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Image: Kai Wasikowski, Looking with a forked tongue (detail), 2016. Schenberg Art Fellowship 2017 Winner. Photo: Alessandro Bianchetti
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.
The exhibition considers the relationship between culture and the environment, focusing on representations of landscape, national identity and the role of chance.
Curated by Hannah Mathews. 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 final showing will be at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery from 9 February – 1 April 2018.
A PICA touring exhibition
2018 Touring Dates
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70 – 78 Keppel St, Bathurst NSW 09 February – 01 April 2018
Photo: Alessandro Bianchetti
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
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.
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Program Callout
PICA calls for expressions of interest for its 2018/2019 Performance and Studio Residency programs.
PICA is calling for expressions of interest from performance artists and companies to be considered for:
2018 – KISS club – A new Performance Artist in Residence program
2019 – Commissioning and creative development of new performance works – Presentation of existing performance works
Image: Dan Grant Featured: Adriane Daff in The Irresistible, 2017.
Studio Residency
PICA is calling for expressions of interest from visual and interdisciplinary artists for its 2018 Studio Residency 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.
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.
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Season 1 Calendar
27 January – 17 February Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess Renée Newman with Ben Collins Streets of Northbridge. Start location at PICA.
February
01 – 17 February yourseven James Berlyn with WAYTCo 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
March
Saturday 03 March, 3pm – Sunday 04 March, 3pm The Second Woman PICA Peformance Space
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
April
13 – 22 April KickstART Festival WA Youth Week Perth Cultural Centre | FREE
Saturday 14 April | 10am – 5pm KickstART Festival Day James Street Amphitheatre FREE
May
Friday 18 May | 6.30pm Hatched National Graduate Show 2018 Exhibition Opening PICA Galleries | 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
June
07 – 16 June Burrbgaja Yalirra Marrugeku PICA Peformance Space
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
– 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Education Program
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. Performance
Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess Renée Newman in collaboration with Ben Collins
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).
yourseven James Berlyn
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).
The Second Woman
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+.
Photo: Jacqueline Warrick
Burrbgaja Yalirra (Dancing Forwards) Marrugeku
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.
Additional school engagement: Workshops with the performers (upon request), a post show Q&A, public program and discounted school bookings.
Exhibitions
Zone of Nowhere Kimsooja
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.
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.
Greater Together PICA Donors
PICA Donors demonstrate the power of collective impact.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 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 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
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Plan your Visit
How to get here
PICA is in the heart of the Perth Cultural Centre at 51 James St, Northbridge. It is open Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm.
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.
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.
ACROD car parking is available within the Perth Cultural Centre precinct.
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.
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. Bookings
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.
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.
Companion Card
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.
Large print texts
Large print versions of texts accompanying exhibitions and performances are available from Front of House upon request.
Special Access Bookings
For all other access requirements please contact PICA to ensure we can make your experience as comfortable as possible.
About PICA
The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts is one of Australia’s leading centres for the development and presentation of contemporary art.
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.
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. 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.
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.
Not constrained by convention, PICA gives artists and audiences a glimpse of what is possible.
PICA Staff & Board
Director Amy Barrett–Lennard
Business Manager Caris Harper
Exhibitions Manager Nadia Johnson
Development Manager Jo Malone Communications Manager Kira Rikkers
Events Coordinator Charlotte Cooper-Dixon
Front of House Manager Jenn Garland
Marketing Assistant Joshua Allen
Graphic Designer Tim Meakins
Finance Officer Suzanne Fielding Chair Robyn Glindemann
Deputy Chair Marco D’Orsogna
Treasurer Ben Opie
Image: OK Media
46 Board Members Abdul-Rahman Abdullah Susanna Castleden Joanne Farrell Neil Fernandes Kenley Gordon Josephine Wilson About PICA
PICA Thanks
Automotive Partner Major Exhibition Partner Freight Partner Major Partner Supporting Partner
ART AMBASSADORS DIRECTORS CIRCLE
Presenting Partners
Supported by Visual Arts Program Partner
PICA thanks its members and donors for their ongoing support.
This guide is kindly printed by Scott Print.
Seeking basic needs and other tales of excess is supported by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Edith Cowan University.
Kimsooja: Zone of Nowhere is a Perth Festival event supported by Visual Arts Program Partner Wesfarmers Arts.
The Second Woman is a Perth Festival event. 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.
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.
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.
Perth Cultural Centre 51 James St Northbridge pica.org.au | 9228 6300
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