About PICA

Housed in a centrally located, iconic heritage building in Perth's Cultural Centre, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) is a place where visitors can experience the work of local, Australian and international artists working in the areas of visual, performing, new media and hybrid arts.

Through a year-round program of exhibitions, performances, screenings, studios, publications and a range of interdisciplinary projects, PICA seeks to promote the contemporary arts while stimulating critical discussion about the arts and broader cultural issues. PICA also offers an exciting public and education program which seeks to strengthen the relationship between its artistic programs and diverse audiences.

PICA plays a key role in Perth's creative community and seeks to provide support to artists at all stages of their career through programming, development, mentoring and advocacy opportunities. In many aspects of its operations, PICA might be understood as an incubator: providing resources, mentoring and support for both emerging and established artists whilst promoting new and emerging ideas, forms and practices to the broader community.

PICA's mission is to creatively and critically engage with contemporary ideas and arts practice with a local, national and international focus; to nurture and encourage experimental, innovative and high quality work; to support West Australian and Australian contemporary artists at all stages of their career and across art forms; and to facilitate debate and dialogue. PICA seeks to realise this mission in a way that is open and accessible and that seeks to engage with the widest possible audience.