Throughout 2021 and 2022 a collective conversation began in the North Midlands. Our communities, along with an artist from each region of Western Australia, explored a profound truth, reflecting on the natural rhythms of regional life: the inevitable cycles of drought and rain, hardship and prosperity, boom and bust. outside of our control.

It became clear that the one constant throughout our personal and collective lives is change, and that we all, inevitably, ebb and flow.

What began as the Ebb+Flow exhibition at The Bank Gallery in Carnamah during 2022 soon evolved into a far-reaching conversation across the state. Between 2023 and 2025, the exhibition toured Western Australia, sparking powerful conversations. Every community visited created unique artwork in response to the theme, beautifully weaving their stories into the artistic tapestry begun in the North Midlands.

This year, our shared story comes together. We are bursting with pride to invite you to the grand launch of the Ebb+Flow statewide exhibition.

Sunday 19th July, 12pm to 2pm
The Bank Gallery @ 8 Macpherson Street, Carnamah
Grazing Board - Refreshments - Live Music
There is no cost or booking to attend, just come along!

The exhibition is a testament to shared ownership, co-created by artists from across the state through conversations sparked in the North Midlands that extended out to each region of WA.

Ebb+Flow Statewide Exhibition Communities and Artists

• Deidre Robb with Waroona in the Peel region

• Siobhan Kelley with Port Hedland and South Hedland in the Pilbara

• Nyree-Jane Taylor of Piawanning in the Wheatbelt region

• Martine Perret with Margaret River in the South West region

• Mikaela Castledine of Kalamunda in Perth metro

• Lynda Howitt in Northampton and Geraldton in the Mid West region

• Naomie Hatherley with Broome in the Kimberley region

• Peter Hill with Northcliffe in the South West region

• Sarah-Jayne Eeles with Boulder and Coolgardie in the Goldfields region

• Janine McCrum with Denmark in the Great Southern region
  
  This is more than an exhibition. It is a celebration of our shared spirit and a chance to celebrate some of  the art and community that binds us together as Western Australians.

We invite you to join Create in Company for a free scrapbooking workshop with visiting facilitator Barbara from 10am to 1pm on Wednesday 1st July at The Exchange, 4 Macpherson Street in Carnamah.

All you need to bring is yourself and four to eight photographs of the same theme. For more info and to register you'll be coming along, please contact Deborah Robins on 0458 209 292.

All are invited to join Eduardo Cossio for a workshop or pop into his studio at The Exchange in Carnamah. There’s no cost or booking required for any of these activities, just come along.

Perenjori Workshop
Photo Walk from RSL Hall, Russel Street, Perenjori

Wednesday 10 June from 10am to 1 pm (includes morning tea)

Mullewa Workshop
Sound Walk from Mullewa CRC at 8 Jose Street, Mullewa
Friday 12 June from 11am to 2pm (includes lunch)

Morawa Workshop

Sound Walk from Morawa CRC at 46 Winfield Street, Morawa
Tuesday 23 June from 10am to 1pm (includes morning tea)

Carnamah Workshop
Podcast Workshop at The Exchange, 4 Macpherson Street, Carnamah

Friday 26 June from 5.30pm to 7.30pm (includes light refreshments)

Carnamah Workshop
Podcast Workshop at The Exchange, 4 Macpherson Street, Carnamah
Tuesday 30 June from 10am to 1pm (includes morning tea)

Mingenew Workshop
Photo Walk from The Exchange & Gallery, 50 Midlands Road, Mingenew
Tuesday 7 July from 10am to 1pm (includes morning tea) 

Exhibition Launch 

The Bank Gallery, 8 Macpherson Street, Carnamah
Sunday 14 June from 4.30pm

About Eduardo

Eduardo Cossio is a Peruvian-Australian musician, broadcaster, writer, photographer and visual artist interested in the articulation of sound, space, form, and temporality. Based in Boorloo (Perth) since 2005, he has led his own bands and written music for film, dance and inter-disciplinary productions. His musical work spans songwriting, notated chamber pieces, experimental composition, and sound improvisation. Originally a self-taught guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, Eduardo graduated with an Honours Degree in Composition & Music Technology at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2017. He has since developed a distinctive electro-acoustic practice using zithers, vocals, harmonica and electronics. He has performed widely across Australia, Europe, Canada and Taiwan, including collaborations with leading Australian and international musicians and his work received several APRA and WAM awards and nominations. His work has been the subject of three solo exhibitions and has been commissioned by the Geraldton Regional Art Galleries, State Library of WA, DADAA Inc, Tone List, and the Perth Centre for Photography. 

About Eduardo's Creative Workshops

Immerse yourself in the unique sounds of Carnamah as we walk, listen and discover with our ears. A Soundwalk is an immersive activity whose main purpose is to listen to the environment, exposing your ears to every sound around us no matter where we are. A relaxed and guided Photo Walk combines practical photography skills with creative storytelling. Build confidence, learn new skills, and connect with others while exploring a beautiful local space. Last but not least: Podcasting, where the focus on learning the basics of making a podcast. Participants will plan, create and present original content be it music, talks, or storytelling. The workshops include the basics of audio recording and editing. No experience is needed, We look forward to seeing you! 

You can find out more about the Threads in Common program here.

Now showing in Carnamah

As a visual artist, Eduardo works across photography and video. He is interested in the articulation of space, form, and temporality between photography and other media. His work has been the subject of three solo exhibitions.

This photographic exhibition draws on Eduardo'shis practice as an experimental musician, exploring performance approaches to image-making, testing ideas of displacement and entanglement between mediums.

The Bank Gallery is located at 8 Macpherson Street in Carnamah and is open 10am to 3pm Tuesday to Friday and select weekends.

Now showing in Moora

This exhibition presents a selection of recent works by multidisciplinary painter and sculptor Emmaline James of Geraldton, developed following her return to Vancouver, Canada in 2025. Working across drawing, painting, collage, encaustic and sculptural forms, she reflects on how movement through different places and cultures can expand perception and awaken new ways of seeing the world.

Gardiner Street Arts Collective is located at 97 Gardiner Street, Moora.

Now showing in Mingenew

Featuring works by Mid West artists Tymia Councillor, Mina Elliott, William Pike, Cam Fitzgerald, Mark Miragliotta, Helen Reynolds, Leah Vlatko, artists of Yamaji Art, and audio-visual content by Amanda Forward.

Showcasing dedications to Country and its seasons, the cyclical journey of the natural world, odes to the ocean, to soil, and warnings of how humans can impact the ecology of our planet, borrowing from the past to re-interpret an artificially intelligent future, bees, honey and pollination, fibres and skins, seed pods, ochres, the connective tissues that weave the past and the future together.

This exhibition, a collaboration between Geraldton Regional Art Gallery and North Midlands Project, was curated by Wiggy Mitsuda under the mentorship of Briony Bray. It is part of the Regional Arts Triennial of exhibitions across regional Western Australia under the common overarching theme of Radical Futures.

Mid West locations and dates for Bold Intentions:

CARNAMAH - Amangu Country -The Bank Gallery @ 8 Macpherson St
14 February - 17 April. 10am to 3pm Tuesday to Friday

MINGENEW - Amangu  Wattandee Country - Exchange+Gallery, 50 Midlands Rd
24 April - 30 June. 9am to 3pm Monday through to Friday

NORTHAMPTON - Nhanda Country -The Hampton Gallery @ 189 Hampton Rd
4 July - 31 July

GERALDTON - Yamaji Country - GRAG @ 24 Chapman Rd
26 September - 22 November 

Now showing in Mingenew

Photographic artist Martine Perret undertook a series of workshops with Year 5 + 6 students at Mingenew Primary School during her residency with North Midlands Project in late 2025. Martine explored techniques with the students and provided them with a disposable camera to create photographic stories of themselves in their community. The workshops also cultivated the social and emotional wellbeing of students through creativity and the arts.

Their photographic works are showing at The Exchange+Gallery at 50 Midlands Road in Mingenew, which is open 9am to 3pm Monday through to Friday each week.

 Now Showing in Coorow

This exhibition by DADAA celebrates three years of storytelling through printmaking, textile and photographic etchings - showcasing the shared stories and creative journeys of participants in the Ink and Thread project.

Ink and Thread was a three-year printmaking project linking communities across the Wheatbelt and Mid West. From the coast at Laneclin to inland townships, from Carnamah, Mullewa, and to the communities in-between, the project fostered connection, creativity and mental health through shared making and storytelling.

Artists Francesco Geronazzo, Lizzy Robinson, Neil Elliot, Dimity Gregson, Angela Rossen, and Clare B. Bushby contributed to the creation of these works with people in Carnamah, Perenjori, Three Springs, Mingenew, Lancelin, Geraldton, and Mullewa.

Showing at The Co-op Gallery at 3 Main Street, Coorow Mon-Fri from 9:30am to 4pm

Coming to Moora later in 2026

During a residency with North Midlands Project, photographer Martine Perret took to the skies and captured aerial photography of lakes and the landscape. Aligned to a new Threads in Common residency with North Midlands Project, these aerial photographs will be exhibited at Gardiner Street Arts Collective in Moora later in 2026.

Coming Soon to Mingenew in 2026

An exhibition of visual and sculptural works by interdisciplinary artist Stuart McMillan will be exhibited at The Exchange+Gallery in Mingenew later in 2026 when Stu returns to undertake a Threads in Common residency.

2025 to 2028 is going to be an IMMERSIVE time in the North Midlands with the 'Threads in Common' exploring community. Through a focus on wellness, culture and creative arts, the aim is to foster healthy conversations about community, identity, diversity, and inclusion. Weaving together our Threads in Common, nurturing respect and connection through understanding. 

We recognise that threads, when joined together, engender strength and buoyancy. Understanding, Exploring and Embracing who we are as individuals and a community benefits our wellbeing and our social fabric. This, in turn, fosters and supports local networks for personal pride, a sense of place and belonging. The impact lies in a greater appreciation of, and harmonious relationships between, people from all backgrounds, cultures, gender, skills, and life experiences in our communities.

Over the next few years, we'll be gaining a deeper understanding of...

2025 - Ourselves, our identity, personal pride
2026 - Others, culture, traditions, language, gender, skills and life experiences
2027/28 - Community, ever changing, through difference we are stronger

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While The Exchange currently hosts a variety of community groups, artists-in-residence, seasonal markets and events, we want to ensure this space is evolving in the right direction. We're seeking your guidance to improve and refine how the space is used. Whether you're a creator, a worker, or a local looking for a place to relax, your feedback will directly shape the future of The Exchange in Carnamah.

Help decide what's next. There are four quick questions that can be found here... What's Next!!

 To get the ideas flowing, here is what’s waiting for you inside (all at no cost):

🏛️ Large indoor space + toilets for events and activities 

🎨 Art Studios + supplies for you or a group to access

🎭 Professional Stage ready for local talent and performance

🎥 Indoor Film Area with deck chairs for the ultimate cinema vibe

💻 Computer Lab for work, study and upskilling

🪴 Garden + Indoor Lounge Areas for relaxing, meetings and connecting

📚 Book and Boardgame Exchange to swap or donate items

📶 Free 24-hour WiFi for online connection (inside and in the garden area)

YOUnity, an inspiring new initiative to amplify the voices of LGBTIQA+ young people living in regional and remote Western Australia. This free program, offered in 26 communities across the state, invites young people aged 13 to 24 to take part in storytelling through immersive art, cultural, and wellness experiences, fostering a strong sense of belonging and pride.

YOUnity isn’t just about creativity; it’s a project with impact, expressed through a celebration of works, advocacy, and legacy.

Showcase — YOUnity will culminate at the 2026 Perth Pridefest, featuring regional LGBTIQA+ youth voices, a large-scale collaborative flag artwork, and two songs composed by West Australian Opera.

Advocacy — Beyond creativity, the program gives young people a platform to spark change, influence conversations, and shape inclusive policies. In partnership with Youth Pride Network, their ideas and artworks will be transformed into meaningful advocacy.

Legacy — In collaboration with the Australian Museums and Galleries Association, creative works and reflections will enter collections across WA, preserving and amplifying regional LGBTIQA+ voices while strengthening visibility and cultural recognition.

YOUnity, supported by Healthway and the Government of Western Australia, was developed by North Midlands Project in collaboration with Youth Pride Network, and key partners West Australian Opera and the Australian Museums and Galleries Association. 

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