darch from Fauna for the Future Australia, in partnership with Key Pest and Weed Control, Swan Veterinary Services, Domino’s Esperance, and The Cannery Arts Centre.

Learn what to do if you encounter a snake at home or outdoors, and how to keep your family, kids, and pets safe this season. Darren and Jenelle are experienced native fauna rescuers who believe education is the first line of defence—for both humans and snakes.

Darren will also share insights from his new Snake Awareness book, full of practical advice for living safely alongside our local wildlife. Thanks to Domino’s Esperance for providing a bite to eat on the day.

📅 When: Tuesday, 10th March
⏰ Time: 5:30-7:30 pm
📍 Where: Cannery Arts Centre - Print Room

Please note: there may be live non-venomous snakes at this event.

Spaces are limited, and registration is essential.

If the event is full, join the waitlist to be notified when spots become available. Don’t miss out!

Join experienced artist Elaine Fewings for a hands-on Art Lab workshop focused on leather jewellery making. Participants will learn basic leather-working techniques and craft their own custom leather rings, with time to personalise designs through shaping, finishing and detailing.

This workshop is suitable for ages 14+ and is ideal for beginners as well as those looking to expand their making skills.

Date: Thursday 12 February
Time: 6–8pm
Location: Print Room, Cannery Arts Centre
Cost: $80 per person
All materials provided.

Places are limited and bookings are essential! Secure your place below…

Soul Kitchen Choir
Where singing is the main ingredient!

Tilly Kay brings versatility and joy to the craft, reading the room and tailoring parts to suit your capacity. Her choir workshops strike a balance of play over perfection- while still learning new singing skills and techniques.
Tilly regularly witnesses the way a room full of voices tune and carry each other.
You better believe she believes in you!

In this workshop we’ll be learning songs from Tanya Ransom and Adele Oliver.
These are profound pieces of songwriting, lending themselves well to a group singing experience.

Tilly Kay runs this workshop with Tanya and Adele as a team - creating a live, rich musical backdrop for us all to sing along to.

Soul Kitchen is born from the idea that singing collectively is a great strategy for mental health. This choir workshop is for everyone.

No experience necessary.

Join us Friday 6th February at Cannery Arts Centre from 5.30pm. Register for your free ticket.

“That was completely exhilarating.”

“I loved it. It was a great way to wind up on a Friday when I was feeling tired and it lifted my spirits.”

“It’s really good to sing with community. Tilly’s amazing and makes you feel like you can actually sing.”

“I’ve never sung in my life and I never thought I would enjoy it so much.”

“I felt so safe singing in a group and then hearing the beautiful songs that we produced all together, where there’s not one stronger than the other but we’re all in a collective. It was absolutely beautiful.”

This event is proudly sponsored by Kyza Presents, Cannery Arts Centre, Shire of Esperance, Regional Arts WA, Lottery West, Government of Western Australia, Dixon Construction, Down To Earth, Elders Insurance Esperance.

In this hands-on encaustic art workshop, children will create their own gecko artworks using layers of melted beeswax. Guided by artist Elaine Morcombe, participants will explore carving, texture and pattern by scratching back into wax to reveal hidden colours and bring their geckos to life.

This session builds on encaustic techniques in a playful and expressive way, encouraging creativity, experimentation and confidence with tools and materials. Each child will create a finished encaustic gecko artwork to take home.

📅 Date: Friday, 23 January 2026
🕐 Time: 1:00pm–3:00pm
📍 Location: Print Room – Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 8+
💸 Cost: $25 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Elaine Morcombe
🎨 All materials provided
🎁 Take-home: One carved encaustic gecko artwork

Please note: This workshop involves the use of hot wax and hot plates. Children will receive a clear safety briefing and will be closely supervised at all times in the correct handling and use of hot elements.

Please dress children in clothes suitable for art-making; closed-in shoes are recommended.

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks. Parents may stay during the session or drop off and return at pick-up.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.

In this vibrant and tactile workshop, children will create their own fish portraits using encaustic art techniques with melted, coloured beeswax. Guided by artist Elaine Morcombe, participants will explore colour, texture and mark-making to bring their fish to life through this unique and sensory medium.

Children will learn how encaustic art works and experiment with layering wax to create detailed and expressive artworks. Each participant will create a finished encaustic fish artwork to take home.

📅 Date: Friday, 23 January 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00am–12:00noon
📍 Location: Print Room – Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 8+
💸 Cost: $25 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Elaine Morcombe
🎨 All materials provided
🎁 Take-home: One encaustic fish artwork

Please note: This workshop uses heated beeswax and hot plates. Children will be closely supervised at all times, with clear safety briefings provided by the tutor to ensure the safe and correct use of hot elements.

Please dress children in clothes suitable for art-making.

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks. Parents may stay during the session or drop off and return at pick-up.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.