PICA
Season 1 January – July 2018
Season 1
Contents
PICA recognises that we are situated on the lands of the Whadjuk (Perth region) people of the Nyoongar nation and we wish to pay our respects to the traditional custodians of this Country. We also pay our respects to all First Nations people – their cultures and their continuing connection to land, waters, community and the arts.
Cover Image: Kimsooja, Mandala: Zone of Zero, 2004 – 2010. Single Channel Mixed Media Sound Installation (single jukebox speaker, three chants mixed with Tibetan, Gregorian, and Islamic), 9:50 loop, jukebox speaker dimensions: 81.3cm (diameter) x 30.5cm, Unique piece. Courtesy of Kimsooja Studio.
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Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess Renée Newman with Ben Collins
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Accident & Process Derek Kreckler Touring Exhibition
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yourseven James Berlyn with WAYTCo
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Program Callout
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Season 1 Calendar
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The Second Woman 36
Information for Families
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KISS club pvi collective
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Education Program
14 Burrbgaja Yalirra (Dancing Forwards) Marrugeku 18 Creative Development Jupiter Orbiting Joshua Pether
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Greater Together
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PICA Donors
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Art Addicts Membership Program
22 Zone of Nowhere Kimsooja
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Plan your Visit
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About PICA
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PICA Partners & Acknowledgements
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Hatched National Graduate Show 2018
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Performance
Performance
Performance Program Season 1
Photo: Jalaru Photography / Michael Torres Featured: Burrbgaja Yalirra, Eric Avery in Dancing with Strangers.
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Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess Renée Newman with Ben Collins 27 January – 17 February WORLD PREMIERE The streets are your stage.
Borrowing from Francis Alÿs’s notion that walking is “with the speed culture of our time – a kind of resistance...a very immediate method for unfolding stories”, it strips back what we need – to live and love – by asking you to slow down. See the world as a moving picture, the streets your stage and the people your actors. A meditation on hope, this mindful solo encounter in public space embraces how we are always moving, shifting, changing.
Take a pathway across Northbridge with a set of headphones and an open mind in this opera for one. Listen in as an original soundscape unfolds with stories of migration and patterns of human behaviour. Hear world-wide tales of struggle, joy and hope as the city comes alive in this immersive sonic storytelling experience. Created by Perth-based Renée Newman, and made in collaboration with sound designer Ben Collins, Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess is a new Western Australian work exploring the form of the audio tour.
Presented for FRINGE WORLD Festival 2018
Conceived, Written & Directed by Renée Newman Composition & Sound Design: Ben Collins Cultural Advisor: Ian Wilkes Dramaturgs: Steve Bull & Marcella Polain
Preview: 27 January Season: 30 January – 3 February 6 – 10 February, 13 – 15 & 17 February Streets of Northbridge. Start location at PICA. Tickets: Standard $29 | Groups 6+ $25 | Preview $20 Sessions: Tuesday – Thursday: 5.45pm & 7.30pm Friday – Saturday: 4pm, 5.45pm & 7.30pm Duration: 60 mins | Recommended ages: 15+
Photo: Aaron Webber
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Performance
yourseven James Berlyn 01 – 17 February
WORLD PREMIERE Your life in seven photo booths.
Created by James Berlyn, the Co-founder of Proximity Festival, this work takes you on a journey through seven one-on-one encounters to recreate and predict your own life, compiling a bespoke album of Polaroid photos along the way.
Based on Jaques’ famous speech from “As You Like it”, this playful encounter asks you to consider your life journey through Shakespeare’s seven ages of man. What has your life been like so far and what is yet to come?
With Shakespeare and forgotten technology as your guides, yourseven is a touching and intimate flash-forward journey all about you.
Featuring a talented cast of bright young theatre makers and performers from WAYTCo, this new work offers a refreshing perspective post Snapchat and Instagram to explore the private drama of you.
Presented with WA Youth Theatre Company for FRINGE WORLD Festival 2018
Conceived, Written & Directed by James Berlyn Performers: Members of WA Youth Theatre Company Lighting: Chris Donnelly Graphic Artist: Shaun Salmon Music consultation: Chris Van Tuinen
Preview: 1 February Season: 2 – 3, 6 – 10, 13 – 15 & 17 February PICA Performance Space Tickets: Standard $29 | Groups 6+ $25 | Preview $20 Sessions: 5.45pm – 8.45pm | Entry every 15 minutes Strict limited capacity Duration: 60 mins | Recommended ages: 12+
Photo: Aaron Webber
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Performance
The Second Woman 03 – 04 March
Performance
WA PREMIERE A cult hit across Australia, The Second Woman is coming to Perth for the very first time and is not to be missed.
Step inside a 24-hour live performance and cinema spectacle. Inspired by John Cassavetes’ cult film ‘Opening Night’, Nat Randall performs an epic feat of endurance, re-enacting the same exact scene over and over with a diverse cast of 100 maleidentifying performers.
Come for an hour, stay for the night – this is performance at its most epic, a complex game of fiction and reality. Performer Callout:
A mesmerising cinematic loop, every scene evolves and shifts with each new performer and is captured live on camera, projected alongside the staged performance. Intersecting with cinema and live performance, Randall proposes a deceptively simple premise that becomes a deeper and subversive exploration of identity, intimacy, emotion and gender.
For more information and to apply visit pica.org.au. Submissions close 18 December. Presented in association with Perth Festival
Co-creators: Nat Randall & Anna Breckon Concept & Performance: Nat Randall Script & Direction: Anna Breckon & Nat Randall Video Direction: EO Gill & Anna Breckon Lighting Design: Amber Silk Sound Composition: Nina Buchanan Set Design: Future Method Studio Hair & Makeup: Sophie Roberts Camera Operation: EO Gill Participant Coordination: Jade Muratore
PICA Performance Space Tickets: $10 | Door sales only Time: 3pm, 3 March – 3pm, 4 March Entry and exit allowed any time (subject to capacity) Duration: 24 hours | Recommended ages: 13+
Warning The Second Woman may contain adult themes and coarse language. Participants with accessibility requirements should contact PICA on 9228 6300.
Image: Nat Randall, The Second Woman. Photo: Zan Wimberley
See calendar on Page 34 for Audio Description and Auslan Interpretation sessions.
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‘A stunning creative feat, from concept to execution. One of the finest examples of independent Australian theatre in years.’ The Guardian
Image: Nat Randall, The Second Woman. Photo: Zan Wimberley
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KISS club
25 May
Pucker up! Perth’s hottest performance club returns.
This fast and furious performance night gives audiences a fresh view of what is bubbling in the hearts and minds of Perth’s performance makers and the opportunity to help shape and support new work.
The ever popular KISS club is back, co-curated by PICA and pvi collective. Originally created by Sydney based artist Karen Therese and gifted to pvi collective, KISS club is a performance event for ideas in development, featuring emerging and established artists across live performance practice.
Presented with pvi collective
Artist Callout: PICA and pvi collective will be seeking EOIs from interdisciplinary performance makers working across theatre, dance, sound, installation and live art.
Selected artists will present 10 minutes of a work in progress to a live audience, providing a chance to trial new ideas and receive feedback in a supportive, critical environment. A Q&A with a special guest speaker will also feature, providing insight into a topic beyond the arts.
For more information and to apply visit pica.org.au. EOIs open: 19 January – 4 March 2018
PICA Performance Space Tickets: $15 | Limited capacity Time: 7.30pm Duration: 90 minutes with interval
Photo: Amber Bateup | Renegade Productions ‘Renegade Church’ KISS club 2017
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Performance
Burrbgaja Yalirra Marrugeku 07 – 16 June
WORLD PREMIERE Country. What is it to belong?
Though a series of collaborations with Marrugeku Associate Artists Eric Avery, Edwin Lee Mulligan and Miranda Wheen and a team of interdisciplinary artists, Burrbgaja Yalirra is a deeply poetic and vividly kinetic unification of Indigenous and non-Indigenous contemporary cultures across dance, music and storytelling.
From the creators of Gudirr Gudirr, Cut the Sky and Burning Daylight, Burrbgaja Yalirra (Dancing Forwards) is an evocative triple bill of new solo works exploring reciprocity and our sense of belonging in Australia today. Curated by Marrugeku’s Artistic Directors Dalisa Pigram and Rachael Swain, each work is a tailored invitation from our leading change makers to experience intercultural exchange.
Led by visionaries Marrugeku, an unparalleled presence in Australia today dedicated to Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians working together, join this vibrant retelling and reawakening of histories, locations and languages. Co-commissioned by PICA and Carriageworks
Burrbgaja Yalirra – New Short Works
Preview: 7 June, 7.30pm Season: 8, 9 & 12 – 16 June, 7.30pm
Artistic direction, dramaturgical, cultural and choreographic support: Dalisa Pigram and Rachael Swain Set & Costume Designer: Stephen Curtis Sound Designer: Sam Serruys
Pre show panel talk: Saturday 9 June, 5pm Post show Q&A: Thursday 14 June PICA Performance Space Tickets: Standard $32 | Member $26 Concession & Groups 6+ $22 | Preview $20 Schools $15 Duration: 80 minutes without interval
Photo: Jalaru Photography / Michael Torres Featured: Burrbgaja Yalirra, Edwin Lee Mulligan in Ngarlimbah.
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Ngarlimbah
Miranda
Ngarlimbah (You are as much a part of me as I am of you) is by Walmajarri/Nyikina painter and poet, Edwin Lee Mulligan, in collaboration with Sohan Ariel Hayes (Boorna Waanginy). Ngarlimbah is the essence of reciprocity between human, spirit and environmental realms. In an expressive fusing of spoken word and animated video, Edwin shares his dream encounters with two dingoes, the calm Yungngora and the dark dog Jirrilbil, who speak to contemporary concerns in his community.
Tackling the iconic text Picnic at Hanging Rock, and its final (initially unpublished) chapter, dancer/performer Miranda Wheen visits the fate of her fictional namesake ‘Miranda’, who seemingly disappeared in the Australian landscape. Choreographed with Serge Aimé Coulibaly (Burkina Faso/Belgium), cochoreographer of Burning Daylight and Cut the Sky, Miri explores the position of settler Australians grappling with understanding Indigenous Australian experience, and of a white Australia struggling for a moral, intellectual and spiritual position to deal with its history.
Concept, paintings, poems and performer: Edwin Lee Mulligan Co-directors: Dalisa Pigram and Rachael Swain Vision direction and animation: Sohan Ariel Hayes Composer: Dazastah
Concept, co-choreographer and dancer: Miranda Wheen Director and co-choreographer: Serge Aimé Couliblay Composer: Sam Serruys
Dancing with Strangers In collaboration with Koen Augustijnen (Belgium), co-choreographer of the award winning Gudirr Gudirr, dancer and violinist Eric Avery imagines where we might be now if music and dance had been made between two cultures at the time of first colonial contact. A custodian of songs and dances from his father’s line, Eric belongs to the Yuin, Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan and Gumbangirri peoples and takes inspiration from the story of his great-great-grandfather, Jack Biamanga (Yuin), who saw the First Fleet sail past his mother’s country (Monaroo region of NSW). Concept, co-choreographer, dancer and musician: Eric Avery Director and co-choreographer: Koen Augustijnen Composers: Eric Avery and Sam Serruys
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Photo: Jalaru Photography / Michael Torres Featured: Burrbgaja Yalirra, Miranda Wheen in Miranda.
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Creative Development
Creative Development
Jupiter Orbiting Joshua Pether
Jupiter Orbiting is a new work in development by Joshua Pether as part of the PICA x Next Wave Commission, which will be presented at Next Wave Festival in 2018 and PICA in 2019.
Joshua Pether is an emerging choreographer/ performer based in WA. Of Kalkadoon heritage, Joshua’s work is a reflection of his body politics and heritage. The two intertwining cultures of Indigeneity and disability help to shape his practice, which shifts across dance and performance art contexts. Joshua’s second solo work Monster premiered at the First Nations arts festival Yirramboi in 2017.
Jupiter Orbiting is an immersive exploration of personal identity via science fiction narrative and a visceral combination of movement, sound and video. In this work Pether negotiates the boundaries of fantasy and reality to navigate past psychological and physical traumas.
A PICA x Next Wave Commission
As fact and fiction collide within a highly sensorial environment, the performer and audience begin to develop a shared bond that explores perceptions of mental health, our relationship to trauma and our ability for empathy.
Created and performed by: Joshua Pether Dramaturg: Shona Erskine Videographer & Film Editor: Neil Berrick Sound Composer: Daniel von Jenatsch Understudy/Dancer: Romey Cresswell
Image: Joshua Pether, Monster, Yirramboi Festival 2017 Photo: Caitlin Dear
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Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Exhibition Program Season 1
Image above: Kimsooja, Aire de Agua / Air of Water, 2009. 06:07 loop, sound, still from Earth - Water - Fire – Air. Commissioned by Hermes Foundation, Paris. Courtesy Kimsooja Studio Image below: Kimsooja, Tierra de Agua / Earth of Water, 2009. 07:09 loop, still from Earth - Water - Fire - Air. Commissioned by Lanzerote Biennale, Spain. Courtesy Kimsooja Studio.
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Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Zone of Nowhere Kimsooja 17 February – 25 April
Zone of Nowhere will be the first Australian solo exhibition by internationally acclaimed, South Korean-born multimedia artist Kimsooja.
Heavily influenced by Buddhism, Zen, Confucianism and the age-old role of the artist as shaman, she creates lyrical installations that draw inspiration from everyday activities. The result is a practice that brings together the physical and the metaphysical. The exhibition will feature a new large-scale installation created especially for PICA’s vast central gallery space as well as an associated public art project on the streets of Perth. Curated by Eugenio Viola.
For more than 30 years Kimsooja has dedicated her site-specific works to cultural and political issues facing our world. Kimsooja is perhaps best-known for her use of bottari – the traditional Korean bedcover used to wrap and protect personal belongings – as a symbol of structure and connection.
Presented in association with Perth Festival
Image: Kimsooja, Bottari Truck - Migrateur, 2007. Single Channel Video Projection, silent, 10:00, loop, performed in Paris. Commissioned by Musée D’Art Contemporain du Val-De-Marne (MAC/VAL). Still Photo by Thierry Depagne. Courtesy of Kimsooja Studio
All PICA Galleries Opening: 16 February 6.30pm – 8.30pm
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Exhibitions
Exhibitions
“My work has always been a response to violence and inhumanity and this will never change. I answer by means of healing, either by showing society’s reality as a witness or by proposing a harmonious coexistence, questioning who we are and where we’re going. I hope people find an equilibrium and peace in my work that comes from their own empathy.*
Kimsooja
Image: Kimsooja, To Breathe - The Flags, 2012. Single channel video animation, silent, 40:41 loop. Photograph by Ralph Feiner. Courtesy of Gallery Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland, and Kimsooja Studio.
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* (From Thomas Van Loocke, Kimsooja ‘To Breathe’ in Centre Pompidou Metz “My work has always been a response to violence and inhumanity’, 2015)
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Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Hatched National Graduate Show 2018 19 May – 22 July
Since 1992, the Hatched National Graduate Show has presented the work of over one thousand artists alongside that of their national peers in this unique showcase of emergent talent. Many of Australia’s most successful artistic careers have been launched this way. From painting, sculpture and drawing, to installation, video, and sound work, this exhibition offers an intriguing snapshot of current contemporary art practices in Australia.
Hatched is one of the most enduring and fundamental ways that PICA fulfills its mission of supporting innovative new art practices and providing artists with career nurturing opportunities. Hatched tests the pulse of the nation’s emerging arts scene while acting as an important platform for the next generation of Australian artists.
All PICA Galleries Opening: 17 May 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Image: Kai Wasikowski, In-tension, 2016. Schenberg Art Fellowship 2017 Winner. Photo: Alessandro Bianchetti
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Exhibitions
Exhibitions
“As the only exhibition of its kind in the country, Hatched focuses the gaze of Australia’s tertiary art schools on Perth” The West Australian
Image: Kai Wasikowski, Looking with a forked tongue (detail), 2016. Schenberg Art Fellowship 2017 Winner. Photo: Alessandro Bianchetti
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Touring Exhibition
Touring Exhibition
Derek Kreckler: Accident & Process
Derek Kreckler: Accident & Process is the first survey exhibition of one of Australia’s most rigorous conceptual artists and appeared at PICA in 2015. It brings together photography, video, installation, sound and performance works drawn from the artist’s early experimental practice of the 1970s through to his more recent focus on still and moving imagery in the 21st century.
Australian Tour Dates In 2016 this PICA exhibition toured to Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, SASA Gallery University of South Australia, and Horsham Regional Art Gallery. In 2017 it went on to tour at Contemporary Art Tasmania & Plimsoll Gallery, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, and Wollongong City Gallery.
The exhibition considers the relationship between culture and the environment, focusing on representations of landscape, national identity and the role of chance.
The final showing will be at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery from 9 February – 1 April 2018.
Curated by Hannah Mathews.
A PICA touring exhibition
2018 Touring Dates
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70 – 78 Keppel St, Bathurst NSW 09 February – 01 April 2018
Founded in 1959, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) was among the first regional galleries established in NSW. Bathurst is located around 2000km west of Sydney and is the site of Australia’s oldest inland European settlement.
Photo: Alessandro Bianchetti
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2018/2019 Callout
2018/2019 Callout
Program Callout
PICA calls for expressions of interest for its 2018/2019 Performance and Studio Residency programs.
Performance
Studio Residency
PICA is calling for expressions of interest from performance artists and companies to be considered for:
PICA is calling for expressions of interest from visual and interdisciplinary artists for its 2018 Studio Residency Program.
2018 – KISS club – A new Performance Artist in Residence program
PICA Studio residencies offer a site for research, experimentation and the development of new work. These residencies are suited to artists who have an interest in an independently driven structure for research and development.
2019 – Commissioning and creative development of new performance works – Presentation of existing performance works
EOIs for both programs will be accepted from 19 January – 4 March 2018. For more information and to submit an EOI visit pica.org.au.
Image: Dan Grant Featured: Adriane Daff in The Irresistible, 2017.
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Season 1 Calendar
Season 1 Calendar
Season 1 Calendar January
February
March
April
May
June
27 January – 17 February Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess Renée Newman with Ben Collins Streets of Northbridge. Start location at PICA.
01 – 17 February yourseven James Berlyn with WAYTCo PICA Peformance Space
Saturday 03 March, 3pm – Sunday 04 March, 3pm The Second Woman PICA Peformance Space
13 – 22 April KickstART Festival WA Youth Week Perth Cultural Centre | FREE
Friday 18 May | 6.30pm Hatched National Graduate Show 2018 Exhibition Opening PICA Galleries | FREE
07 – 16 June Burrbgaja Yalirra Marrugeku PICA Peformance Space
Tuesday 06 February | 6.45pm In conversation with James Berlyn & Rénee Newman Westend Gallery | FREE
Friday 16 February | 6.30pm Zone of Nowhere Kimsooja Exhibition Opening PICA Galleries | FREE
Saturday 17 February | 10am – 6pm Perth Festival Visual Arts Adventure Various Galleries | FREE perthfestival.com.au
17 February – 25 April Zone of Nowhere Kimsooja PICA Galleries | FREE
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Saturday 03 March | 7 – 9pm Audio Description Sunday 04 March | 9 – 11am Auslan Interpretation
Saturday 17 March | 1 – 4pm Belonging: Emergent Multiplicities in the Visual Arts PICA Performance Space FREE
Saturday 14 April | 10am – 5pm KickstART Festival Day James Street Amphitheatre FREE
19 May – 22 July Hatched National Graduate Show 2018 PICA Galleries | FREE
Saturday 19 May | 2 – 4pm Artist Talks: Hatched Artists PICA Galleries | FREE
Friday 25 May | 7.30pm KISSclub PICA Peformance Space
– For pricing, please see relevant pages – For 2018 Open Studio Night dates, please visit pica.org.au – Times are subject to change, please check our website before your visit
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Saturday 09 June | 5 – 6pm Burrbgaja Yalirra Pre-show Panel Discussion PICA Performance Space
Thursday 14 June | 9pm Burrbgaja Yalirra Post Show Q&A PICA Performance Space
July Saturday 14 July NAIDOC Week Celebration Perth Cultural Centre | FREE
Information for Families
Information for Families
Information for Families
PICA offers fun ways for families and people of all ages to encounter and learn more about contemporary art and the world around them.
Our friendly front of house staff and gallery attendants are full of information about the exhibitions and performances at PICA. They make sure that the experiences of all our visitors are as memorable as possible, by offering fun facts, thoughtful insights and the best local knowledge in town.
Free activity sheets for children keep our young visitors entertained by allowing them to explore the world of contemporary art in their own way. Artist led workshops for both children and adults are offered during school holidays and on some weekends, inviting our visitors to experiment with the latest in contemporary art materials and methods.
Year round, PICA offers free all age activities in our reading room. These are artist designed, hands-on making or writing experiences for everyone to participate in. They are inspired by the themes in our exhibitions or performances and often result in multitudes of mini masterpieces.
Be sure to check out the PICA website for more information about how to make your visit as immersive as possible. For more information about our free activities and events contact info@pica.org.au or 9228 6300.
Photo: Cam Campbell
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Education
Education Program
Education
Performance
Burrbgaja Yalirra (Dancing Forwards) Marrugeku
Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess Renée Newman in collaboration with Ben Collins
Key education priority area Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories & Cultures underscores this world premiere triple bill of dance works by Marrugeku. The Indigenous and Non-Indigenous co-choreographed solo pieces relate to Subjects and Courses in the Learning Area Humanities and Social Sciences: Civics & Citizenship; History including Australian post-colonial dialogues and heritage; Geography; and Politics & Law in the form of Indigenous Rights, Equality and the White Australia Policy.
This scripted and sound-based audio walking tour includes two of the three key education priority areas: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, and Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia, linked through the Learning Areas of English (stories) and Humanities and Social Sciences, which includes the Subjects and Courses: Civics and Citizenship (migration); Geography (sense of place); and History (WA).
Additional school engagement: Workshops with the performers (upon request), a post show Q&A, public program and discounted school bookings.
yourseven James Berlyn
PICA’s Education Program brings students, teachers and the community up close and personal with contemporary artists, performers and other innovators across a wide range of disciplines through an exciting program of events, activities and online resources including performances, guided exhibition tours, artist-led workshops and education notes.
PICA can offer specially tailored tours and workshops for primary, secondary and tertiary visual arts, dance, theatre and music students as well as those in the curriculum areas listed opposite. PICA also offers discounted school group bookings to selected performances that include drama, dance and sound.
Plan ahead and book early for PICA’s 2018 exhibition tours , performances, workshops and Q & A sessions. Bookings are essential for all education programs.
For more details see pica.org.au/learn, email info@pica.org.au, or call (08) 9228 6300.
This participatory theatre experience uses playwright William Shakespeare’s ‘All the World’s a Stage’ monologue (English Literature) as the premise for an interactive performance (The Arts).
Exhibitions
The Second Woman
The key education priority area Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia is engaged through the Arts in this large-scale exhibition of textiles, site-specific installations and video works. Students will be able to focus on the Learning Area Humanities and Social Sciences through Eastern Religion, culture, politics and everyday activities/life.
Zone of Nowhere Kimsooja
This 24-hour live performance and cinema spectacle links to Film and the Arts (Media Arts), and English, as well as Courses related to the Humanities and Social Sciences including History and Politics & Law, through the use of text that challenges gender, pop culture, fiction and reality based on the film ‘Opening Night’ by John Cassavetes. Recommended ages 13+.
Hatched National Graduate Show 2018 The most anticipated PICA exhibition by teachers and students is in its 28th year! This popular exhibition engages students across the key education priority areas and a wide-range of Learning and Subject Areas through a cross disciplinary investigation and interrogation of the Arts to comment on the world in which we live.
Photo: Jacqueline Warrick
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Support
Donors
Greater Together
PICA Donors Foundations Ungar Family Foundation Bequests Dr Harold Schenberg Griselda Hitchcock, Estate of Shelagh Wakely, Artist Art Commissioner Golden Group Tony Chong Marco D’Orsogna Director’s Circle David Martin Véronique Ramén Joanne Farrell Desi and Marcus Canning Camillo Della Maddalena Frédéric and Capucine Flipo Adrian and Michela Fini
PICA Donors demonstrate the power of collective impact.
They know that the unique combination of all facets of PICA’s programs support our community by providing opportunities to look at the world through the artist’s lens and by shining a spotlight on current political and social issues.
They know that art brings us together. They know that audiences are excited, empowered and often challenged by the exhibitions, performances and events presented by PICA.
PICA Donors are masters at collective action – their joint forces ensure that PICA is able to create career-defining moments for artists and life changing experiences for audiences.
They know that we can be greater together that when we do things together as a group of friends, a community, an organisation, a partnership, a party – all pulling together for one cause - it makes a bigger impact.
Join us in being greater together.... become a PICA Donor now. Visit our website pica.org.au/support or contact Jo Malone on philanthropy@pica.org.au.
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Photo: Dan Grant
Art Patron Charles Morgan and Caroline De Mori Desi and Marcus Canning Tim Bradsmith Bux Charitable Foundation Tony Chong Ben and Kate Opie Marco D’Orsogna Di and Jeff Hay Griselda Hitchcock Matthew Howison Joanne Farrell William Kentridge Golden Group Fred and Georgina Nagle Véronique Ramén Wesfarmers Robyn Glindemann Sandra Barrett-Lennard Zoé Lenard and Hamish Milne Art Ambassadors Nathan Giles Zoé Lenard Fred and Georgina Nagle Hamish Milne David and Sandy Heldsinger Waldemar Kolbusz Jamie Price and Gillian Gallagher Allan Miles and Steven Shadwell Ben and Kate Opie Georgia Malone Robyn Glindemann Melvin Yeo Sandra Barrett-Lennard Anonymous X 1 Patti Simpson and Michael Bennett Rob and Lola Wilson Bux Charitable Foundation Darryl Mack and Helen Taylor Dane Etheridge and Brooke Fowles John and Linda Bond
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Art1000 Amy Stokes Neil Archibald and Alan Dodge Justin and Amanda Mannolini Zelinda Bafile Naomi Button Henry Boston Penelope Eagle Linda and Andy Robb Elizabeth Fong Carole Peters Anarchy PR Christian Lyon and Russell Date Turner Galleries Liz Terracini Rodney and Penelope Thompson Evi Ferrier Amy Barrett-Lennard and Michael Levine Tim Doyle Perth Veterinary Oncology Michael and Jo Malone Sign Supermarket St John of God Health Care Art Collection Robin and Liz Forbes Linda Savage and Stephen Davis Yen Lee Marisa D’Orsogna Franklin Gaffney Tim Carter Margaret Moore Geoff Hancy and Yvonne Ellies Tos Mahoney James Brown and Kim Mercer Dr Andrew Lu OAM and Dr Geoffrey Lancaster AM Raefe Brown and Belinda Tang Neil Fernandes Santo Merenda
Art Addicts Membership
Art Addicts Membership
Art Addicts Membership Program
Become an Art Addict today and you’ll join an energetic group of art lovers passionate about supporting local art institutions doing great things. Your Art Addicts membership helps PICA to deliver high quality exhibitions, performances, studio residencies and a rich education and events program.
Membership Prices Concession: $30 | Standard: $40 Couple: $60 | Organisation: $100 For full details visit pica.org.au/join/art-addicts
Access discounts and special offers from our partners
– The Alex Hotel – Art Gallery of Western Australia Shop – Black Swan State Theatre Company – The Blue Room Theatre – Chicho Gelato – City Toyota – Co3
– Comet Pizza – Francoforte Spaghetti Bar – Generics – Highgate Continental – Jacksons Drawing Supplies – Lil Toastface – Livingstone’s Urban Jungle – Luna Palace Cinemas
– No Mafia – Northside Books – PICA Bar & Cafe – Pretzel Northbridge – RTR FM 92.1 – Shadow Wine Bar – UWA Publishing – William Topp
Photo: OK Media
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Plan your Visit
Plan your Visit
Plan your Visit How to get here
Bookings
PICA is in the heart of the Perth Cultural Centre at 51 James St, Northbridge. It is open Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm.
Online: pica.org.au Phone: (08) 9228 6300 Box office: At PICA reception Box Office Open Monday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm and 1 hour before show start.
PICA is easily accessed via public transport. From Perth Train Station, travel across the overpass towards the Perth Cultural Centre. When travelling by bus, Transperth’s free Blue CAT buses provide the closest pick-up and drop-off points on Beaufort St. Visit transperth.com.au for journey suggestions.
Wheelchair Access All gallery spaces are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair bookings can be made for all PICA performances. Please book over the phone or in person at PICA so that Front of House can make note of your requirements. Wheelchair accessible toilets are available.
When driving to PICA, two very convenient City of Perth car parks are located close by. Enter the State Library Car Park via Francis Street, or the Cultural Centre Car Park via Roe Street. Visit cityofperthparking.com.au for more information.
Companion Card
ACROD car parking is available within the Perth Cultural Centre precinct.
The Companion Card admits carers to shows as complimentary guests. Holders of this card are welcome to attend any performance presented by PICA. All companion card bookings must be made over the phone or in person at PICA.
Bookshop Visit PICA’s bookshop for the latest art publications and magazines, as well as publications and catalogues produced by PICA for our past and current exhibitions.
Large print texts Large print versions of texts accompanying exhibitions and performances are available from Front of House upon request.
PICA Bar Open 10am till late Tuesday – Sunday, PICA Bar is the perfect place to grab a bite and a drink before or after a visit to our performance space or galleries. Visit picabar.com.au for menus and information.
Special Access Bookings For all other access requirements please contact PICA to ensure we can make your experience as comfortable as possible.
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About PICA
About PICA
About PICA The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts is one of Australia’s leading centres for the development and presentation of contemporary art.
It boasts one of the largest and most breathtaking exhibition spaces in Australia and has become known for the leading role it plays in the presentation of significant new work.
Housed in a large and striking heritage building in the heart of Perth, PICA is the city’s focal point for those wishing to experience the best of Australian and international visual, performance and interdisciplinary art.
The organisation’s mission is to create defining moments for artists, art forms and audiences. Its key aim is to promote, support and present contemporary arts and to stimulate discussion around the arts and broader cultural issues.
PICA is both a producing and presenting institution that runs a year-round program of changing exhibitions, seasons in contemporary dance, theatre and performance, artistic residencies and interdisciplinary projects.
Not constrained by convention, PICA gives artists and audiences a glimpse of what is possible.
PICA Staff & Board Director Amy Barrett–Lennard
Communications Manager Kira Rikkers
Chair Robyn Glindemann
Business Manager Caris Harper
Events Coordinator Charlotte Cooper-Dixon
Deputy Chair Marco D’Orsogna
Senior Curator Eugenio Viola
Front of House Manager Jenn Garland
Treasurer Ben Opie
Producer Tim Carter
Marketing Assistant Joshua Allen
Exhibitions Manager Nadia Johnson
Graphic Designer Tim Meakins
Development Manager Jo Malone
Finance Officer Suzanne Fielding
Board Members Abdul-Rahman Abdullah Susanna Castleden Joanne Farrell Neil Fernandes Kenley Gordon Josephine Wilson
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Partners
PICA Thanks Government Partners
Automotive Partner
Major Exhibition Partner
Project Partners
Freight Partner
Major Partner
Supporting Partner
Presenting Partners Supported by Visual Arts Program Partner
ART AMBASSADORS
DIRECTORS CIRCLE
Burrbgaja Yalirra is supported by the Australian Government through the Department of Communications and the Arts - Indigenous Languages and Arts Program; the NSW State Government through Create NSW; the Departments of Culture and the Arts and Regional Development, Royalties for Regions and Country Arts WA. Co-commissioned with Carriageworks.
PICA thanks its members and donors for their ongoing support. This guide is kindly printed by Scott Print. Acknowledgements Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess is supported by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Edith Cowan University.
The Schenberg Art Fellowship, presented during the Hatched: National Graduate Show, is made possible by the Dr Harold Schenberg Trust. Hatched is proudly supported by Hogan Lovells.
Kimsooja: Zone of Nowhere is a Perth Festival event supported by Visual Arts Program Partner Wesfarmers Arts.
The development, presentation, promotion and tour of Derek Kreckler: Accident & Process has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Ministry for the Arts’ Visions of Australia program.
The Second Woman is a Perth Festival event.
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Perth Cultural Centre 51 James St Northbridge pica.org.au | 9228 6300 @pica_perth
Gallery Open Tue – Sun | 10am – 5pm Box Office Open Mon – Sun | 10am – 5pm and 1 hour before show start.
