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.

You are invited to the launch of the group exhibition 'Radical Futures: Bold Intentions' at The Bank Gallery in Carnamah from 11:30am on Saturday 14th February, including lunch. There is no cost or RSVP required, just come along.

The exhibition includes 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.

Featuring works by Mid West artists Tymia Councillor, Mina Elliott, William Pike, Cam Fitzerald, Mark Miragliotta, Helen Reynolds, Leah Vlatko, and artists of Yamaji Art Corporation.

The exhibition, in collaboration with Geraldton Regional Art Gallery and North Midlands Project, is curated by Wiggy Mitsuda. It is part of the Regional Arts Triennial of exhibitions across regional Western Australia under the common theme of Radical Futures.

2025 has been to be an IMMERSIVE year, the first of our three-year program '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. Over three years, we will be exploring and gaining a deeper understanding of...

2025 - Ourselves, our identity, personal pride

2026 - Others, culture, traditions, language, gender, skills and life experiences

2027 - Community, ever changing, through difference we are stronger

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Coming Soon to Mingenew + Moora in 2026

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.

Coming Soon to Moora in 2026

During an Ebb+Flow residency in 2021, photographer Martine Perret captured aerial photography of lakes and the landscape in the North Midlands. Aligned to a new Threads in Common residency with North Midlands Project, these aerial photographs will be exhibited in Moora during 2026.

Coming Soon to Mingnew in 2026

An exhibition of visual and sculptural works by interdisciplinary artist Stuart McMillan is showing at Gardiner Street Arts Collective during September and October.

The Exchange+Gallery at 50 Midlands Road in Mingenew.

During 2026

To gather the threads of our 2026 Threads in Common program, North Midlands Project’s Creative Lead, Martien van Zuilen, will be working alongside our wonderful creatives, culminating in a community celebration and the exhibition of amazing works created in collaboration with community members during the year. 

During 2025/2026

Andrew Bowman-Bright has worked across regional and community development, health promotion, the arts, GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, museums), history and heritage. 

Aside from being North Midlands Project's Organisational Manager, he is an experienced researcher, genealogist, family and local historian. His contribution towards Threads in Common will centre around a community DNA project. Are we who we think we are?

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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