The Story
Five professional artists sharing the Farmer Street Studio space, each creating unique artworks, conversations about art and life over coffee and meal breaks, collaborating on studio exhibitions and projects. With the freedom to also build their individual creative practices outside the group. A collaborative studio model that has been going for nearly thirty years in Perth, Western Australia.
In addition to the five core artists, round 100 recreational and emerging artists attending the weekly classes offered in the studio space. A blended, welcoming space such as this fosters the creation and sharing of art and art related activities. Read the 2023 Newsletter
The studio has a long and rich history across three sites with many artist members. All up over 34 artists have shared the studio space over the last 30 years.
The studio started in 1994 in Wellman Street, Perth, moved to Robertson Park in 2000, and then to the current North Perth space in 2023. Each time the studio changed its name to reflect with the name of the landlord or location.
In addition to the five core artists, round 100 recreational and emerging artists attending the weekly classes offered in the studio space. A blended, welcoming space such as this fosters the creation and sharing of art and art related activities. Read the 2023 Newsletter
The studio has a long and rich history across three sites with many artist members. All up over 34 artists have shared the studio space over the last 30 years.
The studio started in 1994 in Wellman Street, Perth, moved to Robertson Park in 2000, and then to the current North Perth space in 2023. Each time the studio changed its name to reflect with the name of the landlord or location.
The studio started in 1994 in Wellman Street, Perth
Select Plumbing Studio become the Wellman Street Studio when the Select Plumbing sold the building to Kakulas Brothers (In 2023 the building burnt to the ground due to a fire in their industrial kitchen).
In late 1999 the five artists moved into their second studio space in an old hall in Robertson Park, Perth.
When that studio lost the space to make way for food storage in late 1999, the Hyde Park Precinct Group and then the Mayor of Vincent helped the five artists find the second studio space in an old hall in Robertson Park, Perth. With the encouragement and approval of the City of Vincent staff and Councillors, the five artists and their students moved into the Robertson Park Artists Studio.
The studio was in Robertson Park for twenty three years (2000-2023).
Read the rich history of the old studio here. With no funds available for a major renovation of the deteriorating building, the City of Vincent staff, Mayor and Councillors suggested and then supported the artists move to the rennovated North Perth space, which had been lying empty for more than two years.
The studio has always been a cooperative supportive space, welcoming to other artists, adult students and anyone interested in art. Dr Maria Miranda, an expert on artist studios, described the studio in detail here. Art expert reviews of the studio are also here, here, here and here.
Detail
Robertson Park Artists Studio (RPAS) was founded in 2000 by artists:
Carol Rowling,
Diokno Pasilan,
Graham Hay,
Margot Rawle,
Saad Almuaw
members after that include*:
Alexander Hayes, -2000
Anne-Maree Pelusey
Cassandra Charlick. 1/7/2006-1/5/2008
Janet Pfeiffer -8/3/2017
Kelly Anderson,
lauren Wilhelm -9/2012
Paul Carstairs
Renae Edward -3/2010
Robyn Camerer 1/7/2006-1/5/2008
Shanti Snelleksz,
Susanne Hamlin-Sullivan
Umberto Alfaro -2/2010
Victoria Nadas,
Bethamy Linton 2017-2020
*Update 1/10/20
Select Plumbers Studio / Wellman Street studio
Before that the studio was called Select Plumbers Studio / Wellman Street studio, located at 14 Wellman Street, North, Western Australia.
This was established in 1992 by Edith Cowan University Graduates
Barbara Courtille,
Jason Auld,
Morgan Simpson,
Pairaj Srisuphanraj,
Shaun Atkinson,
While there were many undocumented exhibitions and events within the studio space, the artists did exhibit a large body of work in 1995 in Selected Plumbing at the Fremantle Art Centre.
Other Wellman Street/Select Plumbers studio members after that included:
Alexander Hayes,
Elspeth Averill,
Fenn Martin,
Bob Davidson,
Carol Rowling,
Diokno Pasilan,
Fung Lam,
Graham Hay
Margot Rawle,
Saad Almuaw
Soffia Scarano,
Shanti Snelleksz,
Steve Bethell,
Victoria Nadas,
Wendy McArthur 1996: ‘Third Selected Plumbers Exhibition’, 26-31 July
‘First Selected Plumbers Exhibition’, 20-23 July
(all lists are in alphabetical order)
The studio has always been a cooperative supportive space, welcoming to other artists, adult students and anyone interested in art. Dr Maria Miranda, an expert on artist studios, described the studio in detail here. Art expert reviews of the studio are also here, here, here and here.
Detail
Robertson Park Artists Studio (RPAS) was founded in 2000 by artists:
Carol Rowling,
Diokno Pasilan,
Graham Hay,
Margot Rawle,
Saad Almuaw
members after that include*:
Alexander Hayes, -2000
Anne-Maree Pelusey
Cassandra Charlick. 1/7/2006-1/5/2008
Janet Pfeiffer -8/3/2017
Kelly Anderson,
lauren Wilhelm -9/2012
Paul Carstairs
Renae Edward -3/2010
Robyn Camerer 1/7/2006-1/5/2008
Shanti Snelleksz,
Susanne Hamlin-Sullivan
Umberto Alfaro -2/2010
Victoria Nadas,
Bethamy Linton 2017-2020
*Update 1/10/20
Select Plumbers Studio / Wellman Street studio
Before that the studio was called Select Plumbers Studio / Wellman Street studio, located at 14 Wellman Street, North, Western Australia.
This was established in 1992 by Edith Cowan University Graduates
Barbara Courtille,
Jason Auld,
Morgan Simpson,
Pairaj Srisuphanraj,
Shaun Atkinson,
While there were many undocumented exhibitions and events within the studio space, the artists did exhibit a large body of work in 1995 in Selected Plumbing at the Fremantle Art Centre.
Other Wellman Street/Select Plumbers studio members after that included:
Alexander Hayes,
Elspeth Averill,
Fenn Martin,
Bob Davidson,
Carol Rowling,
Diokno Pasilan,
Fung Lam,
Graham Hay
Margot Rawle,
Saad Almuaw
Soffia Scarano,
Shanti Snelleksz,
Steve Bethell,
Victoria Nadas,
Wendy McArthur 1996: ‘Third Selected Plumbers Exhibition’, 26-31 July
‘First Selected Plumbers Exhibition’, 20-23 July
(all lists are in alphabetical order)