Regional Arts Workshops – Shire of East Pilbara

The Shire of East Pilbara in collaboration with the Shire of Ashburton is excited to launch its newest workshop series.

Craft enthusiasts and lovers of making are invited to join a different visiting artist from the regions starting from June and running through to October 2025.

No previous experience necessary.

Photography Hacks | Eleanour Lukale | Tuesday, 3 June

Event description

Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary - Photography Hacks with Eleanour Lukale
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Pop-Up Shop, Newman Town Square, Lee Lane

Learn how to capture extraordinary images using creative hacks, that include props, angles and different techniques. This will help you think outside the box and make your photos stand out from the ordinary. It's all about exploring and experimenting and of course having fun! This workshop will cover the basics of taking a good photo with a more specific focus on creating interesting and abstract images. You will need to bring an image capturing device e.g. your camera or phone and an open mind.

Eleanor Lukale is a Freelance Photographer with an eye for bold and colorful abstraction. Growing up in Tasmania with its amazing backdrop and now living in the Pilbara for over 10 years, her love for nature photography has grown.

Capacity limited to 15 attendees.

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Practical Slow Stitch for Beginners | Carrie McDowell | Tuesday, 8 July

Event description

Practical Slow Stitch for Beginners with Carrie McDowell
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Pop-Up Shop, Newman Town Square, Lee Lane

The fashion industry is now the world’s second largest contribution to waste. Australian’s buy more clothing per person than any other country. The average Aussie purchases 27kg of new clothing and textiles every year and discard 23kg of that. All this ends up in landfill in third world countries. Choosing to upcycle is a small contribution to saving the planet. In this workshop participants will value add and upcycle a preloved shirt or other item of clothing giving it new life (please bring to workshop). Participants will experience the meditative qualities of slow stitch using basic embroidery stitches to embellish the item.

Carrie McDowell is an award-winning fibre artist based in Karratha. Carrie has been Cossack Artist in Residence and finalist and recipient for several prestigious art awards. Carrie works with small art cooperative Cheeditha Art Group, who showcase their culture and creativity of the Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi people.

Capacity limited to 15 attendees.

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Folding Wooden Table | Gary Mayfield | Saturday, 2 August

Event description

Folding Wooden Table with Gary Mayfield
Saturday, 2 August 2025
10:30am - 12:30pm
Newman High School - Gregory Avenue, Newman

For this workshop participants will have the opportunity to create their own circular wooden table in just 2 hours! No previous experience is necessary. Gary will introduce participants to woodworks foundations and 101s.

Gary Mayfield is a qualified cabinet maker and has lived in Newman for the past six years, working at the high school as the Head of Learning Area for Technologies, HPE and the Arts. Prior to Newman, he lived and taught (with TAFE) in Kununurra, Port Hedland, Geraldton and Moora. He has a Masters in Alternative Education and VET. He was responsible introducing Vet and creating one of the first Trade Training Centres into WA schools.

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Folding Wooden Table | Gary Mayfield | Monday, 4 August

Event description

Folding Wooden Table with Gary Mayfield
Monday, 4 August 2025
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Newman High School - Gregory Avenue, Newman

For this workshop participants will the opportunity to create their own circular wooden table in just 2 hours! No previous experience is necessary. Gary will introduce participants to woodworks foundations and 101s.

Gary Mayfiled is a qualified cabinet maker and has lived in Newman for the past six years, working at the high school as the Head of Learning Area for Technologies, HPE and the Arts. Prior to Newman, he lived and taught (with TAFE) in Kununurra, Port Hedland, Geraldton and Moora. He has a Masters in Alternative Education and VET. He was responsible introducing Vet and creating one of the first Trade Training Centres into WA schools.

Capacity limited to 15 attendees.

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Orizome Banner | Jacky Cheng | Tuesday, 5 August

Event description

Orizome Banner with Jacky Cheng
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Pop-Up Shop, Newman Town Square, Lee Lane

Together Jacky and participants will explore the dynamics of community engagement through Orizome – the art of folding and dyeing Japanese papers revealing individualistic and unique patterns. The dip-dyed geometrical replicated patterns will reveal individual expressions, with no one piece identical, much like a thumbprint.

Jacky Cheng is a nationally acknowledged artist and educator based in Yawuru Country/ Broome. Jacky has won numerous awards including the 46th Fremantle Print Award, John Stringer, Jury Art and has been a finalists in multiple national awards

Capacity limited to 10 attendees.

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Paper Flowers | Richard Brooks | Tuesday, 7 October

Event description

Paper Flowers Richard Brooks
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Pop-Up Shop, Newman Town Square, Lee Lane

Hiding in the vastness of the Pilbara for the past thirteen years, Richard Brooks (RIB) has made use of the generosity of space and time, the lack of interruptions and the absence of personal relationships to formulate a uniqueness and a viewpoint that might be professionally described as an autistic tick. Unconstrained from the criticisms of his peers; as there are as yet none, RIB has been free to roam to the sometimes-terrifying edges beyond cognitive acceptance and often returns with armfuls of stories to tell and gloriously unique ways of telling them. Whimsically sullen, melodically insightful and delightfully stoic RIB is the commentary the end of times needs to hear.

Along with a boot full of paint, Richard has been collecting egg cartons and hundreds of pipe cleaners.

This workshop explores the dimensions of egg carton flower building - you will make ‘mulla mulla’ and create a bouquet of flowers to put in a standing toilet paper roll vase.

Capacity limited to 15 attendees.

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For events held in the Shire of Ashburton Events Calendar » Shire of Ashburton

Regional Arts Workshops – Shire of East Pilbara

Tuesday 3rd June 2025
(Multiple Dates Between Tuesday 3rd June 2025 & Thursday 9th October 2025)

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Regional Arts Workshops – Shire of East Pilbara

Tuesday 3rd June 2025 (Multiple Dates Between Tuesday 3rd June 2025 & Thursday 9th October 2025)

Event Details

Enquiries

Event Date(s)

Tuesday 3rd June 2025
(Multiple Dates Between Tuesday 3rd June 2025 & Thursday 9th October 2025)