PICA News Feed
Summer Nights final week
13 February 2012
Featuring:Persians
6:30pm
An ensemble cast delivers history's oldest surviving play; the story of one man's rashness, passion and fall from grace, told with the explosive physicality of those for whom everything has been crushed.
...miskien
8pm
Award-winning, intimate and controversial, this piece of "brave, original, sexy South African theatre" sees two mates in dead end jobs, waiting for Happy Hour at the end of each day to drag them into the next.
Walk In Dirt
9:30pm
A man walks into the urban underworld, meeting bizarre and beautiful characters' and himself.
For more information and tickets click here.
Summer Nights Week Two
6 February 2012
Featuring:Hope is the saddest
6:30pm
Dolly Parton, Death, Delusion and humour make an exciting blend of stylised performance, set in a world of magical eccentricity.
Tilted Fawn
8pm
Berlin-based dance artist Lane and UK electronic musician CLARK create a solo dance work with low-fi sonic landscapes that propel the dancer along a luscious, melancholic, stark and utopian journey.
standing bird
9:30pm
This dance/theatre/film work choreographed by WA Dance Award winner Danielle Micich explores a shipwrecked woman's experience of the Australian landscape - submersion, dislocation, isolation and transformation.
For more information and tickets click here.
Summer Nights begins
31 January 2012
Don't miss:The Day the Sky Turned Black
6:30pm
A story of courage and hope inspired by interviews with survivors of the Black Saturday bushfires.
Three Strikes
8pm
On his 39th birthday, this sometimes host of The Moth LA and Emmy Award-nominated writer went on strike and for months ate lunches delivered by Jay Leno.
Laryngectomy: Homilies and Parables on the Freedom of Speech
9:30pm
The return of this heartfelt and controversial interactive performance attacks the worms that have dined for too long on the ideals of free speech.
For more information and tickets click here.
10 Hour Dance Marathon!
28 January 2012
Inspired by the low-fi, experimental forum of STRUT's annual short works season, STRUTathon will be a bold and exciting celebration of independent contemporary dance culture in Western Australia over the last decade.So join the dance hub and be immersed in the spirit of independent contemporary dance in WA!
Studio Openings
15 December 2011
Join Perth artists Tom Penney and Abdul Abdullah, Casey Ayres and Nathan Beard at 6pm as they discuss their recent residencies with artist and critical thinker Lauren Brown (VIC).Otomo Yoshihide: Double Orchestra
10 December 2011
On December 10 Otomo Yoshihide will create and then conduct a Double Orchestra made up of local musicians and singers in an extraordinary free public concert in the Urban Orchard at 6pm.Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy this unique free event! All are welcome.
Callout for Musicians
23 November 2011
We are looking for performers 8 years and older (no upper age limit!) from any background. You must be available from 2-5pm on Saturday 10 December for a rehearsal prior to the show at 6pm. You do not have to be a professional musician, but you will have to provide and play an acoustic instrument or sing. To get involved, email your name, contact details and instrument to admin@pica.org.au. Get involved!ICRJ Public Dinner
22 November 2011
International Conference on Reconstruction JapanPublic Dinner: Japanese Society, Australian Society
Tuesday 22 November, 6pm
PICA Galleries
This is a free event and the PICA Bar will be open.
Exhibition Opening
11 November 2011
Alternating Currents is a major exhibition featuring six Japanese artists and collectives. The works, ranging from exuberant to contemplative, reflect the broad interests and practices of Japanese contemporary artists in the wake of the tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated Japan earlier this year. Performance, film, installation, sound art, and music take over every space inside PICA and spill out into the cultural centre in ways that will surprise, delight and provoke.Opening: Friday 11 Nov, 6.30pm.
Artist & Curator Talks: Saturday 12 Nov, 2pm.
Exhibition Dates: 12 Nov - 31 Dec.
They ran til they stopped
7 November 2011
Life often has a wicked sense of humour...What: They ran 'til they stopped
Where: PICA Performance Space
Preview: 10 November, 8pm
Season:
11 November, 8pm
12 November, 8pm
15 November, 6.30pm
16 - 19 November, 8pm
Prices:
Preview: $20
Standard: $28
Concession/Art Addicts: $22
Groups of 10: $20
School Groups: $18
Catalogues On Sale!
18 October 2011
Open Studios
11 October 2011
Join Curator Jasmin Stephens as she leads discussions with current studio artists Tarsh Bates, Alistair Rowe, Lichun Tseng and the Perth Zine Collective.This is a free event and the PICA Bar will be open
Rukus Unveiling a Success
6 October 2011
Children and families are also invited to decorate painterly cupcakes with multi-coloured icing for a delightfully artistic snack. Be among the first to see this striking mobile artwork!What: Toyota Unveiling
When: 6 October, 12pm
Where: Cultural Centre Amphitheatre
This is a free event and all are welcome!
Wrong Angles Book Launch
30 September 2011
Accompanying his solo show Wrong Angles in PICA's Westend Gallery this publication, launching this Friday 30 September at 6pm, recognises Spremberg's significant contribution to painting over his 40 year career.Click here for more details on an evening that celebrates WA's rich talent!
This is a free event and the PICA Bar will be open.
Studio Artist Talk
30 September 2011
TARSH BATES TALKS IN VITERODate: 30 Sept 2011
Where: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Time: 3:30pm
For more information about this fascinating project, click here or go to Tarsh's website
Decibel Concert a success
19 September 2011
Decibel New Music Ensemble in partnership with PICA and Tura New Music presentCamera Obscura
PICA Central Galleries
Tonight, 19 September 2011, 8pm
Tickets still available! Call 9228 6300 to book now.
Sound Art at PICA
19 September 2011
Space-Shifter by Sonia Leber and David Chesworth is an installation piece that creates a psychogeography of sound and space using voice, vibration and metallic constructions in PICA's Performance Space.Camera Obscura by Decibel New Music Ensemble will take you on an aural journey like no other. Get ready for metal pipes and speakers, subtle colour projections and scratchy cut ups in this performance by one of WA's most exciting musical ensembles.
Artwork Competition Opens
7 September 2011
The design with the most votes will be used to wrap PICA's new Toyota Rukus.Vote here for your chance to go in the running to win a special trip in the Rukus with artist Alex Spremberg, plus a year's free Art Addicts membership.
Voting closes September 30
PICA wins AbaF Giving Award
7 September 2011
It is a terrific acknowledgement of the hard work that has gone into our innovative donor programs, including ART 1000 and Instant Philanthropist. It is also a testament to the generosity of all those who have supported PICA through these programs. Thank you!Prepare for a feast of the senses
31 August 2011
With all the colour and drama of a twisted sports carnival, STADIUM by Tarryn Gill & Pilar Mata Dupont is thought-provoking, tongue-in-cheek and visually gorgeous.In Wrong Angles, renowned painter Alex Spremberg transforms simple objects with luscious drips and pools of paint. His optically-boggling and rigourous technique delights in surfaces and intersections.
Opening tonight at 6pm, and showing til 30 October, STADIUM and Wrong Angles are just what you need to fuel your hunger for art.
Fuse by STRUT Dance
27 August 2011
Tickets still available! Click here to book.Don't miss this fascinating and engaging work.
New shows coming soon
22 August 2011
Don't miss: Tarryn Gill & Pilar Mata Dupont's STADIUM and Alex Spremberg's Wrong Angles opening Friday 2 September, 6pm.Little Big Shots as success!
25 July 2011
Little Big Shots. Films by young people, for young people.Little Big Shots tickets still available!
21 July 2011
Don't miss Little Big Shots starting tomorrow and showcasing films that make kids laugh, whoop, think and create.All tickets $5
Duration: 1 Hour
All sessions begin at 1pm
PICA Performance Space
This Is It
13 July 2011
Season: Wed 13 - Sat 16 July at 8pmTickets: $20 Standard, $18 Art Addicts & Conc
Click here to book tickets or call 9228 6300.
You are there. We are here. This Is It
Movie Ticket Give-Away
8 July 2011
Exhibition opening: Friday 8 July, 6pmThe Cell: Brook Andrew / Central Galleries
Li Gang - in the grey scale: Li Gang / Westend Gallery
Things I've Learnt: Gabrielle de Vietri / Screen Space
To be opened by Glenn Iseger-Pilkington, Curator of Indigenous Art, Art Gallery of WA.
Please RSVP to invite@pica.org.au
or by calling 9228 6300.
Exhibition Dates: 9 July - 21 August, 2011.
Volunteer Call-Out
27 June 2011
We are currently looking for volunteers to work on our exciting upcoming exhibition: The Cell by Brook Andrew. Please send your CV and/or bio to info@pica.org.au. Get in quick!Decibel Concert
20 June 2011
New music ensemble Decibel examines instruments not usually thought of as musical in an amazing auditory experience: Pretty Things. Monday 20 June, 8pm.PICA Salon a success
17 June 2011
Thank you to everyone who attended. All works are on show in the Westend Gallery until 3 July.Hatched profiled on Foxtel's STVDIO program
31 May 2011
Click here to watch Hatched profiled on STVDIOHatched Artist Talks: Home Grown
13 May 2011
Artists include Stephen Genovese (Central Institute of Technology), Jacob Ogden Smith (Curtin University), Rebecca Orchard (Central Institute of Technology), Bruce Reid (Edith Cowan University), Rohan Sibon (Edith Cowan University) and Andrew Wood (University of Western Australia). Don't miss the chance to also see two special live performances accompanying Stephen and Jacob's talks.WHEN: Friday 13 May, 6pm
WHERE: PICA Galleries
This event is free and the PICA Bar will be open
Going Places: Live Performance
9 May 2011
Every Saturday at 1:30pm in the Westend Gallery.These free 15-minute performances continue until June 4.
Africa Opens
4 May 2011
4 May - 7 May 2011State Theatre Centre: Studio Underground
Presented by Perth Theatre Company, PICA & Mobile States.
Tickets available at BOCS outlets, by calling BOCS on 9484 1133 or online at www.bocsticketing.com.au
Don't miss this brilliant show!
Winner Announced: Dr Harold Schenberg Art Prize
18 April 2011
Chloe Hughes (University of NSW) graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in 2010. Hughes is a Sydney-based photographer and video artist. Her 17 minute high definition video Structures to move to (conversations on work), 2010 was judged to be a stand out in the collection of works by 35 different graduate artists.The Judging panel was made up of renowned German artist and Professor at Braunschweig University of Art Thomas Rentmeister, Curator of the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art at UWA Felicity Johnston and PICA Director Amy Barrett-Lennard.
Congratulations, Chloe!
Hatched National Graduate Show 2011
6:30pm on Friday 15 April. Opened by international German Artist, Thomas Rentmeister.RSVP: invite@pica.org.au or (08) 9228 6300
The galleries will be open from 6-9pm.
This is a free event and the PICA Bar will be open from 6pm.
Final Free Film Screening
3 April 2011
Don't miss the final of a series of four Free Film Screenings organised by Lucy Moore and Liang Luscombe, running on consecutive Sundays in March and April, at 3.30pm in Studio TwoThis is a free event.
Programme Four: Expanded Cinema One: Camera-Less Films
Guest-curated by Sohan Hayes
3 April at 3.30pm in Studio Two at PICA
Stan Brackhage, Mothlight, 1963
Stan Brackhage, Dog Star Man, 1961-4
John Stehur, Cybernetik 5.3, 1968
Lillian Schwarz, Pixillation, 1970
Sohan Hayes & Bob Richards, PaperScans, 2000-11
Oskar Fischinger, Radio Dynamics, 1942
Sam Landels & Sohan Hayes, Rubberneck, 2000
Studio Openings
22 March 2011
These artists have spent three months in their studios pursuing a range of complex and diverse projects that will be revealed through a series of open discussions.22 March (tonight): 6pm
This is a free event and the PICA Bar will be open
Free Film Screenings
13 March 2011
A series of four Free Film Screenings organised by Lucy Moore and Liang Luscombe, running on consecutive Sundays in March and April, at 3.30pm in Studio TwoThis is a free event.
Programme One: Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957)
Guest-curated by Gemma Ward
13 March at 3.30pm in Studio Two at PICA
Decibel Concert Series Launch
16 March 2011
Featuring sneak peek performances by Decibel members & commissioned Composers as well as the launch for Decibel's debut Album disintegration: mutation on hellosQuare records and the book Decibel Audible Designs out on PICA Press.Subscription packages are available for Decibel's full season
Decibel Concert Series Launch: 16 March, 6-8pm, The PICA Bar
Concert 1: Mon 28 March, 8pm
Further information available here or at decibel.waapamusic.com
Illustrated Lecture with John Gerrard
5 March 2011
Introduced by Margaret Moore, Visual Arts Program Manager for the Perth International Arts Festival.Accompanying John Gerrard's solo exhibition at PICA, and in his first visit to Australia, this lecture allows the unique opportunity to hear Gerrard elaborate on the complex processes behind his painstakingly generated real-time 3-D animations, which often examine the ramifications surrounding the depletion of natural resources and human consumption. Don't miss this chance to hear Gerrard detail his practice, which extends and develops traditions of painting, photography, cinema and sculpture.
Presented as part of the Perth International Arts Festival Visual Arts Program
Saturday 5 March, 6pm
Performance Space
This is a Free Event but registrations are essential. To register click here.
Educating for Innovation Seminar
4 March 2011
Keynote speaker Anna Cutler, Tate's first Director of Learning will discuss Tate's commitment to learning in light of its work with children, schools and young people, whilst outlining her future vision for a Tate-wide approach to engagement with art that emphasises new contexts for learning and ways of looking at art.Other speakers include Michelle Scott, Commissioner for Children and Young People WA; Geoff Metcalf, Principal, Roseworth Primary School; and Dr Julie Robson, Postdoctoral Fellow, CREATEC at Edith Cowan University.
This event is free but bookings are essential. To book, please email info@ccyp.wa.gov.au or call 6213 2297. Click here for more information.
Friday 4 March, PICA Performance Space, 2-4pm
Artist Talks
18 February 2011
Both artists examine the mining industry and its impact on the community in distinct ways. Sprigg's work often relates to the psychological and physical drives of man, and in GOLD, Roderick further develops these concerns with new works that expand his discourse on masculinity, heroism and failure. In the Screen Space, Sam Doctor's A Song for the Stonebreakers is a subtle and moving video work that captures the working environment of sulphur miners in Indonesia, offering an unflinching look at the industry's impact on the landscape.Don't miss this opportunity to hear these artists in lively discussion about their new exhibitions as well as their wider practice.
This is a Free Event and the PICA Bar will be open
Friday 18 February, 6pm
Westend Gallery and Screen Space
New Studio Artists at work
14 February 2011
Clocktower StudioChelsea Hopper (WA)
Studio One
Lucy Moore (UK)
Studio Two
Liang Luscombe (VIC)
Studio Residency Program: 17 January-3 April
Studio Openings & Talks: Tuesday 22 March, 6pm
Exhibition Opening
14 February 2011
Come and enjoy the stunning 3D Realtime animation works of acclaimed Irish artist John Gerrard in his first Australian solo show in the Central Galleries; explore the meaning of mining and masculinity with West Australian Roderick Sprigg's show GOLD in the Westend Gallery & contemplate Sydney-based artist Sam Doctor's compelling A Song for the Stonebreakers in the Screen Space.Wednesday 16 February, 6 - 8pm
This is a FREE event and the PICA Bar will be open
RSVP: 9228 6300 or invite@pica.org.au
Exhibition dates: 17 February - 3 April, 2011
FringeWorld Solos and Summit
4 February 2011
PICA's performance space gets in on the fun by hosting the FringeWorld Solos from tomorrow night and the FringeWorld Summit from Monday. Boutique performances and four days of expert panellists make PICA a must for all Fringe dwellers. For more info, or to register for the Summit, please go to: www.fringeworld.com.auBe part of a search for gold
12 January 2011
You trade something of your own, either time, an object, an idea - anything you want that you deem equal value to an hour of the artist's time. Any loot or junk found will be yours! The artist will make a selection of goods, ideas and things traded to be included in his upcoming solo exhibition at PICA - opening 16 February.Deadline to trade your hour with Roderick Sprigg is 1 February
Contact Roderick on roderickjames2001@yahoo.com.au or call PICA +61 (0) 8 9228 6320 to get involved!
on the beach (for a farewell)
8 December 2010
During his nine-week studio residency, artist Jacobus Capone will present a series of durational perfomances: Nine Prayers for Palomar. The Clock Tower Studio will be open to the public, where a different gesture/prayer can be viewed each week.This week is:
on the beach (for a farewell)
Tuesday 7 December - 19 December
11am - 6pm
Clock Tower Studio
This is a FREE Event
PICA described as a top place to work
3 December 2010
To view the full article please click on this link:ArtsHub: "Our top ten arts organisations to work for" by Fiona Mackrell
Hiromi Tango: Behind the Door
3 December 2010
Hiromi Tango's Behind the Door explores the nature of hoarding and the boundaries between function and dysfunction. Hiromi collaborates with local artists and general public on the notion of hoarding to make a new public artwork incorporating numerous fridges. On 4 December the public are invited to attend an intimate and reflective live performance that interacts with the resulting artwork.Behind the Door by Hiromi Tango (QLD)
Saturday 4 December, 1-3pm
Westend Gallery, PICA
This event is FREE.
Studio Opening, tonight!
2 December 2010
Jacobus Capone, Jia-Jen Lin, and Lisa Carrie Goldberg have spent three months in their studios pursuing a range of complex and diverse projects that will be revealed through a series of brand new site-specific performances and open discussions.Thursday 2 December, 6pm in the PICA Studios
This event is free and the PICA Bar will be open
News Haiku from the West
26 November 2010
Barbara invites you to attend a free screen-printing event on Saturday 27 November between 2-4pm. Bring your favourite plain t-shirt and wear your artist's print home!News Haiku from the West
Barbara Campbell (NSW)
Presented as part of NOW RIGHT NOW!
Free Screen-Printing Event:
Saturday 27 November, 2pm at PICA
CIA Mixer Night: NOW RIGHT NOW! Artists' Forum
24 November 2010
Featuring Barbara Campbell, Hiromi Tango, Robert Cook & Jen JamiesonThursday 25 November, 6pm
Hub-Space, CIA Studios
480 Newcastle Street, West Perth
Doors open 5.45pm for a 6pm start.
Please RSVP to CIA by Wednesday 24 Nov by emailing projects@pvicollective.com
CIA are co-curators of NOW RIGHT NOW!
Secret songs for a Stielbacht
23 November 2010
During his nine-week studio residency, artist Jacobus Capone will present a series of durational perfomances: Nine Prayers for Palomar. The Clock Tower Studio will be open to the public, where a different gesture/prayer can be viewed each week.This week is:
Secret songs for a Stielbacht: an installation.
Tuesday 23 November - Thursday 2 December
11am - 6pm
Clock Tower Studio
This is a FREE Event
some kind of intermission - live in store!
19 November 2010
Performed by actors Ingle Knight and David Fussell and writer/curator Robert Cook, some kind of intermission - live in store! will explore the rhythms of oral story telling, misunderstood cultural theory and spoken pop as prose poetry inside cult record store 78 Records on the 20 November from 2pm Don't miss it!FrenchMottershead: Artist Talk and Launch
16 November 2010
In October, UK artists FrenchMottershead recreated The West Australian with participants from all over Perth and Sydney re-staging a variety of news stories in photos and text. The Perth and Sydney Echo is the free tabloid newspaper that resulted.FrenchMottershead Artist Talk
Thurdsday 18 November, 6pm
Hub-Space, CIA Studios, 480 Newcastle Street, West Perth
Doors open 5.45pm for a 6pm start.
Please RSVP to CIA by Wednesday 17 Nov by emailing projects@pvicollective.com
CIA are co-curators of NOW RIGHT NOW!
FrenchMottershead Newspaper Launch
Friday 19 November, 5 - 7pm
Join the artists and participants for the launch of the completed work in the PICA Bar.
Copies will be made available on the night and at various retailers around Perth after the launch.
This is a free event and all are welcome. The PICA bar will be open.
Both events are presented as part of NOW RIGHT NOW! A Season of Live Art.
PLEASE NOTE: Change of time for Dachshund U.N.
11 November 2010
Last weekend we had a large turnout for Bennett Miller's doggy diplomats in Dachshund U.N. This coming Saturday 13 November, the time of the performance has been moved to 3pm to ensure more shade for the wonderful dogs (and owners!) taking part.PICA apologises for any inconvenience. We look forward to seeing you at 3pm this Saturday for the final performance of Dachshund U.N.
On the sky (the body as a constellation)
10 November 2010
During his nine-week studio residency, artist Jacobus Capone will present a series of durational perfomances: Nine Prayers for Palomar. The Clock Tower Studio will be open to the public, where a different gesture/prayer can be viewed each week.This week is:
On the sky (the body as a constellation) an installation.
Friday 5 November - Thursday 18 November
11am - 6pm
Clock Tower Studio
This is a FREE Event
A big thank you for a big weekend!
9 November 2010
Kicking off NOW RIGHT NOW! A Season of Live Art in style, Dachshund U.N. attracted more than 1000 people and over 60 lovely dogs on Saturday. If you missed it, or want more, the doggy diplomats will be at it again this coming Saturday at 3pm.IMPORTANT NOTICE: Performance on Saturday 13 November has moved to 3pm
Jia-Jen Lin shares her outback odyssey at Melbourne's Asialink
3 November 2010
Go to the Asialink website for the full article.Skip a shower to offset a mountain!
1 November 2010
The mountain contains the equivalent water of forty average Australian showers. The artists will skip a shower per week until the mountain is offset.How you can help:
Register to skip a shower or even several showers in aid of the work. The date of the skipped shower will be logged, and you will credited as a contributor to the mountain project. Please email your name, the date that you intend to skip a shower, and a sentence about what you will do that day to: jen.jamieson@yahoo.com
Your participation is greatly appreciated!
We Will Build Our Own Mountain is part of NOW RIGHT NOW! A season of live art
Want to be a NOW RIGHT NOW! volunteer?
27 October 2010
PICA's season of live art: NOW RIGHT NOW! is coming! Volunteer to be part of great events including Bennett Miller's Dachshund U.N. and BRINKMANSHIP's We Will Build Our Own Mountain.Email your CV and/or a brief bio to projects@pica.org.au to be a part of the excitement!
Open Studio - Work in Progress
27 October 2010
Jia-Jen Lin (Taiwan/New York) is interested in the psychological distance between artificial life and physical sensations. By way of collecting, modifying, and representing information and materials from everyday experiences, she will explore a series of works integrating sculpture, performance, and digital media.Through the use of various soil samples and industrial materials that have been collected from industrial sites around Western Australia, Lin is attempting to re-construct the gap between contemporary art and labor. Through this action, she also creates a personal monologue about distance as it relates to herself and her father, an owner/ worker of a bonded leather factory in rural Taiwan.
Throughout Jia-Jen's practice, she continues to explore the theme of nature and in a modern society. By means of observing natural sceneries through the eye of a camera, she depicts moments of shifting back and forth between the natural and the artificial.
Jia-Jen Lin's website
From the terrace (place)
26 October 2010
During his nine-week studio residency, artist Jacobus Capone will present a series of durational perfomances: Nine Prayers for Palomar. The Clock Tower Studio will be open to the public, where a different gesture/prayer can be viewed each week.This week is:
From the terrace (place) an installation
Tuesday 26 - Sunday 31 October
11am - 6pm
Clock Tower Studio
This is a FREE Event
on shopping (Bread. Wine. Fish. Pigeon. Fat)
21 October 2010
During his nine-week studio residency, artist Jacobus Capone will present a series of durational perfomances: Nine Prayers for Palomar. The Clock Tower Studio will be open to the public, where a different gesture/prayer can be viewed each week.This week is:
on shopping (Bread. Wine. Fish. Pigeon. Fat), an installation
Tuesday 19 - Thursday 28 October
11am - 6pm
Clock Tower Studio
This is a FREE Event
(her, us, him)
15 October 2010
During his nine-week studio residency, artist Jacobus Capone will present a series of durational perfomances: Nine Prayers for Palomar. The Clock Tower Studio will be open to the public, where a different gesture/prayer can be viewed each week.This week is:
her, us, him, an installation
Friday 15 -Saturday 16 October
11am - 6pm
Clock Tower Studio
This is a FREE Event
FrenchMottershead need you!
18 October 2010
UK Artists Rebecca French and Andrew Mottershead, will be pounding the streets of the Perth CBD for five days in search of 'locals' to discuss yesterday's news stories from The West Australian newspaper in order to painstakingly re-create it anew. The Perth and Sydney Echo is a free tabloid newspaper created, published and circulated by FrenchMottershead. Participants are approached on the city street and invited to choose a person/s in a reported situation they can empathize with and re-create their own version.For details of their current location, text or call the Echo Information Line 0402 859 816 and arrange a meeting.
FrenchMottershead (UK)
The Perth and Sydney Echo
Public participation: 18 - 22 October, 10am - 3pm
Location: Streets of Perth
Newspaper launch: Friday 19 November, 5 - 7pm
Location: PICA bar
THIS IS A FREE EVENT
After Hours: Love of Diagrams
14 October 2010
Join us as the galleries stay open late and Leigh Robb presents her insights into Love of Diagrams as well as discussing the practice of eight influential Australian and international artists in the show.Embracing drawing, collage, painting, sound and installation, this exhibition questions the origins of these artists' obsessions with all things diagrmmatic and what this signals as a means of representing, mapping and articulating current ideas.
Thursday 14 October, 6pm
This is a free event and the PICA bar will be open.
PICA's latest exhibitions will also be open late!
Peggy Guggenheim: Illustrated Lecture this weekend!
8 October 2010
Prior to settling in Venice, in 1942 Peggy Guggenheim commissioned the avant-gard architect, Frederick Kiesler, to transform two tailor-shops into a radical gallery on 30 West Fifty-seventh Street in New York City. This became the historic 'Art of this Century' gallery where the Peggy's collection was divided into an abstract gallery where the floor was painted turquoise and the works hung without frames on rope pulleys, and a surreal gallery where paintings were mounted on adjustable arms, allowing the visitor to rotate the canvases!This talk will look at the ground-breaking exhibition design by Kiesler and the many seminal exhibitions Peggy Guggenheim held there in its four year history.
Sunday 10 October, 2pm
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Theatrette
Free public event, no bookings required
everything and nothing
6 October 2010
During his nine-week studio residency, artist Jacobus Capone will present a series of durational perfomances: Nine Prayers for Palomar. The Clock Tower Studio will be open to the public, where a different gesture/prayer can be viewed each week.This week is:
everything and nothing, an exhibition
Tuesday 5 - Wednesday 13 October
11am - 6pm
Clock Tower Studio
This is a FREE Event
Do you own a Dachshund?
1 October 2010
Thankfully, PICA and local artist Bennett Miller are looking for 47 sausage dogs to take part in a bizarre and joyful installation called Dachshund UN.If you have a Dachshund and are interested in being involved contact PICA on 9228 6307 or email Bennett at dachshundsunited@googlemail.com to register your interest. Hurry along now though, places are filling fast!
for now forever, for the time being forever, while this lasts forever (coeur)
1 October 2010
During his nine-week studio residency, artist Jacobus Capone will present a series of durational perfomances: Nine Prayers for Palomar. The Clock Tower Studio will be open to the public, where a different gesture/prayer can be viewed each week.This week is:
for now forever, for the time being forever, while this lasts forever (coeur) durational performance with Mal Capone (Jacobus' father)
Friday 1 - Saturday 2 October
11am - 6pm
Clock Tower Studio
This is a FREE Event.
Tomorrow! Saturday Session: SHIMURABROS.
1 October 2010
SHIMURABROS. immersive video experience Sekilala is now showing in PICA's screen space. Join Tania Visosevic from Edith Cowan University's School of Film and Video as she talks cinema and BioArt at 1pm on Saturday 2 October.This is a FREE EVENT, all PICA galleries will be open.
Review of Love of Diagrams
30 September 2010
There's a lot to love about Ted Snell's review of PICA's current show in the West End Gallery Love of Diagrams. Grab a copy of today's Australian and check out Graphic Display of Clever Ideas on page 17 of the Arts section.A copy of the article can also be seen on the Love of Diagrams page under "Media"
All PICA galleries are open today until 6pm if you would like to come and enjoy the show for yourself!
meditations (seven puddles)
23 September 2010
During his nine-week studio residency, artist Jacobus Capone will present a series of durational perfomances: Nine Prayers for Palomar. The Clock Tower Studio will be open to the public, where a different gesture/prayer can be viewed each week.This week is: meditations (seven puddles) ongoing performance
Tuesday 21 Sept - Tuesday 28 Sept
11am - 6pm
Clock Tower Studio
This is a FREE Event.
Toyko Trends Curator Talk Tonight
21 September 2010
Curator Talk: Tokyo TrendsTuesday 21 September, 6pm
PICA Bar
Join Leigh Robb as she shares her experiences and encounters with Japanese art and artists, including her visit to the first Setouchi Festival of International Art on seven islands on the Seto inland sea.
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to hear all the latest about the Japanese art scene!
This is a Free Event and the PICA Bar will be open.
PICA's latest exhibitions will also be open late!
3 New Studio Artists Move In!
20 September 2010
Jacobus Capone invites you to nine performances over three months in Nine prayers for Palomar in the Clock Tower StudioJia-Jen Lin (Taiwan/New York) comes to Perth from Taipei Artists Village in PICA's first partnership with Asialink - she will be filming in Western Australia and making new work in Studio One
Lisa Carrie Goldberg (Canada) investigates the science of sleep as part of her SymbioticA masters research in Studio Two
Two New Job Opportunities at PICA
16 September 2010
Communications Managerand
Education Program Manager
(Growing Future Innovators)
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Applications close 5pm Monday 11 October 2010.
Exhibition opening tonight!
10 September 2010
Tonight three new exhibitions open Objects to Live by: The Art of John Meade, Love of Diagrams, Sekilala. Join us from 6pm.Growing Future Innovators Launch
25 August 2010
On Wednesday 25 August, Growing Future Innovators: a new approach to learning programs for young people was launched at PICA to an enthusiastic group of teachers, industry and community representatives, and sponsors.A Message from Our Chair
19 August 2010
Read a message from PICA's Chair regarding PICA's Performance Space CLICK HERERounds Publication Launch
26 July 2010
Join us on Friday 13 August for the Rounds Publication Launch. A 192 page book with detailed insights into the Rounds process and exhibition.Critical Writing Resident
12 July 2010
Kate Abon will be a resident in PICA's Clock Tower studio for the next 6 weeks, for more information on Kate's residency click here Critical Writing ResidencyBurn out machine video
1 July 2010
Check out Bevan Honey for a quick video of the Burn out machine in action! Head down to PICA to see the real thing, activated 1pm and 5pm daily.Opening this Friday
22 June 2010
The Galleries are abuzz with the installation of Rounds and Bevan Honey, which open on friday along with Ignacio Uriate in the Screen Space. Everyone is welcome to come down to PICA from 6pm on Friday 25 June.PICA Salon
19 June 2010
Head down to PICA between 11am and 6pm on Saturday and Sunday to see the works available to buy as part of PICA Salon 2010. There are still works available for sale, right up until 6pm on Sunday 20 June.PICA Salon Artists
3 June 2010
Check out PICA Salon 2010 to see the full list of artists participating the PICA Salon, an the works available to purchase.The PICA Salon is going to be an event not to be missed on Friday 18 June 2010.
Rounds website
25 May 2010
Check out the dedicated Rounds website theroundsproject.com, detailing the process in the lead up to the exhibition at PICA, opening on Friday 25 June.The Rape of the Sabine Women
17 May 2010
Grab your tickets now for The Rape of the Sabine Women for only $15. Tickets will also be for sale at the door from 7pm on Tuesday 18 May.Hatched Feedback
30 April 2010
If you've made it down to PICA for the Hatched exhibition, we'd love to know what you thought! PICA welcomes all feedback, it is an essential way for us to ensure we're delivering on all our programs. Go to Feedback and tell us what you thought.Local Hatched Artist talks
27 April 2010
Check out Hatched in the Afternoon for a full list of participating artists or just head down to PICA at 1pm on a Tuesday and 3pm on a Saturday!Artist talk
23 April 2010
Reeldance is launched!
21 April 2010
For the 2010 Festival, PICA is pleased to present The Rape of the Sabine Women at The Astor Theatre on 18 May. A ground breaking feature length video that combines dance, theatre, architecture and painting to reinvent the historic Roman myth.Hatched in the Afternoon
19 April 2010
In the first in a series of artist talks called Hatched in the Afternoon, Andrew Varano, the recipient of the Dr Harold Schenberg Art Prize, will talk about his work in Hatched 2010: National Graduate Show. Tuesday 20 April at 1pm in the PICA Galleries.Congratulations
16 April 2010
Hatched 2010
14 April 2010
Hatched is taking form! Spread across both floors and all galleries of PICA's iconic building, artists and the install team are busy putting the finishing touches on this expansive exhibition! Don't miss the opening this Friday night, 16 April from 6-9pm to see what the best emerging artists in the country are up to. Click Here for Hatched 2010: National Graduate ShowHatched Forum
13 April 2010
Rebecca Heald from New Contemporaries in London has just arrived in Perth and we are delighted that she will be officially opening HATCHED on Friday night at 6.30pm. You can also hear her insights at the Hatched Forum: Zones of Transition at PICA on Saturday 17 April, 2-5pm, alongside acclaimed Australian artist Callum Morton and Head of School of Design & Art at Curtin University, Donal Fitzpatrick. Tickets are $15 or $10 for students BUY NOWJump Mentorships Announced
12 April 2010
Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett recently announced the thirty-six successful applicants to JUMP - Australia's largest national mentoring program for young and emerging artists funded by the Australia Council. Six artists in Western Australia are being supported including Sarah Rowbottam who will be mentored by PICA's Curator, Leigh Robb in the development of an exciting new body of work. CLICK HERE for more info.PICA open all Easter weekend
31 March 2010
PICA's current exhibtions Jeppe Hein Sarah Elson and Grant Stevens wrap up on Monday 5 April, but there's plenty of chances to catch them over the 4 day weekend - including Good Friday! The galleries are open 11am-6pm and Appearing Rooms runs 11am-9pm.Studio opening postponed
23 March 2010
Join the artists next Tuesday 30 March 2010, 6pm as they are led in a discussion by Art Gallery of WA Curator, Robert Cook.See Studio Opening & Talks for more info.
PICA's Curator in conversation
22 March 2010
PICA Curator, Leigh Robb and Artist Brendan Van Hek will be speaking about Aernout Mik's video work at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery at University of Western Australia as part of their Wednesday Night Conversation Series. Join them at 5.30pm on Wednesday, 24 March in a discussion about the Dutch artist's video installation touch, rise and fall (2008).TVs Wanted!
17 March 2010
One HATCHED artist is seeking extra television and computer monitors for their ambitious installation! TV's young and old, modern or retro, as long as they work (safely!) when you plug them in, we are happy to take them off your hands! Please contact info@pica.org.au if you want to drop in your old television or computer and support a young artist.Live Art 2010
9 March 2010
Make sure you head down to PICA this Saturday, 13 March for Live Art 2010Exhibition floor talk
5 March 2010
Sarah Elson floor talk
2 March 2010
Join artist Sarah Elson as she discusses her work in her current solo exhibition in PICA's Westend Gallery.Sarah Elson floortalk
Exhibition survey
15 February 2010
Floor talk, 4pm today
13 February 2010
Exhibitions now open!
12 February 2010
These exhibitions run at PICA until 5 April. The Galleries will be open until 9pm tonight, Friday 12 February.The Galleries are open 11am-6pm Tuesday-Sunday with Appearing Rooms running from 11am-9pm daily.
Appearing Rooms
9 February 2010
Jeppe Hein's large water work Appearing Rooms is starting to come together in the Perth Cultural Centre. Make sure you make it down on Thursday 11 Feburary at 6pm for the opening, and to see the work in action.Sarah Elson
5 February 2010
Exhibition Match
30 January 2010
Come see the Utopian 3 on 3 basketball game at PICA from 10am-6pm today!EXHIBITION MATCH