CANCELLED: Conversation with Richard Weller @ no.10
2024-12-07 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth)
**Due to unforseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled.**

Join us for a scintillating conversation as Richard Weller delves into his recent series of paintings. These 48 artworks in The Human Condition were inspired by the role of the human in relation to the non-human in the sixth mass extinction. Each painting features an anima and provokes us to consider different situations and layered meanings connected to that animal.

11am | Saturday, 7 December 2024

light refreshments provided

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Image: Richard Weller, Owl, 2024

OPENING: Drift Woods | Elmari Steyn @ Vasse Felix
2025-01-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ Vasse Felix, Cnr Tom Cullity Dr & Caves Rd, Cowaramup, WA, 6284, Australia
Drift Woods is a solo exhibition by Elmari Steyn featuring a considered selection of recent art works. Steyn’s unique-state etching prints take the viewer into a wandering, many-pathed narrative journey; into exquisitely detailed worlds of wonder, sadness and delight. Drawing on her background in Namibia, Steyn folds personal stories into the familiar subject matter of trees and boats, often pictured in unison. Trees and boats become places of mystery that compel the imagination. They hold memories and emotions. Tree houses and boat houses feature as evocative of the idea of home, as well as holding a sense of child-like wonder and playfulness. Throughout the works there is a frisson between transience and stasis, between putting down roots and taking to the skies or seas. Drift Woods, enables you to consider these states of stillness and movement as you enter and drift through entrancing realms of the imagination.

To be officially opened by JANET HOLMES à COURT AC

11.00 am | Sunday, 26 January 2025

Only light refreshments will be served during the formal opening in the Gallery.

To book for lunch separately, contact Vasse Felix : P. 9756 5050 or email restaurant@vassefelix.com.au

Mandorla Art Award Artists Forum
2025-02-22 10:00 - 11:30
Join us for a stimulating conversation about Mandorla’s 2026 Art Award ThemeThis forum is aimed at anyone interested in entering thematic art awards and those curious about the 2026 Mandorla Theme. It is intended to think through artistic considerations behind creating an artwork for a thematic art award and to provide additional theological commentary on the 2026 theme. Our panelists will bring their diverse perspectives to discuss approaches to entering the next Mandorla Art Award.

What is Truth?“I was afraid, because I was naked: and I hid myself”–Genesis 3:10

Date: Saturday, 22 February 2025 | 10am (AWST)Location: Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10, Douglas St, Gooyaman West PerthOnline Streaming: Via Webinar RegistrationDuration: 1.5 hours (Including questions & discussion time)Tickets: $10

If you are joining us in person, tea and coffee will be provided at the gallery.

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Panelists:Dr Glenn Morrison – Associate Professor at Notre Dame University & published authorRoss Potter – 2024 Mandorla Finalist, Kamilaroi artist based in Walyalup FremantleDr Angela McCarthy – Mandorla Chair & TheologianErin Coates – Mandorla Curator & Selection Panel Facilitator

Drylands Artist Talk #2
2025-03-01 14:00 - 15:30
Presented in association with Perth Festival, 2025

Join us to hear from Valdene Diprose and Molly Ryan. In an exciting collaboration these artists have used mycelium in the art making process.

This is an art project that builds on science, aesthetics, and lived experience. It celebrates fungi’s unique, often unseen, unrecognised presence and acknowledges its importance in the ongoing health of dryland environments.

Come along to find out more.

2pm | Saturday, 1 March 2025

refreshments provided

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Poetry Reading | Ghosts of the Wheatbelt
2025-03-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ no. 10, 10 Douglas St, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
This event will feature the reading of a series of poems against the backdrop of the Drylands exhibition. The poems have been written in response to Ghosts of the Wheatbelt, a ghostly art installation featuring knitted wire trees by contemporary WA artist Tania Spencer. This installation has inspired the publication of a book of poems by Tania Spencer and the Poets @ The Katherine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre. This book will be available for sale at the event.

Poems by: Norma Schwind, Amanda Spooner, Jennifer Catalano, Shelley Kissick, Maggie Van Putten.

To be read by: Maria Bonar, Kay Brand, William Reid, Michael Stevens, Mardi May, Rose van Sion, Shey Marque, Virginia O’Keefe.

light refreshments provided

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Image: Tania Spencer, Ghosts of the Wheatbelt, 2024-25, (detail)

TESTIMONY to the Atom Bomb | two survivors speak
2025-05-10 12:00 - 14:00
As a key part of Never Again: The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition, we are deeply honoured to present two people who have directly and personally witnessed the detonation of an atomic bomb. We believe their testimonies will provide a uniquely poignant human experience to those listening. The first is Ms Yahata Teruko, who as an eight-year-old child, experienced and survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945. Since then, she has devoted herself to sharing her experience, and inspiring us to understand what happened to our sisters and brothers on that fateful day, and how it should never be allowed to occur again. The second person is a local West Australian, Mr Bill Plewright. Mr Plewright served in Occupied Japan with HMAS Bataan in 1947-48 and visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He is also a veteran of three nuclear tests: Operation Hurricane (Montebello Islands 1952) and Operation Mosaic G1 and G2 (Montebello Islands 1956). Though both Ms Teruko and Mr Plewright are in their nineties, they are both fit, and powerful and articulate speakers.

12.00pm | Saturday, 10 May 2025

#FREE

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Image: Photo by Kazuma Hayashi, provided by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Sharing Japanese Culture and Language for Peace
2025-05-10 15:30 - 18:00
Teaching the legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Join us for the hibakusha testimony from Ms Teruko Yahata alongside a discussion around teaching Japanese language and culture facilitated by Adrian Glenmorgan. 3.30pm – 6.00pm | Saturday, 10 May 2025

#FREE

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Image: Ms. Teruko Yahata, Japanese Hibakusha/Atomic Bomb Survivor

The Atomic Age on Film
2025-05-17 15:00 - 2025-06-14 18:00
This is a series films related to the Atomic Age, carefully selected and curated by Mick Broderick.Prior to the film starting, a viewing of NEVER AGAIN: The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition is recommended. The Backlot cinema is a three minute walk from the Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10.

DATE & TIME : Saturdays @ 3.00pm17 May ON THE BEACH (1959)24 May DR STRANGELOVE (1964)7 June IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD (2016)14 June TWILIGHT TIME (2024)

VENUE : The Backlot Perth | 21 Simpson St, West Perth P. 0410 876 747

TICKETS : from $20.00

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Nuclear weapons, nuclear power, nuclear risk: local and international issues
2025-05-31 14:00 - 15:30
Take part in a timely discussion about nuclear weapons, nuclear power, and nuclear risks in WA and around the world.

With: Melissa Parke, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons; Paul Grace author of Operation Hurricane; KA Garlick, Nuclear Free WA; MC Shayan Rasaratnam and a performance by Japanese Choir Sakura クアイアさくら

This panel is part of the Never Again Exhibition. Don’t miss the accompanying film program, The Atomic Age on Film, featuring iconic films and special guests.

#FREE

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TAFE to FAME : Curator's Talk
2025-08-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ no. 10, 10 Douglas St, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
As part of the TAFE to FAME exhibition, join us to hear from Curator, Connie Petrillo on the development of the exhibition and some of its highlights.

The collaboration between City of Perth and North Metropolitan TAFE celebrates 125 years of creative education at TAFE. From its beginnings at the Perth Technical School in 1900 to the creative hub it is today, this exhibition of works by lecturers and graduates in photography, industrial design and visual art, honours the journey and impact of TAFE education in Western Australia.

As seating is limited for this event, registration is required.

#FREE

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Gallery Hours: Wed -Fri 11am-5pm | Sat 12pm-4pm

ARTIST TALK: SV.IV out of towners
2025-09-06 12:30 - 13:30
Curated by Cathy Blanchflower, Structured Visions IV presents fourteen artists from Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Thailand, working within the broad field of abstraction, who use individually developed processes to explore aspects of colour, form, space and perception.

Please join us for a walk-through of Structured Visions IV with participating artists from Melbourne and Northam, WA.

Artists will share insights into the thoughts and processes behind the creation of works for this exhibition.

Daniel Argyle . Marieke Dench . Louise Forthun . Emma Langridge . Jane O’Neill

12.30pm-1.30pm | Saturday, 6 September 2025

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IMAGES: Daniel Argyle, Untitled, 2023; Marieke Dench, Data Stream #1-3, 2025; Louise Forthun, Mauve + Ochre, 2024; Emma Langridge, Ascend, 2024; Jane O’Neill, Kalev Waterpark, 2024

Book Launch: Ningaloo by Tim Winton and Cindy Lane
2025-09-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ no. 10, 10 Douglas St, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
Join award-winning author and passionate conservationist Tim Winton, and watercolourist Cindy Lane as we celebrate the picture book Ningaloo: Australia’s Wild Wonder.

Launched by Professor Fiona Stanley AC, Tim and Cindy will dive into this incredible part of the world – home to some of the planet Earth’s rarest and most endangered creatures. From colourful coral reefs to muddy mangroves, and from enormous whale sharks to minuscule Cape Range millipedes, the biodiversity and interconnectedness of each distinctive ecosystem will fill you with wonder and awe.

Books will be available on the night courtesy of Boffins Books, and Tim and Cindy will be on hand to sign them.

About the creators

Tim Winton was born in Perth, Australia in 1960. A four-time winner of the Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted twice for the Booker Prize, Winton is a bestselling author whose work has been adapted for the stage and screen and is widely translated.

Cindy Lane is a Perth-based artist, illustrator and children’s book creator. Her first picture book, Great White Shark (written by Claire Saxby), won the Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitely Award Best Children’s Book for 2022, and Cindy was listed on the CBCA Shortlist for New Illustrator in 2022.

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PANEL DISCUSSION: SV.IV
2025-10-11 14:00 - 15:30
Please join us for an insightful discussion around the works in the current exhibition Structured Visions IV, featuring local artists

Cathy Blanchflower, Jennifer Cochrane, Alex Spremberg and Jurek Wybraniec.

To be hosted by Barbara Bolt, Professor in Contemporary Arts and Culture at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at The University of Melbourne.

2.00pm-3.30pm | Saturday, 11 October 2025

#FREE

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IMAGES: Daniel Argyle, Untitled, 2023; Marieke Dench, Data Stream #1-3, 2025; Louise Forthun, Mauve + Ochre, 2024; Emma Langridge, Ascend, 2024; Jane O’Neill, Kalev Waterpark, 2024

Art for Aid: Public Open Day
2025-10-26 10:00 - 17:00
Art for Aid is a fundraising event to raise much-needed funds for medical and humanitarian aid for those whose lives have been devastated by war.

A special ticketed event is being held on 25 October (SOLD OUT), however the Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10 will be open to the public on Sunday, 26 October from 10am to 5pm, with interactive activities and opportunities to learn more about Palestinian culture. Donation on entry.

“We are proud to support Art for Aid. The response from the arts community has been deeply moving. Artists give so much of themselves, and in this case, they are giving to people facing unimaginable conditions. This is a small but meaningful way to stand with our medical colleagues and the people of Gaza.” Janet Holmes à Court AC

All proceeds are going to Perth Doctors Medical Aid for Palestine, working with charities to support children and their families in Gaza.

For all enquiries, please email : perthdoctorsartforaid@gmail.com

CATALOGUE

Click HERE to read more about Perth Doctors Medical Aid for Palestine

Art for Aid cover artwork: Luisa Hansal, ‘Spells’ (detail), 2021, © the artist.

ARTIST+Curator's TALK
2025-11-29 14:00 - 16:00
Join us for an intimate conversation with artist Marcus Beilby and curator Connie Petrillo as they explore the themes and processes behind The Real and the Remembered .

This rare opportunity offers insight into Beilby’s photorealist practice spanning nearly five decades, from his earliest work “Whatever Happened to Sunday Mournings” (1979) to the luminous “Yellow Room” (2025). Discover how everyday objects—a shovel, a broom, a yellow room—are transformed through patient observation into meditations on memory and time.

Following the discussion, enjoy a guided tour of the exhibition where Marcus will share the stories behind individual works and his approach to capturing that liminal space between the real and the remembered. This is a unique chance to hear directly from an artist who has worked with quiet dedication toward this moment, building a body of work that asks us to reconsider how we see the ordinary world around us.

Each painting in this exhibition is a small act of preservation, a way of holding time still.

2pm – 4pm | Saturday, 29th November 2025

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IMAGE: Whatever Happened to Sunday Mourning, 1979 Oil on linen 118 x 141 cm

GALLERY HOURS:

Wed–Fri 11am – 5pm | Sat 12pm – 4pm | 8 November – 13 December 2025

TIME to BURN @ Vasse Felix
2026-04-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ Vasse Felix, Cnr Tom Cullity Dr & Caves Rd, Cowaramup, WA, 6284, Australia
Time to Burn, an exhibition bringing together artists responding to urgent environmental concerns surrounding contemporary forest management.

Curated by Christine Gregory, Time to Burn examines current fire management practices, with a focus on aerial prescribed burning in Western Australia’s Great Southern and South West regions.

Through artistic and community perspectives, the exhibition explores the environmental, cultural, and ecological consequences of these methods.

“The Southwest forests are a biodiversity hotspot, with many unique plants and animals existing nowhere else on Earth, yet they are under threat from many angles including inappropriate fire management. The WA Government should take inspiration from these artists, and be creative, considered and informed in re envisioning fire management in the Southwest to protect both nature and communities.” Jess Boyce, Director Western Australian Forrest Alliance (WAFA) https://wafa.org.au/about-us/

The exhibition aims to provoke informed dialogue and encourage alternative approaches to fire management, highlighting the irreversible damage caused by prevailing practices. Time to Burn asks a vital question: how can we protect both our communities and the natural environment—before time runs out?

The exhibition features Western Australian artists Kate Campbell-Pope, Annette Davis, Elizabeth Edmonds, Peter Hill, Sandra Hill, Paul Moncrieff, Kim Perrier, Ben Pushman, Tania Spencer, Monique Tippett, Peter Usher, and Tony Windberg.

The exhibition is part of the South West Biennial 2026 run by Bunbury Regional Art Gallery.

To be officially opened by JANET HOLMES à COURT AC

11.00 am | Sunday, 12th April 2026

Click HERE to Register for Official Opening

Only light refreshments will be served during the formal opening in the Gallery.

To book for lunch separately, contact Vasse Felix : P. 9756 5050 or email restaurant@vassefelix.com.au

Image credit: Peter Hill, New Day, 2024, oil paint on burnt Marri timber

Ron Nyisztor ARTIST TALK @ no.10
2026-04-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Holmes à Court Gallery @ no. 10, 10 Douglas St, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
Join us for an insightful discussion with Ron Nyisztor around the works in his exhibition Hope Valley Road : an Autobiography

This project refers to the deserted neighbourhood as motivation for a visual autobiography, an alternative, extreme self-portrait. A likeness that is comprised from the depiction of motor vehicles associated with his journey, stalled vestiges, trained on any other horizon.

The artist grew up in this locality and considers the romantic connotations of the road’s namesake to be at odds with its aquired bleakness. Although the locality presents many conflicting sentiments, it has been referential, providing inspiration throughout the artist’s career.

If you’re wanting to hear more from the artist, as he unpacks how an exhibition of vehicle depictions, intriguing names and an overall unique idea of a ‘self-portrait’ encompasses who Ron Nyisztor is; then this is the perfect event for you!

2.00pm – 3.30pm | Saturday, 18 April 2026

Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10 // Douglas Street, West Perth

#FREE

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GALLERY HOURS :

Wed–Fri 11am – 5pm | Sat 12pm – 4pm | 20 March – 24 April 2026

CLOSED: Sun-Tues & Public Holidays (inc. Good Friday 3 April & ANZAC Day 25 April)

IMAGES: Ron Nyisztor, Served Dumbstruck, 2026, 150×150, Oil On Canvas

Artist Talks: First Session
2026-05-16 14:00 - 15:30
Join us for an engaging series of free artist talks with a diverse selection of our Mandorla finalists. Facilitated by Mandorla Curator Erin Coates, these talks will give insights into the processes, techniques and ideas behind selected works in the 2026 Mandorla Art Award exhibition.

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2pm-3:30pm Saturday 16 May

Ellen Norrish

Eva Fernandez

Britt Mikkelsen

Adam Hisham Ismail

Artist Talks: Second Session (inc. Closing Celebration)
2026-05-30 13:00 - 14:30
Join us for an engaging series of free artist talks with a diverse selection of our Mandorla finalists. Facilitated by Mandorla Curator Erin Coates, these talks will give insights into the processes, techniques and ideas behind selected works in the 2026 Mandorla Art Award exhibition.

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1pm-2:30pm Saturday 30 May

Jo Darbyshire

Brett Nannup

Joshua Brew

Gera Woltjer

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Voices in Voluntary Assisted Dying
2026-06-18 10:00 - 11:30
Join us in person to understand more of this end-of-life choice, exploring voices and stories around voluntary assisted dying. You will be joined by a voluntary assisted dying doctor, care navigator, pharmacist and a person with lived experience in caring for a loved one through this journey.

Offered alongside the The Power of Choice exhibition, an extraordinary project from Julian Kingma one of Australia’s most accomplished portrait photographers in partnership with Go Gentle Australia. Julian visually shares the stories of the people who choose voluntary assisted dying, their loved ones and health professionals who care for them through deeply intimate portraits.

Julian Kingma | The Power Of Choice – Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10

It’s a chance to listen, share, and understand this end-of-life choice from real perspectives. Come along, ask questions, and be part of a meaningful conversation.

Light morning tea provided.

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Presented by WA VAD Statewide Care Navigator Service

The WA VAD Statewide Care Navigator Service can be contact by email and phone during standard work hours (8:30am – 5:00pm).

Email: VADcarenavigator@health.wa.gov.auPhone: (08) 9431 2755

Clinician Voices in Voluntary Assisted Dying
2026-06-24 17:30 - 19:00
Join us in person to exploring voices and experience in voluntary assisted dying. You will be joined by voluntary assisted dying professionals providing education and sharing their experience of what this end-of-life choice looks like in practice.

Offered alongside the The Power of Choice exhibition, an extraordinary project from Julian Kingma one of Australia’s most accomplished portrait photographers in partnership with Go Gentle Australia. Julian visually shares the stories of the people who choose voluntary assisted dying, their loved ones and health professionals who care for them through deeply intimate portraits.

Julian Kingma | The Power Of Choice – Holmes à Court Gallery @ no.10

As patient demand for this choice grows exponentially, this is an opportunity for health professionals to consider how this legally available choice impacts your own practice and support informed patient care from real perspectives.

Light supper provided.

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Presented by WA VAD Statewide Care Navigator Service

The WA VAD Statewide Care Navigator Service can be contact by email and phone during standard work hours (8:30am – 5:00pm).

Email: VADcarenavigator@health.wa.gov.auPhone: (08) 9431 2755

Opening: Hope Valley Road – an autobiography by Ron Nyisztor @ Vasse Felix
2026-07-05 11:00 - 12:00
After its debut @ no.10, Hope Valley Road – an autobiography by Ron Nyisztor hits the road and travels to Vasse Felix.

This is an exhibition of Ron Nyisztor’s most recent project. Hope Valley Road once traversed the Kwinana industrial and Wattleup areas toward Mandogalup. In former times it ran from the coast through Banksia bush land, semi-rural properties and market gardens.

Present day Hope Valley Road is a detoured and restricted non-thoroughfare. The picturesque properties were vacated years ago; it seems their proximity to industrial plumes became highlighted and re-zoning was implemented.

The artist grew up in this locality and considers the romantic connotations of the road’s namesake to be at odds with its bleakness. Although the locality presents many conflicting sentiments, it has often been referential and provided an inspirational backdrop throughout the artist’s career.

This project refers to the deserted neighbourhood as motivation for a visual autobiography. It’s an alternative, extreme self-portrait; a likeness that is comprised from the depiction of motor vehicles associated with his journey. Stalled vestiges trained on any other horizon; each remnant having acquired status in the subject’s psyche serves to illustrate intimate exposés and confidential experiences.

For exhibition enquiries, sales, interviews, further information and images available for reproduction, contact : hacgallery@heytesbury.com.au | P. +61 8 6217 2640

To be officially opened by Janet Holmes à Court AC

11.00am | Sunday, 5th July 2026

Only light refreshments will be served during the formal opening in the Gallery.

To book for lunch separately, contact Vasse Felix : P. 9756 5050 or email restaurant@vassefelix.com.au

#FREE

NOTE: TICKET PRINTOUT NOT REQUIRED

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Poetry Open Mic Night @ no.10
2026-07-10 18:00 - 19:30
Join us for an evening of poetic verse inspired by Julian Kingma’s powerful photographic exhibition, The POWER of CHOICE.

Throughout the night, poets will present original and chosen works responding to the photographs, exploring themes of compassion, courage and humanity.

Friday, 10 July 2026

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Enjoy great vibes, drinks & live performances all night.

TICKETS: $10/head | Includes a glass of wine on entry

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