Arts Margaret River exists to support and nurture the work of artists across all disciplines, and to foster a love of the arts within our community.
For millennia, people have gathered to create; weaving, sewing and painting everyday objects while sharing stories and supporting each other and their communities.
For millennia, people have gathered to create; weaving, sewing and painting everyday objects while sharing stories and supporting each other and their communities.
The Margaret River Theatre Group are thrilled to host Aden Date from Only The Human, Perth - a school of improvised comedy, offering a range of improvised courses and workshops, taught by internationally trained improvisers!
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including a wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin), in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors.
The Margaret River Theatre Group are thrilled to host Aden Date from Only The Human, Perth in a fun filled supportive full day Improvisation Workshop followed by a performance in the evening!
Paul is a great admirer of the musical talent in the Margaret River area. Creating music with talented people is a joy, so he has invited some of his talented friends to perform. Come see who will be performing with him.
Musical partners and collaborators, Wolfgang Mozart and Maria-Anna Mozart played together before Kings and Queens, and were the talk of Europe. What happened to her? Forced into retirement by age 16 because she was a woman, a stunning new investigation explores why she was retired against her will and the explosive theory: did Maria-Anna Mozart continue to compose in secret?
An embodied dance immersion in illuminated art, to discover the lumen-essence within.
In 2022, Australian mountaineer Ken Hutt (63), set off to do something that's never been done before - to climb and then fly a solo paraglider from Mt Everest, all in the name of raising funds and awareness for Rotary's End Polio Now campaign. Dr Joe Carter (Senior Lecturer in Film and TV) filmed and directed the documentary, researching and filming in some of Australia's best paragliding locations and for 3 months on location in the Nepalese Himalaya. Fly from Everest is an epic story of adventure, sacrifice and daring - with an incredible ending no-one saw coming.
Expect uplifting songs about love, a little mischief and living a sweet happy life!
Do you find others often open up to you and share their problems, sometimes distressing situations, and ask you what you think they should do?
Join us for an enlightening event as we celebrate the launch of Climate and Life on Earth, the latest work by acclaimed Margaret River author and researcher Peter Lane.
Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy takes on a similar facade. Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.
MGT is designed to connect new talent and seasoned professionals alike, to exciting opportunities and potential collaborations.
SEEN is a groundbreaking feature-length documentary that not only explores the transformative power of personal healing for parents but also delves into the scientifically supported effects of such healing on parenting and its impact on child brain development.
From the creators of “The Alphabet of Awesome Science” comes a brand-new multi-award winning family show…
From the creators of “The Alphabet of Awesome Science” comes a brand-new multi-award winning family show…
Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.
In the dusty country town of Upson Downs, 11-year-old Annie Shearer and her best friend Runt are inseparable. Runt can perform the most astonishing tricks, yet this is something that only Annie knows since Runt tends to get a little shy around other humans.
Block printing is an archaic form of printmaking, using hand carved blocks to transfer the ink to fabric on its raised surface. The result is often a bold pattern based print, it can be very simple and fun, or you can get quite technical with it.
An Interactive Detective Story, told with Puppetry, Where the Kids Help Solve the Case!
How many things can you do with a piece of paper? This workshop is based on Bunraku-style puppetry, a traditional Japanese form of theatre which involves multiple puppeteers working closely together to operate one puppet. Workshop participants will start by making a unique puppet out of paper. They will then learn techniques for bringing their puppet to life, either as individuals or as a team. Each group will work on short performances which are presented to the group.
An Interactive Detective Story, told with Puppetry, Where the Kids Help Solve the Case!
A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen.
Cyanotype is an easy print making process, which uses the exposure of sunlight to create bold white and Prussian Blue images, with a focus on shape form and silhouette.
Presented by The Little PressBe guided through modern calligraphy, and typographic art techniques as we use a brush lettering pen to create an expressive art print. In the workshop we will use a watercolour brush lettering pen, (which participants will get to take home) which you can add watercolour to, allowing for soft watery hues, or...
Artists are invited to submit works that communicate and showcase the power of storytelling and the unique sense of place that is Wadandi Boodja through their chosen medium.
A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen.
The world's most renowned surfing cinematographer, Jack McCoy, spends two years following two of the world's greatest surfers: Andy Irons, a highly competetive and driven surfer, set on beating Kelly Slater and winning the world title, and Dave "Rasta" Rastovich, a free surfer who is more about the soul of surfing. The result: Blue Horizon, a documentary made to bring surf movies back to the big screen, where "they truly belong".
Get ready to Romp-Bomp-A-Stomp with everyone’s favourite Dinosaur in this extravaganza of show stopping songs, including all The Wiggles greatest hits like Rock-A-Bye Your Bear, Hot Potato & Do the Propeller!
The Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival, the largest regional literary event in WA, is back bigger than ever in 2025. The three-day storytelling spectacular features top Australian authors, journalists, innovators and big thinkers.
Presented by World Expeditions, the 2025 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a 3 hour celebration of the mountain and adventure sport world. Sharing the most exhilarating short films from explorers, runners, mountain bikers, skiers, paddlers and climbers from around the globe.
With only four weeks since the auditions our semifinalists have been rehearsing their acts for the second show of MGT.
Australia’s most iconic comedy tour is hitting the road for a huge 27th year!
Bringing together the brightest stars from the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we’re delivering top-tier humour straight to your town!
Margaret River Region’s Got so much Talent it will be hard for our panel of industry judges to decide who to choose.
The exhibition features 35 works, each 40x40cm, chosen by a panel made up of artists Bernardine Hine and Edwina Cherry and curator Jacquie Nichols Reeves. The exhibition demonstrates the scope and variety of stitched and layered textiles. Materials used range from cotton and silk to paper and cardboard and even shoelaces! Techniques include: hand and machine stitching, digital printing, needle felting, gelatine printing, plant - dyeing, collage and painting. The works address many different themes with diverse interpretations and styles. Australia Wide Nine is an initiative of Ozquilt Network Inc. whose mission is to raise the status and profile of art quilters, art quilts and art quilt making in Australia.
