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Evelyn White, 91, exhibiting at the Narrogin Art Group 60th anniversary show at NEXIS.

Picture perfectVibrant birthday show illustrates group’s artistic journey

It’s almost time for the Narrogin Art Group to wrap up the pots, fold the fabrics and take down the pictures at its 60th anniversary exhibition which has been a huge undertaking — as well as a super success.

Claire Middleton

The Shawshank Redemption is touring to Perth in 2027.

TheatreShawshank prison touring to Subi stage

Get busy living or get busy dying with news that the celebrated stage adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption is coming to Australia. 

Tanya MacNaughton

Leila Josefowicz and John Novacek on tour for Musica Viva in The Fairy's Kiss

Classical liveWar clouds frame dramatic repertoire

Violinist Leila Josefowicz and pianist John Novacek ignite Subiaco’s Regal Theatre for Musica Viva.

David Cusworth

The West Australian Pulse 2026 artist Axel Wood with his artwork Pray for Peace, Prepare for War at AGWA.

PulseBrutal battleground captured on canvas

A 19-year-old landscaper from Wembley Downs behind a three-part portrait exploring the balance of conflict and unity behind rugby has been selected as part of this year’s The West Australian Pulse exhibition.

Harriet Flinn

Lena Grayson, Laura Leach, Jen Croston and Toni Gunning during rehearsals at the Spectrum Theatre.

Stage is setBirch’s play set to shock and surprise at Spectrum Theatre

The Spectrum Theatre’s latest production opens on July 17 and is a hard-hitting contemporary play by Alice Birch that is a departure from the theatre’s usual offering.

Claire Middleton

Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company artistic director Maitland Schnaars (centre) with the cast of At What Cost?

TheatreIdentity more than just a claim

Yirra Yaakin artistic director Maitland Schnaars has been a longtime fan of Nathan Maynard whose unflinching play At What Cost? explores belonging, identity and cultural ownership in contemporary Australia.

Tanya MacNaughton

Erin Coates in the engine room of Albany's Historic Whaling Station with her sculptural piece Soft Bones.

inspirePremiumErin Coates explores intersection of humans and nature

The ocean and its inhabitants hold many mysteries, and Erin Coates is captivated by them. 

Jacki Elezovich

The Forty Years of Fire Dreaming exhibiton showcases works from Warlukurlangu Artists.

ARTForty Years of Fire Dreaming on show in Yallingup

In line with NAIDOC Week, Yallingup Aboriginal Art is presenting a major exhibition celebrating the remarkable legacy of Warlukurlangu Artists based in the Northern Territory. 

Madelin Hayes

The Margaret River Region Open Studios Perth launch.

ArtMargaret River Region Open Studios Event Guides available

The 13th annual Margaret River Region Open Studios was officially launched in Perth at Linton and Kay Galleries Cottesloe on the weekend, and the 2026 Event Guides are now available.

Craig Duncan

Penny Bovell at the opening of the Underneath/Overlooked exhibition at Arts Narrogin.

Grout expectationsTile me a story! Exhibition showcases the style of Scolaro

An exhibition which opened in Narrogin on Saturday is revealing the undercover secrets of many WA homes.

Claire Middleton

Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling presented by Neil Gooding Productions and Woodward Productions. Directed by Lee Lewis.

TheatreSteel Magnolias proves some stories don’t need reinventing

Few stories can make an audience roar with laughter one moment and reach for tissues the next. Steel Magnolias remains one of them.

Megan French

Chloe-Jean Vincent in The Diary Of Anne Frank.

TheatreTimeless true story returns to Perth stage

As a Jewish person, Chloe-Jean Vincent regards it as both a privilege and a responsibility to tell the story of Anne Frank in the titular role of Drew Anthony Creative production, The Diary Of Anne Frank.

Tanya MacNaughton

Narrogin’s young photographer Casey Jacobs will follow up his first landscape-centric exhibition with a portfolio focusing on WA trees.

happy snapperNarrogin snapper hooks $8k fellowship to capture trees of WA

A budding Narrogin photographer with a keen eye for landscapes has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to produce a unique body of work depicting WA’s trees.

Melissa Sheil

Samuel Hood’s Strathgarry crew from the 1910s with the captain’s terrier central to the portrait on the Scottish steamer.

Sea creaturesPhotographic trailblazer illustrates role of much-loved pets

The role of animals at sea is the subject of an exhibition at Albany’s Historic Whaling Station which opened on July 1.

Claire Middleton

Anja Bihlmaier conducts WA Symphony Orchestra in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto at Winthrop Hall on Friday.

Classical livePremiumMajestic Mendelssohn fills Winthrop Hall

Assured tone and execution make easy listening with violinist Benjamin Beilman, conductor Anja Bihlmaier and WA Symphony Orchestra.

David Cusworth

Matt Edgerton will lead Black Swan State Theatre Company in 2027.

TheatrePremiumLeading theatre company into its next chapter

Black Swan State Theatre Company has appointed acclaimed Australian theatre maker Matt Edgerton as the new artistic director of WA’s flagship theatre company.

Tanya MacNaughton

Sydney Dance Company dancers perform Love Lock by Melanie Lane.

DancePremiumBuilding a world of love and dance

Sydney Dance Company triple bill Engine is touring WA, featuring choreographic works by SDC artistic director Rafael Bonachela, WAAPA alumna Melanie Lane and Berlin-based Spanish choreographer Fran Diaz.

Tanya MacNaughton

Community members at the opening of Christian Fletcher’s A moment of stillness exhibition in Saltwater

A Moment of StillnessPremiumCommunity turns out for a moment of stillness

The Busselton community turned out for a moment of stillness at Saltwater’s first ever exhibition, hosted by award-winning photographer Christian Fletcher.

Craig Duncan

South Coast Chair Repair's Barry Clay on the tools.

Chair repairPremiumSoggy bottom? Baker turned upholsterer can fix your chair

Tucked away on Chester Pass Road is a shop-come-workshop where Barry Clay produces his magic, taking the rotten, the broken and the grimy and restoring them to their former glory.

Claire Middleton

Anthony Turner (top left), Olivia Roberts (top right), Adrian Hardy (bottom left) and Averil Dean (bottom right) are featured in the exhibition.

albany 2026Portraits and stories go hand in hand to show Menang history

The faces and stories of Menang and community elders will adorn the Albany Town Hall for the next month, the product of two years of hard work by photographer Nic Duncan and Menang elder Carol Pettersen.

Jacki Elezovich

Rick Sneeuwjagt is one of two artists whose work is on display in the Manjimup Art Gallery.

Brushes with NaturePremiumFormer Pemberton forester featured in Manjimup exhibiton

More than 50 years after falling in love with Pemberton’s Karri forests, former forester Rick Sneeuwjagt has returned to the region to share a collection of paintings celebrating those very landscapes. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Nic Duncan and Carol Pettersen at the Albany Town Hall ahead of the opening of Binalup, Menang: First Light, First People.

Albany 2026Noongar stories front and centre in new Town Hall exhibition

The Albany Town Hall was full on Friday night as the Binalup, Menang: First Light, First People exhibition — a photographic showcase of Albany’s Noongar community — was officially opened to the public.

Jacki Elezovich

Doric String Quartet violinists Maia Cabeza and Ying Xue, clarinettist Lloyd Van't Hoff, violist Emma Wernig and cellist John Myerscough play on tour for Musica Viva.

Classical livePremiumClarinet antics add gloss to strings

Lloyd Van’t Hoff and Doric String Quartet on tour with Musica Viva at Subiaco’s Regal Theatre.

David Cusworth

Cellist Ivan Karizna plays an encore of Giovanni Sollima’s Lamentatio at Winthrop Hall on Friday.

Classical livePremiumKarizna charisma ignites Winthrop Hall

Cellist and WA Symphony Orchestra radiate romance with Schumann and Brahms at Winthrop Hall.

David Cusworth