23 Oct - 4 Nov 2025 | Vancouver Arts Centre
Spencer Park Primary School is proudly hosting its biennial exhibition in 2025, with this year’s theme titled The Colours of Kinjarling. Through a diverse range of visual art forms—including sculpture, painting, mosaics, and mixed media—students will present their unique interpretations of the theme.
The exhibition highlights the natural beauty of the region, with artworks inspired by local flora, fauna, the ocean, and the surrounding landscapes. Every student is represented in the exhibition, including those from the Spencer Park Education Support Centre, who share the school site.
Throughout the year, students have developed and refined their artistic techniques, supported by enriching residency visits from local artists. The exhibition celebrates not only their creativity but also their connection to place and community.
Vancouver Arts Centre - 85 Vancouver St
Mon - Fri 10-4pm
Sat 10-2pm
ALBANY REGIONAL PRISON ART EXHIBITION
14 Nov - 9 Dec 2025 | Vancouver Arts Centre
Albany Regional Prison (ARP) are launching their annual art exhibition opening at Vancouver Art Centre. The exhibition will run from 14 Nov – 9 Dec.
This is a unique opportunity to view artworks produced by prisoners who are part of the Art Program at ARP. The paintings on display present a compelling blend of creativity, cultural identity, and personal journey, with many Indigenous works expressing a deep connection to Country (the Great Southern region).
Creative practice within the prison system offers a wide spectrum of meaningful benefits—from educational and recreational engagement to providing incarcerated individuals with powerful avenues for self-expression. Through artmaking, prisoners can explore their identities, cultures, hopes, dreams, and concerns in ways that are often not accessible through traditional rehabilitative models.
Art serves as a vital mode of cultural expression and plays a transformative role in the rehabilitation process. It allows individuals to reframe their identities, develop new ways of thinking, and engage with their lived experiences from a place of agency and reflection. Within the prison context, the arts represent one of the most profound opportunities for cultural participation—enabling individuals to sustain connections to family, community, and country. Art also offers a rare space to safely express emotion, cultivate self-worth, and foster a sense of autonomy and belonging.
Participation in prison-based art programs spans from informal creative workshops to accredited courses, such as the Certificate II in Visual Arts, as well as tertiary-level study through Justice and Equity Through Art (JETA), a program offered by Curtin University since 1995. Over the past three decades, JETA has become a recognised model of best practice in prison education, fostering both academic achievement and creative empowerment.
In this way, artmaking within prisons not only contributes to individual transformation but also supports broader goals of justice, social reintegration, and the preservation of cultural.
The exhibition serves as a connection between the prison and the local community, showcasing the rehabilitative commitment and talents of the gifted people in the Department’s care. Join VAC and ARP in celebrating a diverse collection of artworks by artists, endeavouring to make sense of their situation, and create a better future for themselves.
Vancouver Arts Centre - 85 Vancouver St
Mon - Fri 10-4pm
Sat 10-2pm