03 November 2026
Make space for Artists in Residence exhibition
Making Space: Outcomes of a residency program showcases the work of the City of Stirling 2026 artists in residence.
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The City acknowledges the importance of art as a means of fostering health, wellbeing, and community connectedness. In addition to the continued development of culturally significant visual art and public art collections, the City facilitates a range of community art opportunities including exhibitions, workshops, events and activities.
Artists announced for Scarborough Art Studios
The City of Stirling has welcomed its Artists-in-residence to the Scarborough Art Studios at Stirling Leisure – Scarborough Community Centre.
From October to December 2026, Hayley Henheffer and Charlotte Robinson will share The Atelier, while Eza Garciano will join continuing Artist-in-residence Claire Davenhall in The Nook. The City is providing these ‘spaces to create’ to support our creative sector and create cultural vibrancy.
The Atelier
Hayley Henheffer — Studio Fer
Hayley Henheffer is a WA-based fashion and design creative focused on circular textile solutions. Through Studio Fer, she shares sustainable fashion practices in beginner-friendly upcycling workshops.
From mid-October to December 2026, Hayley will develop her textile practice and offer walk-in mending, making and design consultations. Her inclusive workshops welcome people new to sewing and participants of all backgrounds and abilities.
Instagram: @studiohenheffer
Image courtesy of the artist.
Charlotte Robinson — The People I Know
Charlotte Robinson is an expressionist painter whose vivid, interpretive portraits combine figurative illustration with elements of realism.
During the residency, Charlotte will create a site-responsive body of mixed-media paintings, drawings and sculptural panels exploring connection, identity and community. Her public workshop will invite participants to explore how gesture, detail and interpretation change across repeated portraits or scenes.
Website: Charlotte Robinson
Instagram: @charlotterobinson_art
Image courtesy of the artist
The Nook
Eza Garciano
Eza Garciano is a portrait artist with a background in digital illustration.
During the residency, Eza will explore traditional media, focusing on charcoal and ink, alongside the comic-making process, from writing and storyboarding to a finished work. She will share her creative journey online and offer workshops throughout the residency.
Website: Ezzentric.viz
Instagram: @ezzentric.viz
Claire Davenhall
Claire Davenhall works across sculpture, found materials, drawing, painting and photography. Her practice explores memory, place, transformation and materiality, with a particular focus on coastal and ocean environments.
During the residency, Claire will develop new work for a 2027 group exhibition at FORM Gallery and share her experience through workshops, artist talks or practical sessions. Her continuing presence will also support collaboration, mentoring and opportunities for visitors to experience the creative process firsthand.
Website: Claire Davenhall Visual Artist
Facebook: Claire Davenhall Visual Artist
Instagram: @clairedavenhall
Image: Miles Noel Studio.
Explore the City’s online art and history collection
Discover the City’s Art and Local History Collections through our online database. Browse objects, artworks and collection information anytime, at the click of a button.
The City of Stirling’s Visual Art Collection features more than 260 artworks, including paintings, works on paper, sculptures, textiles, ceramics, photography and digital art.
With a strong focus on contemporary Western Australian artists and arts practice, the collection also includes works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. Artworks are displayed and regularly rotated across the City’s civic, administration and community buildings.
The Public Art Collection includes more than 80 permanent sculptures, integrated artworks, murals, play-friendly pieces and functional artworks. Located throughout the City’s public spaces, these works share local stories, enrich neighbourhoods and public amenities, and strengthen the community’s connection to place.
Image credit: Break in Transmission by Lorenna Grant, 2023, Located at Seven Hills Estate, Dianella
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Visual Art Collection
The City of Stirling’s Visual Art Collection incorporates over 260 artworks by established and emerging artists that are displayed throughout the City’s civic, administration and community buildings.
With an emphasis on Western Australian contemporary arts practice since the 1970s, the collection features 2D and small-scale 3D works encompassing painting, works on paper, sculpture, textile, ceramics, photography and digital art. Many of the artworks that form the Art Collection today have been acquired from the City’s long-running Art Awards.
Focus areas of the collection include ‘Local Identity’ and ‘City of Stirling Landscapes’. The growing Indigenous art collection also highlights works by renowned local Nyoongar artists, such as Peter Farmer and Shane Pickett (dec.).
Since 2000, the Visual Art Collection Policy has provided a framework for maintenance, development and management of the City’s art collection.
Made in Stirling video series
'Made in Stirling' is a series of short interviews with the many creatives living and working within our City. From musicians to sculptors, to eco artists and DJ’s we are shining a spotlight on these amazing individuals and their creative practices. Be fascinated and inspired as you get to go behind the scenes and into their studios or settle in on the couch to enjoy a chat from their lounge rooms!
Image: Robyn Jean, local artist and one of our 2024 Artists in Residence. Photo credit: Soco Studios.
Public Art Collection
The City of Stirling’s Public Art Collection consists of over 82 permanent pieces, including sculptures, integrated artworks, murals, play-friendly artworks and functional artworks. The collection has a strong focus on works by Western Australian artists, with a mix of established and emerging creatives.
The Public Art Collection features artworks that form an integral part of each place and community, enhancing the City’s thriving neighbourhoods and public amenities, providing a vehicle for the expression of local stories and identities, building community connection and contributing to economic development.
City acquisitions and management processes are guided by the Public Art Policy, which includes a requirement for City-led capital works projects over a certain value to allocate a per cent of the project budget to public artwork.
The City also administers the Public Art on Private Land Policy (LPP 6.12), which stipulates a provision of public art within specified developments as a means of complementing the impacts of urban intensification by improving the appearance and amenity of places. This is accompanied by a Developer’s Guide to Public Art to assist developers with the requirements of the policy and ensure appropriate public art considerations are made.
The Public Art Masterplan guides the direction and actions for development of all future public art in the City.
Scarborough Public Art Trail
The City of Stirling’s public art includes exceptional quality, stimulating artworks which form an integral part of each place and community, reflecting their environment and enhancing our City’s thriving neighbourhoods and places. View the City's attractions and public art map.
Colour-in a City of Stirling Mural
Get creative and add your own flair to one of the City’s iconic murals with these fun colouring‑in sheets, perfect for the school holidays and beyond.
Featuring designs inspired by murals from across the City, the collection is constantly growing, with new mural artworks added regularly so there’s always something fresh to colour in.
