All are invited to join Arif and Audrey during their upcoming Artist-in-Residency be it for morning tea or lunch, pop into their studio at The Exchange in Carnamah or take part in one of their amazing creative workshops happening at various locations across the North Midlands. There’s no cost or booking required for any of these activities, we’d love to see you!

Carnamah, The Exchange, 4 Macpherson Street
Sunday 9 August - 12.30pm to 3.30pm (includes refreshments)
Sunday 13 September - 1pm to 4pm (includes afternoon tea)

Perenjori, RSL Hall, Russel Street
Wednesday 19 August - 10am to 1pm (includes morning tea)
Monday 7 September - 10am to 1pm (includes morning tea)

Mingenew, Railway Station, off Eleanor Street
Thursday 13 August - 10am to 1pm (includes morning tea)
Thursday 17 September - 10am to 1pm (includes morning tea)

Morowa, CRC, 46 Winfield Street
Wednesday 12 August - 10am to 1pm (includes morning tea) Thursday 24 September - 10am to 1pm (includes morning tea)

About Arif and Audrey 

Arif Satar and Audrey Fernandes-Satar are visual artists living and working in Walyalup (Fremantle). Working individually and in collaboration, their cross-disciplinary practices intersect through a shared interest in uncovering memories and histories, both personal and collective. Across sculpture, drawing, text, printmaking, sound and the moving image, the artists draw from ancestral stories, rituals and crafting techniques, to create a rich dialogue between the past and the present traversing themes of displacement, home, ecology, identity, history and politics. Together, the artists have exhibited their works, undertaken socially engaged community art projects and created work for public spaces, both in Australia and overseas. It includes Time Space Disruption: The Bird Is Not Mine at the 23rd Venice Architecture Biennale (2023), What The Eyes Cannot See for the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial (IOTA24) in Esperance WA, and public art projects in 2025; The Gardens for the Thornlie Train Station, and Performing The City for the Common Ground East Perth Public Housing Complex.

About Arif and Audrey’s Creative Workshops

Join the artists in an immersive art making workshop and create a series of Story Books as Zines, and Memory Objects using a clay based medium. Inspired by the journeys we make each day in our towns and region, we’ll explore the personal, meaningful, and daily journeys we undertake, between home and work, visiting friends and family, shops, the local cafe, sporting activities, walking the dog, on the farm, and more; symbolising our lives and a connection to place. The clay-based works will be fired and glazed to form part of an exciting, collaborative sculptural work created during Arif and Audrey’s residency. 

Arif and Audrey will facilitate eight community workshops at four venues in the North Midlands; two sessions at each venue. This allows for the clay works made in the first session to be fired, followed by subsequent glazing of the works in session two. Participants are encouraged to attend both sessions at a venue, although this is not a requirement as stand-alone works can be created during each session too. Everyone is welcome, anytime!

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

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.

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

Now showing at The Exchange+Gallery in Mingenew

An 85-piece work facilitated by Gabrielle Butler through school and community workshops across Mingenew, Morawa, Perenjori, Three Springs, and Coorow.

Gabrielle grew up in Perenjori and now works in the Art Department of WA's film and television studios. She was North Midlands Project's inaugural Act Belong Commit Youth Ambassador in 2018, and we were delighted to welcome her back to our region for a residency in 2022.

During her community and school workshops, Gabrielle encouraged local youth to create and contribute these 85 small canvases that represent their thoughts on their time and place in the North Midlands.

The Exchange+Gallery @ 50 Midlands Road in Mingenew is open from 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday.

 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.

The Co-op Gallery at 3 Main Street, Coorow is open from 9:30am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

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 Northampton

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.

The Hampton Gallery at 189 Hampton Road in Northampton, is open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9am to 1pm.

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 

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 to Mingenew later 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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