Exhibitions opening & live music, Saturday 9 May 2026, from 4PM! Get down early to enjoy a stunner winter sunset over the Derbal Yerrigan + full bar, great food & FREE entry as always. ☆☆☆ Gallery 1: RITA 3: Fit for PeopleSpiros Panigirakis, Katie West, Deborah Halpern, curated by Jeremy Eaton & Andrew Atchison Fit […]

PHIL STROUD TRIO, MONTANA (live), PAMIKA (dj)

We are currently seeking applications for a new studio tenant in Mandoon Helena, Studio Five A 3.1 x 4m studio space in the heart of our cultural precinct here at Goolugatup Heathcote. Suited to artists, non-for-profits, art organisations and creatives. Applications close Friday July 17, 5pm

✨ WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ✨ Have you visited exhibitions, workshops, events, artist studios or community programs at Goolugatup Heathcote lately? Your feedback will help shape upcoming initiatives at this venue! We’re running a short survey to learn more about: 🎨 what you’re loving or what could be improved 🌿 how you connect with the space 💡 what you’d like […]

Join us on Saturday, 9 May from 5pm, to celebrate the opening of our May-July season of programming: Gallery 1: ACCURSED SHARING Kartika Laili Ahmad, Thomas Brown, Chandler Abrahams & Valentina Sartori A group exhibition of Western Australian artists, curated by Goolugatup Curator Paul Boye. Painting, video and light at the edge of built environmental […]

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Melville Open Studios is a community-based event where Creatives, living and working within the City of Melville, open up their studios, galleries, creative spaces and popup hubs to the public. Our annual event invites the public to see Creatives at work, engage with the process and of course purchase directly from the Artists themselves. It […]

Please join us for an artist talk with Pascale Giorgi in conversation with curator Paul Boye, discussing her current exhibition at Goolugatup Gallery. Saturday 25 April, 2pm Free to attend Light refreshments provided ⋆ Worst Hits, Pascale Giorgi In this new solo exhibition, Pascale Giorgi brings together a body of sculptural works formed through a […]

The Gyinning Residency Program is an annual schedule of studio residencies on site at Goolugatup Heathcote, open to Western Australian visual artists and collectives. Artists are selected each year through an open-call application. We are currently seeking applications to the program, until Friday 3 April, 5pm.

R. Rebeiro, Josten Myburgh & Jules Reidy, Patience

Durrant/Gallio (UK/CH), Simon Charles, Raras Sukardi, Izzy French

Goolugatup Sounds – ANU (NTS / UK), Elizabeta, Sara T

Jessee Lee Johns | Dismantle, Jess Day | post 2 post, Paul Boyé & Ella Valentine x Sounds 28

Home Frequencies: Ẹ Káàbọ̀ – Artist Talk & Improv Jam

Stefano Pilia, Riccardo la Foresta, Anthony Pateras & Zoe Koong

Electroforming Workshop with Amy Perejuan-Capone‍ * * * Saturday 1 November, 10:30am-2:30pm Goolugatup Gallery Limited to 12 participants only Ages 18+ $125 per person (Materials and light refreshments provided) –~*~– Inspired by Amy Perejuan-Capone’s installation of electroformed bees, ‘Vdes,’ in 2025’s Melville Contemporary, this workshop will be a day of observing the delicate details of […]

Exhibitions opening & live music, 5pm Saturday, 20 September 2025. FREE entry, with full bar, great food, & spectacular views over the Derbal Yerrigan.

Ayo Busari, Melanija, DJ Sliding Doors

Join Paul Boye (Goolugatup Gallery Curator) and Robert Cook (AGWA Curator) in discussion on the final day of ‘The world is all cut-outs then’. The discussion will concern Michael Snow’s Solar Breath (Northern Caryatids), on loan from The Art Gallery of Western Australia State Collection. Both speakers converge in their interest of the film, Snow’s broader oeuvre and contemplative, […]

Come and join us as we meet and chat with Craig Middleton the author of ‘Queering the Museum’.

Attend the full sequence of Jimi DePriest & Nate Wood’s soft robotics sculpture, Critical Mass

The Digital Art Program (DAP) promotes contemporary art that engages, questions or challenges digital technology. This includes, but is not limited to the following: computer generated imagery; digital collage; animation; moving image / screen-based work; interactive or immersive installation practices; expanded cinema; post-internet art, use of generative AI; virtual and augmented reality; 3D printing The […]

An old Chinese poem tells of how tree branches wanted to pierce the sky, but only managed to poke a few small holes. In Beijing Realism, Chinese artists are these branches, and they offer us glimpses into the way history plays itself out in everyday life, through the Cultural Revolution, the one child policy, economic […]

Artist Ilona McGuire presents a solo exhibition to mark the conclusion of her residency at Goolugatup. Evolving from her recent explorations in natural pigment, Ilona reconditions the white cube gallery space to bring consciousness to the unseen ancient pre-existences beneath. Through charcoal drawing and ochre painting – powerful ceremonial and cultural materials – Ilona considers […]

Blood Knows, Elsa Bignell & Annika Moses, DJ Pex

Exhibitions opening & live music, 5pm Saturday, 26 July 2025. FREE entry, with full bar, great food, & spectacular views over the Derbal Yerrigan. ☆☆☆ The world is all cut-outs then (Gallery 1+2) Marcus Camphoo, Clara Joyce, Jimi DePriest & Michael Snow The air that permeates gates is lined with various forms of permission – […]

Join City of Melville Local History Officer, Michelle Campbell and Basil Hanna AM, to explore the Basil’s journey from an orphanage in Ireland to a nurse at Heathcote Hospital.

This hands-on workshop is a space exclusively for trans and gender diverse people to learn practical garment alteration skills.

Join us for artist talks with Kate Moss & Cole Baxter – the exhibiting artists of Goolugatup Heathcote’s latest exhibitions.

Exhibitions opening & live music, 5pm Saturday, 31 May 2025. FREE entry, with full bar, great food, & spectacular views over the Derbal Yerrigan. ☆☆☆ Kate Moss, Breeze Logged (Gallery 1) Looking at the relationship between breeze and silence, sunlight and shadow, Breeze Logged thinks with *the breeze* as verb — an active agent, and […]

Matt Rösner, Portia Rose

Join us in the gallery during the Melville Open Studios weekend to meet and learn more about our incredible community of artists here at Goolugatup! Artist stalls will be set up in the Project Space, where can meet and chat with artists, see a selection of their works, and visit their studios to find out more. […]

Join us for an artist talk with Kieron Broadhurst & Katie Ryan – the exhibiting artists of Goolugatup Heathcote’s latest exhibitions.

Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker, Tetuzi Akiyama & Craig Pedersen, Troth, dj rescue dog

Exhibitions opening & live music, 5pm Saturday, 5 April 2025. FREE entry, with full bar, great food

Gather and hear from select contributing artists and curators in a collective sharing of their offerings to RELIC. Special performance by Max Barton

One of the most unique voices in modern synth-pop returns to Australia. Molly Nilsson, the Swedish-born, Berlin-based artist known for her atmospheric, synth-driven soundscapes and emotionally charged lyrics, is heading to Australia for a highly anticipated tour in 2025. Nilsson is a true lifer: fiercely principled, prolific, and committed to the DIY ethos. From her […]

Exhibitions opening, RTRFM art fundraiser & live music!Saturday 8th February, from 5pm, FREE entry, with full bar, great food, and spectacular views over the Derbal Yerrigan. ☆☆☆ Fall Damage, Tiyan Baker & Jason Phu Artists Tiyan Baker and Jason Phu have spent hundreds of hours playing Fortnite together. Connected remotely through in-game microphone, for the […]

Hubbub (FR), Yikes, Nafta, Rok Riley

Tone List & Goolugatup are very pleased to join to present an outdoor sunset performance by Berlin-based Jules Reidy, supported by a rare homecoming performance by R. Glacken. Jules Reidy is one of the most distinct voices in contemporary experimental music – worthy of speaking about with hyperbole. They mix disparate influences into a remarkable […]

Young people – sound recording workshop

Hear from artists Anna Louise Richardson & Abdul-Rahman Abdullah

Kids gallery activity

FREE Children’s kite making workshop

Exhibition opening and live music, 5pm Saturday, 30 November 2024. FREE entry, with full bar, great food, and spectacular views over the Derbal Yerrigan.

Praaz, Other Joe, Elina Bry, Montana

Three public events coming up for our next exhibition Low Stakes! Workshop – 12 Oct, 10am-1pm – Chair Maquettes with Andy Christie Ever wondered how chairs are put together? Are you a keen maker in the visual arts? Then this workshop is for you! Join artist and woodworker Andrew Christie as he goes through the […]

Goolugatup Sounds 21 ~ co-presented by Goolugatup Heathcote and Jade//Vision

Explore the creative journey behind A Path of Fleeting Dreams, the collaborative video work featured in the Veiled in a Golden Hue exhibition. FREE / Sunday 22 September / 11am / at Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery

Exhibitions opening and live music, 5pm Saturday, 10 August 2024. FREE entry, with full bar, great food, and spectacular views over the Derbal Yerrigan.

This August, Goolugatup Sounds celebrates its 20th free concert showcasing Boorloo’s adventurous musical underground.

Bryce Peter Olsen’s residency involves creating a conceptual foundation for a new body of work exploring the gulf between language and meaning through a visual metaphor of insect bodies with overly congruous forms, exposing human intentions behind secrets. Bryce will use the residency to experiment with timber, steel and textiles, focussing on transforming these materials […]

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Exhibitions and live music, 4pm Saturday, 15 June 2024. Oliver Hull, Rebecca McCauley & Aaron Claringbold, Shoeb Ahmad, Sophia Hanson-Knarhoi, dj Wetpuddlss. FREE entry, with full bar, great food, and spectacular views over the Derbal Yerrigan.

This June, GOOLUGATUP SOUNDS returns with SHOEB AHMAD, SOPHIA HANSON-KNARHOI, plus DJ WETPUDDLSS.

Melville Open Studios is a community-based event where Creatives, living and working within the City of Melville, open up their studios and creative hubs to the public. Our annual event invites the public to see Creatives at work, engage with the process and of course purchase directly from the Artists. It’s an opportunity for Artists […]

Exhibitions opening and live music, 4pm Saturday, 20 April 2024. Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson, Hannan Jones, Goolugatup Sounds 18. FREE entry, with full bar, great food, and spectacular views over the Derbal Yerrigan.

A treasure trove of adventurous music presented in collaboration with Tone List’s Audible Edge Festival 2024.

Artist talk: Tom Blake w/ Annika Kristensen Artist Tom Blake discusses his current solo exhibition with Annika Kristensen, 2024 Perth Festival visual arts curator. FREE / Sunday 7 April / 2-3pm / at Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery ∘° ❀ °∘ Tom’s exhibition thoughts are metallic they melt in saltwater approaches the gallery as a coastal stream […]

Goolugatup Sounds & Ben Agüero have joined forces to fill our cup with a special edition of Sounds featuring internationally recognized producer Ahmed El Ghazoly aka ZULI.

Tender is the Night is an ongoing series of events that pairs WA songwriters with WA composers for a night of mesmerising music. This edition featuring special guests Dan Howls & Albert Pritchard (New Nausia)

Eduardo Cossio, Kim Lil

Exhibitions and live music, 6pm Friday, 16 Feb 2024. Art from Tom Blake, Mayma Awaida & Emilie Monty, and music for Goolugatup Sounds 17. FREE entry, with full bar, great food, and sunset views over the Derbal Yerrigan.

Join artists Lisa Liebetrau and Shannon Lyons in conversation with curator Brent Harrison, as they discuss the ideas underpinning the exhibition The useful is beautiful. Together, they will provide an insight into their process researching the Point Heathcote Reception Home and the artworks in the exhibition.

17th December 9.30am – 3.30pm Goolugatup Heathcote, 58 Duncraig Road, Applecross Perth Makers Market is Perth’s premier handmade artisan market and offers high quality handmade crafters from WA an opportunity to sell their goods. With over 180 stalls to browse from, food and childrens activities, it’s going to be a great day out for everyone. […]

Join Local History Officer Michelle Campbell and retired health professional and author Julia Crook for a conversation about the captivating history of Heathcote Hospital and mental health nursing. To coincide with our current exhibition ‘The beautiful is useful’, which explores the history of Heathcote. Event 2-3pm Saturday 25 November 2023.

5th November 9.30am – 3.30pm Goolugatup Heathcote, 58 Duncraig Road, Applecross Perth Makers Market is Perth’s premier handmade artisan market and offers high quality handmade crafters from WA an opportunity to sell their goods. With over 180 stalls to browse from, food and childrens activities, it’s going to be a great day out for everyone. […]

GS16 finds us in the height of Kambarang season, welcoming three acts who illuminate different threads connecting familiar genre tropes with freeform sound exploration.

24th September 9.30am – 3.30pm Goolugatup Heathcote, 58 Duncraig Road, Applecross Perth Makers Market is Perth’s premier handmade artisan market and offers high quality handmade crafters from WA an opportunity to sell their goods. With over 180 stalls to browse from, food and childrens activities, it’s going to be a great day out for everyone. […]

Late-afternoon-through-sunset edition, featuring all-new commissioned work Mei Saraswati, plus Erasers, DJ Yira, and pop-ups from Volim and Teeter Bakery.

VOLIM

A series of creative self-care workshops designed and facilitated by a qualified art therapist for self-expression and burnout prevention.

Soda Lite, Segal / Uemoto / Padmanabham

The Digital Art Program promotes contemporary visual art that engages with digital technology – conceptually, materially, or aesthetically. It awards a $15,000 commission to an Australian artist to produce significant new art for exhibition at Goolugatup in 2024. It also incorporates an artist mentorship program, pairing the commissioned artist with a local emerging digital artist and providing an additional $2,000 fee and $500 travel budget to each. Applications for the 2024 program open 6 July 2023.

✾ COLLECTIVE VOCAL IMPROVISATION WORKSHOPS ✾ – hosted and directed by Annika Moses

Find out more about the Place Names Melville project and how it has been an incredible journey of reconciliation and Noongar language revival.

Goolugatup Lowerlands is going through a process of renewal. To look to the future, we need to understand the past. Dive deep into the history of the Heathcote.

Turiya, Duofold

21st May 9.30am – 3.30pm Goolugatup Heathcote, 58 Duncraig Road, Applecross Perth Makers Market is Perth’s premier handmade artisan market and offers high quality handmade crafters from WA an opportunity to sell their goods. With over 180 stalls to browse from, food and childrens activities, it’s going to be a great day out for everyone. […]

Learn more about this special place, share in a smoking ceremony, songs, campfire, supper and stories.

Tim Meakins Artist Talk

Visit artist studios, buy original art, be inspired!

9th April 9.30am – 3.30pm Goolugatup Heathcote, 58 Duncraig Road, Applecross Perth Makers Market is Perth’s premier handmade artisan market and offers high quality handmade crafters from WA an opportunity to sell their goods. With over 180 stalls to browse from, food and childrens activities, it’s going to be a great day out for everyone. […]

Anaxios, TAB Family with special guests Veronikka & Kuda Mic

Join us in the gallery for a talk from Beijing Realism co-curator and artist Tami Xiang.

Intimate concerts pairing songwriters with composers and a live string quartet – Joni in the Moon, Natasha Shanks

Han Bing, Hu Xiangqian, Li Xiaofei, Tami Xiang

Ilona McGuire

Eleanor Dixon, Mike Midnight & Lia T

Join artist Emma Buswell for an afternoon of knitting and conversation.

Melville Contemporary is an art prize for experimental art. It awards commissions to six Western Australian artists to produce exploratory new work for group exhibition at Goolugatup Heathcote.

ART SCHOOLMandoon Helena Building, Goolugatup Heathcote‍Spark your imagination in ART SCHOOL, Melville’s creative learning school holiday program. Featuring practising artists in diverse workshop opportunities, ART SCHOOL is an inventive and creative way to spend the summer school holidays! Ticketed ‍

Our School Holiday Workshops are Now Open!

Perth Makers Market ‍Goolugatup Heathcote FREE ENTRY Sunday 18th December, 9.30am – 3.30pm Perth Makers Market is Perth’s premier handmade artisan market and offers high quality handmade crafters from WA an opportunity to sell their goods and a great time for everyone at a family friendly event. With over 150 stalls to browse from, food […]

TILT Exhibition Opening | Emma Buswell Goolugatup Heathcote Exhibition opening Friday 11th October, 6pm – running until 29th January FREE TILT is an annual site-responsive exhibition commission presented by the City of Melville and Goolugatup Heathcote. Each year a WA based Artist is invited to respond to the unique natural, built and social history of […]

June Jones & ABRYNZ feat Della Mob

Perth Makers Market ‍Goolugatup Heathcote FREE Sunday 18th December, 9.30am – 3.30pm Perth Makers Market is Perth’s premier handmade artisan market and offers high quality handmade crafters from WA an opportunity to sell their goods and a great time for everyone at a family friendly event. With over 150 stalls to browse from, food and […]

Melville Summer Music ‍Goolugatup Heathcote – Lowerlands FREE Sat 5 Nov5pm – 7pmAlbert Loss + Angie Colman Sat 19 Nov5pm – 7pmSoukouss Internationale ‍ ‍

As part of the Place Names Melville project, join us for an exhibition of art works created by Noongar Elders and their families, responding to and celebrating Aboriginal placenames in Melville.

Bluewater Grill, Goolugatup Heathcote Friday 14th October, 7.30am – 8.15am [ticketed] Enjoy brekkie with a difference! Continental breakfast with a side of history, hear from Kaylene Poon about recent discoveries from the East Perth Cemetry.

Mandoon Helena Room, Goolugatup Heathcote

Perth Makers Market returns to Goolugatup Heathcote.

New group show feat Milton Hansen, Aileen Hoath, Ilona Mcguire, Matilda Nelson, Kristy Scaddan + music from Jacob Diamond, Resonant Fields

Resonant Fields, Jacob Diamond

Vote now for the winner in the 2022 Digital Art Prize.

OPENING 6pm 5 August – register to attend‍ The Nature of Contingency is a new contemporary art exhibition from Fiona Harman & Steve Paraskos. It features sound, light, painting and installation artworks that draw on quantum theory and metaphysics. Using the motif of water, the works explore ways we both attune to our habitat, and […]

OPENING 6pm 5 August – register to attend‍ “What can you do?” is a phrase usually accompanied with a shrug. Disabled people hear this phrase frequently – from apathetic and dismissive doctors, hostile government staff, and casually throughout our ableist society. In this exhibition, artist Megan Baker critiques this attitude through humorous text-based work in […]

Jane Harris, Caravan of Contingency

Applications are now open for the Digital Art Prize, our national award for digital art. It promotes contemporary visual art made for screen, including video art, custom software, hypertext, and art games.

Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery is now seeking applications for its 2023 exhibitions program.

Nuture your child’s creativity and love of art these school holidays!

Alyx Dennison (NSW), Hi. Ok, Sorry.

Coinciding with Perth Makers Market, our creative tenants at Goolugatup Heathcote will open their studios and provide you with the opportunity to meet them and get a preview of what projects they are currently working on.⁠

Noise and Vibration Council, Rif Mountain

Honour Culture, Esfandiar Bouria

Gia Como, Joel Davis

Macpherson/Valenti/Carlton/Pass, Rare Faction

Ghost Gum Reverb, Seacrest Gardens

Bambi & Allbrook, Special Feelings Feat. Bad Whipp