Our Story
Zig Zag Community Arts Inc. (ZZCA)
Connecting our community through creative arts.
We’re a volunteer-run, not-for-profit organisation based in Kalamunda. We’re all about bringing people together through creativity. ZZCA started in 1984 as the Kalamunda Festival and for 41 years we’ve been organising creative participative activities.
Our focus is simple: using the Arts to strengthen community connection, cohesion, and resilience.
We invite people of all ages and cultural backgrounds to get involved in hands-on, joyful arts experiences, including:
- Dance: We host the much-loved New Year’s Eve Bush Dance, a lively family & community celebration that gets everyone moving and to connect with other locals.
- Mini-Festival: Each year we present Harmony in the Hills during Harmony Week, teaming up with the Night Markets to celebrate our diverse local community.
- Music: Our world-music group, The Black Chooks meets every Wednesday night and has been playing music together for 17 years. They perform at community events such as the Moondyne Festival in Toodyay.
- Art & Crafts: We offer half-day, beginner workshops in watercolour, mixed media, crochet, quilting, macramé and more…creative taster sessions for all ages.
- Kidz Artz in the Park: a morning for young children to experiment with all sorts of creative activities in Stirk park.
The organising committee consists entirely of volunteers. They are community members with a broad range of skills including community development, project management, music, teaching and youth work. Throughout the year project teams coordinate art and music workshops that involve both professionals and gifted amateurs.
Our aim is to make the arts accessible, engaging, and fun for everyone — nurturing a vibrant, connected and thriving community in the Hills.
Our Mission
ZZCA is a not for profit volunteer group, operating in the community of Kalamunda WA. We provide opportunities to community members to engage with, learn about, and enjoy the arts in its many forms.
Our Vision
We enrich community life by providing and supporting opportunities for arts participation, leading to a vibrant and diverse community. We believe that free access to the arts benefits all individuals in the community and therefore the whole community.
Our Values
We achieve our goals in an ethical manner; that is being inclusive, culturally respectful and sustainable while valuing our volunteer base.