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Ongoing Programs
NDIS Programs
Come and meet some like minded people and get involved in some creative art making for mental health! We make all sorts of art and craft with s focus on mental health and wellbeing.
There is space available in our Tuesday or Thursday morning NDIS groups – 10am-12pm
See more information for NDIS participants here;
Youth Engagement @ Ballajura Library Term 2
Free – For 12-25 yo
Thursdays after school 3.30-4.30 pm
Join Art Jam to muck around with art supplies and create something cool!
These are casual drop in sessions for the local youth of Ballajura. No registration required.
Creative Connections Program @ Lockridge Community Centre
Mondays 10-12 from July 29, 2024
Free – for adults who live in the City of Swan
Join us for a Lockridge community arts program where you can get to know your local community members in a creative and inspiring way!
Build your creative confidence and connect with others.
Browse our past programs and events
Youth Screen Printing @ Fremantle
Free – for youth 12-25
Sullivan Hall, 2 Nannine Ave, White Gum Valley
10am-12pm Tues 2nd July
10am-12pm Thurs 4th July
Youth Screen Printing @ Ballajura Library
Free – for youth 12-25
3.30-5.30pm Thurs 30th May
As part of our term long drop-in sessions, we are providing a 2 hr workshop where young people can design and cut their own stencil, to pront onto a tote bag, tee shirt, or decorate the library couches with!
Clay Meditation @ the Y hq Leederville
Free – for youth
The Y WA is partnering with City of Vincent & Art Jam to run a FREE art therapy inspired workshop, where we will be looking at what shapes us and what impressions we leave on ourselves and others around us.
Neon Youth Festival
Art Jam has worked with the local Youth Committees to create site decoration for this awesome free event!
Live music by:
Come by and join us for Neon Face painting, play with lego, make a beaded bracelet, or write a letter to a stranger in the chill out zone with us.
Mothers Day Family Night @ Bunnings Innaloo
5:00PM – 7:00PM, Thursday 9th of May
Join Art Jam to make a special pinch pot with your family to celebrate Mothers and Other day !
Create a Superhero Poster @ The Base Youth Centre
Free – For Youth
Thursday, April 11 · 12:30 – 2:30pm AWST
The Base, Belmont
This workshop will help you find your strengths and your inner Superpowers! Then help you turn those ideas into your very own Superhero while you learn some amazing comic drawing skills!
YARN Event
FREE all ages youth event, run by YACWAs YARN (youth at risk network) group.
Herb Graham Rec Centre
Come and enjoy:
- Live music performances
- Free Food
- Art activities
- Stalls & other activities
Autumn Y.E.S. program @ Anchors Youth Centre
$30 – for Youth in the City of Joondalup; includes a ticket to Museum Boola Bardip
Spend the morning exploring all the wonders WA Museum Boola Bardip has to offer. After this, head back to Anchors Youth Centre where Art Jam will host a zine making workshop.
This activity will start and finish at Anchors Youth Centre; Corner of Sail Terrace and Siren Road, Heathridge.
Joondalup Festival: Youth Booth
6th March Creative Journalling,
13th March Self Care Collage
20th March Weaving Wellness
5:30pm – 7:30pm @ Peppermint Green, 7 Delage St Joondalup.
Connect with like-minded young creatives and make something new with three wonderful workshops with the City of Joondalup.
Snacks and soft drinks included
$13 each workshop or come to all three for $30 Tickets here
Suitable for all ages but perfect for teens and young adults.
Skateboard Painting @ Mirror Park
Sat 2nd March 3-6 pm
Free for youth 12-25
Join Art Jam to paint your artwork onto a blank wooden skate deck!
Head to City of Joondalup website for more details!
Costume Workshops!
Yay, we finally have a space and we know how to use it! Come on down to discover your inner beast, princess, fairy or mythical being with our experienced facilitator and special guest artist Lewis Horne!
Thursdays 6pm from 22 Feb – 14 March
90 Beaufort St Perth
New Year New ..IDK??
A free arts and creative self care workshop for young people aged 15-25
Unleash your inner artist & kick start the year with an Art Jam workshop – where creativity meets self-care in a session of fun & skill-building!
Painting with Ash Odgers
Weds 6th Dec 10am-12pm
Subiaco Arts Centre, 180 Hamersley Rd, Subiaco
Free – for adults
Join accomplished Subiaco-based artist Ashley Odgers in this fun and expressive painting workshop.
Bring an image of your favourite character, or chose from our inspiration ideas on the day.
Enjoy the exhibition ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ held by Mission Australia and City of Subiaco, hanging in the Subiaco Arts Centre all week.
Digital Arts @ City of Vincent Library
Free – for adults
23rd November 4 – 6pm
This workshop is for beginners to intermediate artists, who can bring their own device like a tablet or laptop. Learn new skills or work on developing a project.
Vincent Library 99 Loftus St, Leederville WA 6007
Music in the Park – Joondalup
Saturday 11 November 2023, 5.00pm – 9.00pm
Timberlane Park, Woodvale
Dust off the esky and dig out the picnic chairs! Music in the Park is back with two sunset concerts at some of the City’s most beautiful green spaces.
Live music, local parks, food trucks and free entertainment – what more could you ask for on a balmy Saturday evening?
Zines @ Vic Park Community Centre
Sat, 14 Oct 2023 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Vic Park Community Centre248 Gloucester Street East Victoria Park, WA 6101
Free – For Youth 12-25 yrs
Learn how to make an 8-page book or ‘zine’ with a single piece of paper and a variety of fun art materials.
Clay Meditation @ Safety Bay Library
Sat 14th Oct 2023, 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Free – For youth 12+
Safety Bay Library 197 Safety Bay Road
In this art therapy workshop, we will be looking at what shapes us and what impressions we leave on others and ourselves. You will be given two balls of clay to form into expressive personal sculptures, while focusing on the bodily sensation of using this tactile medium.
Live & Connect!
Fri 13th Oct 2023, 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Free – Everyone is welcome!
YMCA HQ Leederville
Come down to see an art exhibition and talent showcase, as well as loads of free activities and supper.
Join Art Jam to screen print your own tee or bag!
Drawing Nature @ City of Vincent Library
Thu 12th Oct 2023, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
$3 – for Adults (and mature teens)
99 Loftus St, Leederville
Using a variety of drawing mediums, discover the beauty of lines, shapes and patterns in natural found items.
Self Care Collage @ Morley Library
Tues 10th Oct 2023, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Morley Public Library, 240 Walter Rd Morley
Free – For Adults 18+
What does self-care really look like? How do we identify what we need when self-care is required? Visualising what our own self-care practice looks like will help remind us in everyday life what this really means for us. This workshop is part of the Library Service’s series of events for Mental Health Week.
Zines @ Ballajura Library
Thu 5th Oct 2023, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Ballajura Public Library, Illawarra cres, Ballajura
Free – For Youth 12-25 yrs
Learn how to make an 8-page book or ‘zine’ with a single piece of paper and a variety of fun art materials.
Zines @ Guildford Library
Fri 29th Sept 2023, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Guildford Library, 97 James St Guildford
Free – For Youth 12-25 yrs
Learn how to make an 8-page book or ‘zine’ with a single piece of paper and a variety of fun art materials.
Weaving Wellness @ City of Vincent Library
Sat 16th Sep 2023, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
99 Loftus St, Leederville
$5 – for adults (and mature teens)
A slow craft workshop about weaving self-compassion for mental wellness
Perspective Paintings @ Bunnings Innaloo
Free – for adults and teens
6-8 pm Monday 31st July 2023
In this workshop we will be discussing perspectives, not just in a creative sense but also how we can learn to see and respect others perspectives in relation to our own.
Follow the link and scroll down to workshops and activities.
Creative Self Care
@ Goolugatup Heathcote
Wednesdays in August 6-8pm 2023
$70+bf – For Adults
To honour those who work in these fields (caring roles and human services) who often go unnoticed and undervalued, we are launching our second creative self-care series at the beautiful Goolugatup Heathcote arts centre.
Each week try a different art therapy activity, designed for self expression, connection, and burnout prevention.
Djeran Markets @ the City of Belmont
27th May 2023
4.30-7.30
The Glasshouse 215 Wright St Belmont
We will be screen printing tote bags with designs made by local Indigenous Artist Shane ‘Yondee’ Hansen.
Creative Self Care @ Centre for Stories
6-8 pm Wednesdays in May 23
For Adults – $65 per session or $240 for 4
WEEK 1 (3 May) – Collage: Identify what self-care looks like for you, and how to implement better self care practices
WEEK 2 (10 May) – Marbling: Floating ink on water we look at going with the flow when things are out of our control
WEEK 3 (17 May) – Inner Landscapes: Visualise your inner landscape and recreate it using mixed mediums
WEEK 4 (24 May) – Clay Meditation: Focusing on the bodily sensations while we form clay into a small sculpture
Online Art Therapy Group
6-8 pm Wednesday 19th April
For adults, by donation ($20 suggested)
Donations can be sent after the session by EFT. Contact us for details hello@artjamwa.com.au
Cheryl runs these monthly-ish group sessions over teams, for those who can’t make it to an in person workshop, or would like to give art therapy a try. Each session will have a different mental health focus, and you can use whatever art supplies you have at home.
Please fill out a registration form to attend via the link below.
Weaving wall hangings @ City of Vincent
10-12 Wednesday 19th April
Free – for young people 8-17 yo
Art Jam is coming to Vincent! The City of Vincent is hosting a weaving session for young people age 8 – 17. Come and get creative and create your own individual weaving using yarn and cotton string.
Your creations can be hung on your wall or given as a gift to a family member or friend. If you have any questions or queries please contact the Community Development team at community.development@vincent.wa.gov.au or call 9273 6000.
Coogee Live Festival 2023
11th & 12th March 2023
LiveLighter Omeo Hub
Free – for youth and the whole family!
Art Jam is providing fun drop in workshops for Coogee Live Festival, check out the program below
Art Jam Workshops @ Nannup Music Festival
4th and 5th March, 2023
Nannup WA
For Families – ticket holders to festival
Creative Journals, Paper making, Native Bee Hotels, Sketch Connection, Clay leaf print mandala
Mindful Marbling @ Ballajura Library
2-4pm Tuesday 24th January
For youth – free
Registrations via city of swan
Suminagashi is the ancient Japanese art of marbling paper. This naturally meditative art medium is a great way to experience ‘going with the flow’ and letting go of expectations. This workshop helps us see how we respond when things are out of our control. Your marbled paper can be taken home and presented as is, or added to collages and paper crafts.
Vision Boarding @ Bayswater Library
1-3 pm Thursday 12th January
For adults – free
Create a collage that brings your goals to life using self-expression and creativity. In this workshop, we will unpack what it truly looks like to achieve our goals, why we set them and how they are important to us.
Connection Exhibition
Art Jam will be offering a drop in activity for the opening event of the annual Arts and Mental Health Network exhibition. This years theme is ‘Connection’ and there will be a large selection of artworks by artists with lived experience of mental health issues up for sale.
No registrations required
Vision boarding @ Vic Park Library
Weds 12th October 22- 6-7pm
$3 – for adults and older teens
Create a collage that brings your goals to life using self-expression and creativity. In this workshop, we will unpack what it truly looks like to achieve our goals, why we set them and how they are important to us.
Emotional intelligence @ Vincent Library
Thurs 29th Sept 22 – 6-7.30 pm
City of Vincent Library, Loftus St Leederville
This workshop uses art therapy to teach us more about recognising and responding to the myriad of human emotions.
Using a variety of artistic mediums and imagery, we will explore the reasons behind facial expressions and body language, and how we react in response.
Participants will create an artwork with pencils, watercolours, inks and more to express an emotion, exploring colour and texture to enhance the meaning of the piece.
Bug craft! @ Wild Campout
3-5pm Sat 31st Dec 2022
Lingo Longa Estate, Southampton
We will be running a fun workshop at the Wild Campout this year, check their programs for details.
Sticker and Badge making
Thursday 25th August 2022
for kids 8 – 18
Bookings via The Art Space Collective
Self Care Collage
10.30am Sunday 24th July 2022
AOK Keep Moving Physio
Adults only – $65 via the link
What does self-care really look like? How do we identify what we need when self-care is required. Self-care changes from time to time and is unique for everyone, create a collage that reflects what your own self-care practice looks like and share it with the group.
Self Care Series @AOK Physio
Sun 4th September 10am-12pm 2022
AOK Keep Moving Physio Cockburn
Self Care Series #2: Mindful marbling (adult workshop)
Creative Journalling
6 – 7.30 pm, Thursday August 18 2022
City of Vincent Library -99 Loftus St
Free – for adults – Register Here
Come and create your own journal as we talk about how important journaling is for your mental health!
Keeping a journal gives us time to reflect on the challenges of daily life and allows us to keep track of our personal growth progress.
Using collage materials and sewing skills we will also explore some symbols that are important to us and how we express ourselves.
There are no skills required and all materials will be provided.