Our events and programs are ticketed to comply with Covid-19 Government Regulations. Please secure tickets to our events and program to ensure your spot. Most events at the WPCC are FREE, but some incure a fee so please read the event details below.
Visits to the Gallery and Museum require visitors to scan and register by QR code upon arrival.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Community Arts Program
MINIMAKERS
Term One
2 FEBRUARY - 7 APRIL
Wednesday & Thursday
9:30am
Bring the littlies to our free, early-learning program for under-fives. Sing songs, listen to stories, have fun doing crafts and introduce your child to the wonders of museums and galleries! Mums, dads, grandparents and carers take this opportunity to relax, meet people and spend time with your little ones in the knowledge that someone else will clean up the mess!
Sessions open each Monday prior to event.
FREE EVENT
Exhibition Closing Event
FINISSAGE: RESPIRE, RESPIRE PERFORMANCE
Mel O'Callaghan: Centre of the Centre
Friday 18 February, 5pm
Saturday 19 February, 11am
The performance will move through an intimate choreography of breathing techniques accompanied by a harp. Over time, the performer will breathe faster and deeper and may enter a trance-like state that can range from meditative to ecstatic or even hallucinatory. The reverberating sound of breathing penetrates the space creating a Gesamtkunstwerk (total artwork) as the whole gallery space performs. The glass sculptures amplify and resonate the rhythmic cycles of the breath work performed. The performance is accompanied by a 20-minute, pre-recorded harp score.
FREE EVENT
Community Arts Program
SMOKESCREEN: THE RIVER
Aguirre, The Wrath of God
Saturday 5 March, 4pm
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro
Directed by Werner Herzog
Aguirre, the Wrath of God shows Herzog's mutual affection and abhorrence for Nature, how it remains ambivalent to human desire and cruel to our often maniacal ambitions, and yet how we continue to think, through our own deluded perspective, that we can somehow conquer it.
In the mid-16th century, after annihilating the Incan empire, Gonzalo Pizarro (Allejandro Repulles) leads his army of conquistadors over the Andes into the heart of the most savage environment on earth in search of the fabled City of Gold, El Dorado. As the soldier’s battle starvation, Indians, the forces of nature, and each other, Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski), ''The Wrath of God,'' is consumed with visions of conquering all of South America and revolts, leading his own army down a treacherous river on a doomed quest into oblivion. Featuring a seething, controlled performance from Klaus Kinski, this masterpiece from director Werner Herzog is an unforgettable portrait of madness and power.
Our 2022 Season for Smokescreen has launched with THE RIVER. We recommend you take advantage of the season pass which comes with huge savings across the year, find out more before you purchase your individual ticket.
TICKETS $10
SEASONS PASS $70
Event
THE GRAND TOUR
3rd Wednesday of the month
WELCOME BACK! It's time for another Grand Tour!
Join curator Kent Buchanan as we travel the world exploring the exhibitions, events and ideas making their mark in the world. From the hottest museum shows in Europe to the huge prices being paid for art at auction, Kent will provide a commentary and a broad selection of images for your enjoyment.
Tours start at 6pm each third Wednesday of the month, and include nibbles and refreshments.
Entry is free, so secure your spot now!
Image: Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, Piacenza 1691–1765 Rome), Modern Rome, 1757, Oil on canvas, collection Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gwynne Andrews Fund, 1952.
FREE EVENT
Exhibition Opening Event
GEOFF THOMAS: ALL ABOUT THE MATERIAL
Saturday 26 February, 2pm
Join Artist Geoff Thomas and Mariam Abboud, Curator, as they discuss the exhibition All about the material as well as the influences of East Asian pottery practices on his latest body of work.
Curated by Mariam Abboud.
This is a HomeGround exhibition, produced by WPCC and supported by Orana Arts. HomeGround is sponsored by Wingewarra Dental
Image credit: Geoff Thomas, Anagama Jar and Bowl, 2020, Anagama fired, fire box pot, clay, natural fly ash glaze, shell wads, 4 day firing, cypress pine fuel and Ash glaze, clay, 18 hour firing, Bourry box kiln. Image © artist.
FREE EVENT
Artist Talk
JACK RANDELL: ANIMAL STUDIES
Saturday 12 February, 11am
Come along and enjoy a conversation about our new exhibition Animal Studies. Jack Randell, Artist, Dr Andrew Frost, Curator and Benn Bryant, Veterinarian, will discuss the ideas and themes contained in the exhibition, and provide insights into the artists process as well as the variety of animals included in the works.
FREE EVENT
Image: Jack Randell, Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia), 2021, ink, pencil, pastel, acrylic on 310gsm Canson rag paper. Collection of the artist. Image © the artist 2022.
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Exhibition Opening Event
SPOWERS AND SYME
Friday 25 February, 6pm
Dress in the spirit of the 1930s, and enjoy cocktails and music as we celebrate the works of two of Australia's most underrated artists