In this two-part series you'll be introduced to the art of papier-mâché to create and decorate your own sculptures or vessels.

SESSION 1: SHAPE & CREATE

Monday 31 August, 5 - 7 PM

Cannery Arts Centre Print Room

Using cardboard, tape, jars, and paper pulp, design and sculpt your creation. Think vases, forever flowers, or a funky sculpture! All materials supplied, just bring your imagination,

SESSION 2: PAINT & DECORATE

Monday 14th September, 5 - 7PM

Cannery Arts Centre Print Room

Your now have the chance to decorate your creations using paint, markers, and more. This is where your vision has the chance to shine! All materials supplied. If you could not attend session one, please let us know as we may have some extra items that you can decorate on the day.

ABOUT THE HOBBY COLLECTORS

Do you want to try a new crafting hobby, but don’t know where to start or don’t want to commit to all the materials?

At The Hobby Collectors, we share materials, ideas and inspirations so you can experiment, learn and discover new passions without accumulating more!

Join Cami and Grace each fortnight to learn a new craft, from embroidery and crochet, to painting tote bags, polymer clay creations and more. Sessions will begin with a short demonstration of the chosen craft and the you will be left to make your own creations, meaning it’s perfect for beginners and seasoned crafters alike.

WHEN: Fortnightly on Monday evenings | 5 - 7 PM

WHERE: Cannery Arts Centre Print Room

PRICE: Pay as you feel. We believe that everyone should have access to experimenting with new crafts. At the end of each session you will have the opportunity to pay as you feel via cash or card. If you are unable to make a monetary payment, we also accept materials as a donation - fabric, yarn, paints, whatever you have to spare!

AGES: These sessions are open to anyone ages 16+.

A Socratic round table is a democratic format where participants converse around a share circle to explore a text, concept, or open-ended question, promoting active listening and evidence based reasoning.

Jan Hoppe will be facilitating this round table. The themes will vary session to session, changing from a text, to an article, essay or report from all walks of life.

We'll explore big ideas and the questions behind them: What do you think?, Why do you think that?, What assumptions are we making?, How might we see this differently?

The aim is that with the communal effort, everyone leaves each evening with some more insight, knowledge of something new or maybe knowing that you provided a intellectual stepping stone for someone else.

A space for curious minds and meaningful conversations. Everyone welcome, no experience needed, just willingness to listen and have a respectful dialogue.

AGES: 18+

WHEN: Saturday 29th August, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

WHERE: Cannery Arts Centre Print Room

COST: Free entry, but donations through the website are always welcomed.

This playful theatre workshop invites children to explore storytelling, movement, and imagination as tools for creative expression. Through games, character creation, and collaborative scenes, kids discover how their unique voices and cultural backgrounds enrich the stories they build together.

It’s a joyful space where curiosity leads the way and every child becomes a creator.

📅 Date: Thursday, 16 July 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00am–12:00noon
📍 Location: Music Room – Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 8+
💸 Cost: $30 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Michi Vallejos
🎭 All materials provided

Please ensure children wear comfortable clothing suitable for movement.

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 Upcycled Canvas (Ages 5+)
Turn old into extraordinary in this fun and creative mixed media workshop. Using upcycled canvases and a treasure trove of recycled materials, participants will paint, collage, layer and experiment to create their own unique artwork.

There are no rules just imagination! Children will explore colour, texture and composition while discovering how everyday materials can be transformed into something beautiful. Perfect for young artists who love to create, play and think outside the box.
What to bring: Just your imagination – all materials supplied.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00am–12:00pm
📍 Location: Print Room Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 5+
💸 Cost: $30 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Mary Marpole
All materials provided

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.

Celebrate Makuru, the season of rain, growth and renewal, with a creative nature inspired workshop at the Cannery Arts Centre.
Children will create their own beautiful hanging leaf ornament using paper, paint, drawing materials and decorative elements.
Inspired by the changing landscape during Makuru, participants will design and decorate a collection of leaves before assembling them into a hanging artwork to take home.
This hands-on workshop encourages creativity, fine motor skills and an appreciation of the seasons of Noongar Country. Perfect for young makers who love to cut, paint, decorate and create.

What to bring: Just your imagination all materials supplied.

📅 Date: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00am–12:00pm
📍 Location: Print Room Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 5+
💸 Cost: $30 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Danielle Edwards
All materials provided

All tutors hold current Working With Children Checks.

⚠️ Places are limited — bookings are essential.

Textile Painting & Stamp Making Workshop

Saturday 11 July | 1.00pm – 3.30pm

Explore pattern, colour and creativity in this hands-on workshop with textile artist Rhonda Gill alongside Australia Wide Nine. Participants will design and create their own handmade stamps before using them to print and paint onto a calico tote bag.

Experiment with layering shapes, textures and colours to create a unique textile piece to take home.

No experience necessary – just bring your curiosity and enjoy an afternoon of creative making.

Suitable for beginners and experienced makers alike. All materials supplied.

Tickets: $30
Print Room at the Cannery Arts Centre

Bookings are essential, secure your place below.

In this workshop kids will create a ceramic tile that reflects things they love and their personal identity.

📅 Date: Friday, 10 July 2026
🕐 Time: 1:00pm–3:00pm
📍 Location: Pottery – Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 8+
💸 Cost: $30 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Halla Kim
All materials provided

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 workshop, children will explore clay as a material for storytelling. Using natural objects such as leaves, flowers, shells and seeds, they will create a unique ceramic tile. The focus is on texture, exploration, and creative expression rather than perfection.

📅 Date: Friday, 10 July 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00am–12:00noon
📍 Location: Pottery – Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 5+
💸 Cost: $30 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Halla Kim
All materials provided

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.

This workshop invites young children to explore creativity through a playful mix of drawing, movement, music, and imaginative storytelling.

Designed for curious minds, the session encourages kids to experiment with colours, sounds, shapes, and characters while discovering different ways to express themselves.

It’s a joyful, hands‑on creative space where every child can explore, create, and shine.

📅 Date: Thursday, 9 July 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00am–12:00noon
📍 Location: Music Room – Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 5+
💸 Cost: $30 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Michi Vallejos
🎭 All materials provided

Please ensure children wear comfortable clothing suitable for movement.

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 playful pottery workshop, children will work with ceramic artist Jess Kaye to create their own treasure boxes. Using handbuilding techniques, participants will shape and decorate their boxes while exploring texture, pattern and imaginative design.

This session is perfect for younger makers who enjoy getting their hands dirty and bringing personality into their clay creations, while learning foundational ceramic skills in a supportive and fun environment.

📅 Date: Tuesday 7 of July, 2026
🕐 Time: 1:00pm–3:00pm
📍 Location: Pottery Room – Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 8+
💸 Cost: $30 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Jess Kaye
🎨 All materials provided
🎁 Take-home: Clay works will be fired and available for collection at a later date

Please dress children in clothes suitable for clay work; 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 imaginative clay workshop, children will work with ceramic artist Jess Kaye to build and decorate their own animal face pot. Using hand building techniques, participants will shape animal characters into a pot, while developing foundational ceramic skills.

This playful session encourages creativity and attention to detail, giving kids the chance to take home their own ceramic pot.

📅 Date: Tuesday, 7 July 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00am–12:00pm
📍 Location: Pottery – Cannery Arts Centre
👧 Ages: 5+
💸 Cost: $30 Cannery members | $40 Non-members
(Children’s memberships available for $30/year – sign up via the button below)
👩‍🏫 Tutor: Jess Kaye
All materials provided

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: Making personal cups with Halla Kim

Due to her first workshop being sold out, we are opening a second date for this wonderful experience. 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 12th of June
Time: 6–8:00pm
Location: Pottery Room, Cannery Arts Centre
Cost: $70 per booking
All materials provided.

Bookings are essential, secure your place below.

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.