Perth

Perth Arts

Perth’s arts life reaches from rehearsal rooms and community choirs to contemporary dance, printmaking, glass, writing and theatre-making. You can sing musical-theatre repertoire in four-part harmony, learn a new dance style, join an orchestra, develop a script or work with specialist presses and materials. There are also practical places for recording, podcasting, filming and production, alongside artists who accept commissions and educators who bring creative work into schools, workplaces and community settings.

Across Boorloo (Perth) and its suburbs, established organisations sit alongside independent practitioners and welcoming groups. The selection below brings together ways to make, perform, learn, collaborate and support the arts, with participation details kept alongside the relevant offering.

🎶 Music & Singing

WA Show Choir

This Woodlands community choir sings musical-theatre and movie repertoire in four-part harmony. Weekly rehearsals welcome members without auditions, making the group a straightforward way to sing with others while working on arranged ensemble material.

48 Lombardy St, Woodlands, WA · ☎ 0414 348 968

Amoré Music and Performing Arts

Amoré combines individual tuition and group classes for children, teenagers and adults. Lessons cover singing, piano, guitar, drums, violin and flute, while performing-arts programmes add musical theatre, songwriting, acting, movement and ensemble work.

Osborne Park, WA

South Side Symphony Orchestra

This community orchestra rehearses in Ardross and presents regular concerts spanning orchestral standards, opera, film music and contemporary music. Musicians of varied ages and experience levels are welcome; some instrument vacancies recommend AMEB Grade 6 standard.

Ardross, WA

🩰 Dance & Choreography

Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia

Co3 is a contemporary dance company combining performance with teaching activity. Its Dance Camp brings teaching artists and company dancers together with young people aged 9–20 for technique, composition tasks and work drawn from company repertoire.

King Street Arts Centre, 357-365 Murray Street, Perth WA 6000

STRUT Dance

As the National Choreographic Centre of WA, STRUT presents contemporary dance and offers beginner and professional contemporary classes and workshops. Its Perth base at King Street Arts Centre connects training with choreographic and performance activity.

First Floor, King Street Arts Centre, 365 Murray St, Perth, WA · ☎ 08 9321 4066

Perth International Dance

Perth International Dance runs regular traditional and international folk-dance sessions around Perth. It also delivers workshops in schools and festivals, school choreography and occasional demonstration performances. First-time participants are welcomed at regular sessions.

Perth metropolitan area, WA

Western Australian Social Dancers Association

This community not-for-profit organisation promotes social dancing across Perth and Western Australia. Its iDance Perth programme runs beginner-friendly Modern Jive classes at Shenton Park Community Centre.

Shenton Park Community Centre, 240 Onslow Road, Shenton Park, WA

🎭 Theatre & Performance

Garrick Theatre Club

Garrick Theatre Club is a community theatre organisation with membership opportunities for people interested in theatre. Its Teens at Garrick programme is for young people aged 13–18 who want to work on stage or backstage.

Guildford, WA

blue joy theatre co.

This independent theatre company brings together makers, producers, writers, directors and performers to develop and stage theatre. Its collaborator network supports productions, creative developments, labs, residencies, workshops and community-led projects.

Boorloo (Perth), WA

Bright Side Productions

Bright Side Productions develops and presents new works, including comedy and theatre projects. Alongside producing, it hosts workshops for artists and runs creative-development opportunities for emerging theatre makers.

Perth, WA

WAFF Collective

WAFF Collective connects theatre, literature and visual arts through performances, readings, exhibitions and creative workshops. Its work includes Perth French Theatre, French-language holiday programmes for children and cultural gatherings open to French speakers, learners and other communities.

Perth, WA

Perth Theatre and Concert Hall Learning and Engagement

Perth Youth Theatre and Perth Youth Musical Theatre provide weekly classes for ages 5–18. The youth programme also includes backstage training in sound, lighting and costume, with participants working alongside theatre makers and musicians to create performance work.

Perth, WA

Perth Academy of Performing Arts

Perth Academy of Performing Arts runs acting, musical-theatre and film classes for children, teenagers and adults across Woodvale, Wembley, Yangebup and Fremantle. Weekly training and school-holiday workshops include acting and musical theatre for ages 5–18, as well as adult classes.

30 Chichester Dr, Woodvale, WA · ☎ 08 6185 1320

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

WAAPA offers performing-arts education in acting, music, dance, music theatre, opera, production, design and arts management. Its short courses include weekend and holiday practical tuition in acting, singing, music, dance and music theatre.

Perth, WA

🎨 Visual Artists & Studios

Miriam Atkinson

Perth artist and educator Miriam Atkinson offers art classes, workshops and tuition alongside commissioned works. Her portfolio and workshop programme provide ways to engage with both her own practice and guided art learning.

Perth, WA · ☎ 0434 330 864

The Wild Brush Art Studio

The Wild Brush delivers art-play sessions, homeschool and after-school classes, adult art classes, tutoring and creative workshops in painting, drawing and mixed media. The studio also accepts commissions for homes, businesses and community spaces.

Northern suburbs of Perth, WA

Michelle Saleeba Art

Michelle Saleeba works with visual art, material processes and community-based creative projects as an artist, psychologist and arts-in-health facilitator. She welcomes commissioned artworks, creative collaborations and tailored workshops across Perth and regional WA.

Perth, WA

Anna McEachran

Painter and illustrator Anna McEachran works across portraiture, figurative and abstract-figurative painting, expressionism, book illustration and event illustration. She accepts commissions and collaborations for commercial and individual clients.

Perth, WA

🧵 Craft & Making

Swan River Print Studio

This artist-run not-for-profit studio supports contemporary printmaking with shared professional facilities, specialist presses, mentoring, peer learning and workshops. Access is available to members and, by arrangement, for artist projects, giving printmakers a dedicated place to develop work.

58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross, Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia

For Arts Sake

For Arts Sake is an adult-focused creative studio offering hands-on classes, short courses and workshops. Sessions range across drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, clay, papercraft and wearable art.

Highgate, WA

Possums Run Glass Art

Run by stained-glass artist Penny, this Jarrahdale Hills studio offers small-group full-day and half-day workshops. It also creates bespoke glass-art commissions and provides design advice for people developing a tailored piece.

Jarrahdale Hills, WA

Creative Native Perth

Creative Native offers Aboriginal art workshops led by local Aboriginal artists. Painting, storytelling and cultural context come together in hands-on sessions designed for groups and organisations seeking creative activity and cultural learning.

Perth, WA

🎬 Photography, Film & Digital Arts

The Hen House Rehearsal Studios

The Hen House provides rehearsal, recording, podcast and DJ studios in Osborne Park. Its Perth site has 17 studios across two warehouses, including self-service podcast and DJ rooms alongside recording facilities for musicians and creators.

Unit 3 and Unit 10 Rowallan St, Osborne Park, WA · ☎ 0407 442 726 (call or text)

Magic Studios

Magic Studios is a Perth production studio with three purpose-built studios for podcasting, content creation and professional audio production. Its services include music recording, voiceovers, audiobooks, podcasting, video production, editing and livestreams.

Perth, WA

Vision Studios

Vision Studios offers music rehearsal rooms equipped with PA systems and microphones, as well as recording facilities using digital recording equipment. Additional music-production services support projects beyond the rehearsal room.

Perth, WA

✍️ Writing & Storytelling

Peter Cowan Writers Centre

Based at Edith Cowan University’s Joondalup campus, the Peter Cowan Writers Centre supports Perth’s creative-writing community through monthly writing groups, workshops, courses and events. It offers regular settings for writers to develop and share work.

Edith Cowan House, Building 20, 270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup WA 6027

The Literature Centre

This not-for-profit creative-learning organisation helps young people discover, create and share stories. Working with authors and illustrators, it delivers literature and writing programmes across Western Australia.

First Floor, 25 Francis St, Perth WA 6000 · ☎ 1300 067 044

🛠️ Creative Spaces & Stagecraft

Matrix Productions Australia

Matrix Productions supplies technical production for concerts, stage shows and other productions across Perth and surrounding areas. Its services include sound, lighting, audiovisual equipment, staging, trussing, draping and dance floors, with equipment hire, planning, installation and technical support.

Perth and surrounding areas, WA · ☎ 08 9371 1551 (sales and hire enquiries)

🏛️ Arts Organisers & Community Connections

Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

PICA’s learning programme offers artist-led workshops and hands-on making sessions through PICA Hub for schools and education groups. Current visual-art practice, materials, processes and ideas provide the starting points for creative participation.

Northbridge, WA

Perth’s creative opportunities can be as social as they are hands-on: join a choir or orchestra, try folk or contemporary dance, make prints and glass, develop writing, or bring a production from rehearsal to recording and stage. Audiences can also support the artists and companies whose work grows through workshops, performances, exhibitions and community projects.

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