Exhibitions and events

For further information on any of the exhibitions and events, please contact the Rockingham Arts Centre on 9527 0734 between 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday (please note these days are subject to change at times). Information on other exhibitions and events can also be found on our What's On Calendar.

Beyond Surface by Valerie Schönjahn and Miguel Castro    

• Exhibition dates: Wednesday 8 March to Sunday 2 April 2023  
• Opening times: 10am - 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday
• Location: Rockingham Arts Centre, 11 Kent Street, Rockingham  
• Cost: Free entry

Visual Conversations in Paper and Clay

In pursuit of harmony, these works connect with the self. Both artists are led by the process; the repetitive actions of the hands create complexity and abundance in the work. As a meditation of the self and nature, the work is   spiritual in process and in outcome. Composed of many individual pieces that are distinct in themselves, this work is cohesive as a whole, and holds space for individual interpretations.  

At the base of this work is an internal dialogue about peace and connection, which reflects the experience of both artists, navigating the spaces of seeking to belong in contexts that are far outside of what they have both been born into.

Join both Valerie and Miguel for their workshops.  Exhibition opening will be held on Saturday 11 March from 4pm to 6pm, all welcome.

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Mother's Day Pop-up Shop

• Exhibition dates: Friday 14 April to Sunday 16 April 2023  
• Opening times: 10am - 4pm
• Location: Rockingham Arts Centre, 11 Kent Street, Rockingham  
• Cost: Free entry

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and if you feel that dressing gowns and slippers are a thing of the past, come and have look at this collection of beautiful and unique gifts in this three-day pop-up artisan shop in the multifunction room of the Rockingham Arts Centre. Handmade pottery, bonsais and other plants, custom-made jewellery, paintings and lots more will be available, all at very reasonable prices.

Everyone is welcome. 

3 Ways to Pass a Gas Pump by Jared Malton

• Exhibition dates: Thursday 6 April to Sunday 30 April 2023   
• Opening times: 10am - 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday
• Location: Rockingham Arts Centre, 11 Kent Street, Rockingham  
• Cost: Free entry 

In 3 Ways to Pass a Gas Pump, Jared's works do not particularly have too much to do with motorcycles, although their size haphazardly dictates the perfect dimensions for an old advertising billboard.

Universally, advertising and branding can subconsciously be central to how we perceive nostalgia.  It is this nostalgia that stimulates Jared to engage and converse with the viewer. The subject of nostalgia in conversation can become a vast topic, one which Malton narrows down through the language and aesthetics of vintage/retro motorcycle culture.

Within this body of work Malton finds himself appropriating vintage branding and the advertising presence of the 70s and 80s purely as a gesture of composition in form, only to eventually disarm their original meaning and dragging them from their native context. This act of appropriation fronts as a subtle nod to the influences of 1960s LA modern artists (namely Billy Al Bengston, Ed Ruscha and Craig Kauffman) who now echo through current contemporary art today.

Join Jared in his workshop Painters Pounce on Saturday 22 April, participants will learn to re-produce any visual graphic or text they wish to apply on any surface including canvas.  

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Jared will also be providing a free artist talk on Saturday 22 April from 2pm to 3pm.  Registrations are essential.

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Everyday Alchemy by Natalie Blom and Lunch Bars by Brett Leigh Dicks 

• Joint exhibition dates: Wednesday 24 May to Sunday 18 June 2023   
• Opening times: 10am - 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday
• Location: Rockingham Arts Centre, 11 Kent Street, Rockingham  
• Cost: Free entry 

Everyday Alchemy by Natalie Blom  

The title of the show plays on the idea of alchemy, the transmutation of elements. Like alchemy, the film soak method used by the artist is largely experimental and perhaps also hints at the mystical. 

Join Natalie in her workshop 'Experimental Analogue Film Photography' on Saturday 27 May from 11am to 12.30pm. 

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Natalie will also be giving an artist talk on Saturday 27 May from 2pm to 3pm.  Registrations are essential.

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Lunch Bars by Brett Leigh Dicks 

Typically tucked away in the city’s suburban, industrial, and commercial areas, lunch bars have been sustaining the workforce with an array of no-frills fast food since the 1950s. For the past two years Brett Leigh Dicks has been tracking down examples of this quirky and vibrant slice of Western Australia.

Join Brett in his workshop 'New Topographies: Photographing the Urban Landscape' on Saturday 3 June from 12pm-3pm. 

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Join Brett for his free artist talk on Sunday 28 May from 2pm to 3pm.

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