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PICA
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Welcome to PICA Free Exhibitions Performances Talks Events Free Activities Book Shop Bar and Café The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts is celebrating 30 years in 2019. We invite you to discover our year-round program of changing exhibitions, seasons in contemporary dance, theatre and performance, talks, events and workshops.
PICA acknowledges the custodians of the land we are situated on, the Whadjuk people of the Nyoongar nation, and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay our respects to all First Nations people – their cultures and their continuing connection to land, waters, community and the arts.
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Welcome to PICA The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts is celebrating 30 years in 2019. We invite you to discover our year-round program of changing exhibitions, seasons in contemporary dance, theatre and performance, talks, events and workshops.
Image: OK Media
PICA acknowledges the custodians of the land we are situated on, the Whadjuk people of the Nyoongar nation, and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay our respects to all First Nations people – their cultures and their continuing connection to land, waters, community and the arts.
While you’re here Free Activities
Bookshop
Deepen your experience with a free hands-on activity in our Reading Room.
Visit PICA’s bookshop for PICA publications plus a selection of the latest art books and magazines.
These making or writing experiences are designed for art lovers of all ages and inspired by the themes in our exhibitions.
Image: OK Media
PICA Bar and Café Open 10am till late Tuesday to Sunday, PICA Bar is the perfect place to grab a bite and a drink before or after your visit to PICA. picabar.com.au
How to get here PICA is in the Perth Cultural Centre at 51 James St, Northbridge, and our galleries are open 10am – 5pm Tuesday to Sunday. Train: From Perth Train Station, cross the overpass towards the Perth Cultural Centre. Perth Cultural Centre Map
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Bus: Transperth’s free Blue CAT bus stops nearby on Beaufort St. Car: Access the State Library Car Park via Francis St, or the Cultural Centre Car Park via Roe St. transperth.com.au cityofperthparking.com.au
Accessibility Our gallery, bathrooms and performance space are accessible by wheelchair. Companion Card holders are welcome to attend any performance presented by PICA as complimentary guests. Large print versions of texts are available from PICA Reception upon request.
For special access requirements, please contact PICA so we can make your experience as comfortable as possible. Companion card and wheelchair bookings for performances can be made over the phone or in person at PICA.
Donate to PICA Since 1989, PICA has been redefining contemporary art. Be part of our vision to create defining moments for artists, art forms and audiences. Your generosity nourishes the artistic ambitions of artists, sustains our learning programs and ensures that PICA remains free to all.
Join us in our 30th year and celebrate at the PICA 30 Gala on 20 July. To learn more, contact Jo Malone on pica.org.au/support.
How to book Box office open 10am – 5pm Monday to Sunday and 1 hour before show start.
pica.org.au info@pica.org.au (08) 9228 6300
Hatched National Waangkiny Yira Graduate Show 2019 (Speaking Up) Until 7 July 10am – 5pm | Tues - Sun
Sunday 7 July, 12 – 3.30pm FREE | Register online
It’s your last chance to see Hatched 2019, which brings together the work of 18 exceptional graduates from across Australia who collectively demonstrate the expansive forms of contemporary practice.
A NAIDOC Week event led by Nyoongar poet Daniel Hansen.
Image: Dennis Golding, Empowering Identity (video still), 2018. Image courtesy the artist
Photo: Jessica Josie. Courtesy of Community Arts Network
Poetic Reflections 12 – 12.30pm & 3 – 3.30pm Waangkiny Yira Wordshop 1 – 3pm
Termite Economies (Phase One) Nicholas Mangan 27 July – 6 October 10am – 5pm | Tues - Sun As a starting point for this exhibition, Nicholas Mangan looks at research undertaken by the CSIRO into the activity of termites in the hope that the behaviour of these industrious insects would assist with the identification of gold deposits and lead to increased efficiency in gold exploration. Image: Nicholas Mangan, Termite Economies, 2018. Courtesy of the Artist and Sutton Gallery, Melbourne. Photo: Andrew Curtis
Mangan combines footage he filmed on location in WA, alongside archival video and table-mounted sculptures – elaborate 3D prints of re-imagined internal workings of termite mounds. Using a 3D printer, plaster and soil, Mangan has created models that hybridise mining infrastructure with termite architecture to form speculative termite mining infrastructures.
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Agatha Gothe-Snape with the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art 27 July – 6 October 10am – 5pm | Tues - Sun
Curated with Gemma Weston
Leading Sydney based artist Agatha Gothe-Snape has been invited to undertake a period of research and present a sitespecific response to works held in the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art, Australia’s only public collection of women’s art, gifted to the University of Western Australia in 2007.
Trying to Find Comfort in an Uncomfortable Chair is the outcome of that research, an exhibition that features a selection of artworks from the collection, chairs belonging to the artworks’ creators and Gothe-Snape’s own response to key motifs she has identified from her research. Image courtesy the artist and The Commercial Gallery, Sydney
Artist Floor Talk with Agatha Gothe-Snape Saturday 27 July 3pm
FREE | Register online
Trying to Find Comfort in an Uncomfortable Chair is a celebration of hidden stories. Artist Agatha Gothe-Snape has followed the thread of histories from work in the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art at the University of Western Australia and has gained a unique and vital insight into Australia’s only public collection of women’s art.
Join Gothe-Snape, with curators Gemma Weston and Charlotte Hickson, as they guide us through the research and development, stories and hidden gems, comfort and discomfort of what it means to share personal experience with personal practice. Image: In The Clothing Store Carriageworks Studio, 2019. Photo: Aimee Crouch
PICA 30 GALA Saturday 20 July 2019 7 – 10pm In 2019 PICA turns 30 and we are thrilled to mark the occasion with the PICA 30 Gala, an event to celebrate the visionaries, artists and supporters that have shaped our remarkable organisation.
To learn more about supporting PICA and attending the Gala, contact Jo Malone on philanthropy@pica.org.au.
PICA 30 Gala is a cocktail party, an evening of reconnecting, and a campaign for growing support. Photo: Toni Wilkinson
An Illustrated Lecture with Nicholas Mangan | Termite Economies Wednesday 24 July 6pm Nicholas Mangan’s work challenges us to question the histories embedded in objects, structures, and documents of human culture. How often do we consider the effects of human activity on the natural environment? Mangan – one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists – calls for us to interrogate these narratives, and asks us to imagine possible futures.
FREE | Register online
Join us for this illustrated lecture, led by Mangan, through lines of research and anecdotal histories that have informed the development of his revealing project Termite Economies.
Image: Courtesy Australian Museum Archives. Image AMS467_035_354 - man sawing section out of termite mound nest. Photo: Anthony Musgrave
Winter Exhibitions Opening Night Friday 26 July 6.30pm Get rugged up for a cosy winter opening night as we warmly welcome two new exhibitions into the PICA Galleries: Termite Economies (Phase One) by Nicholas Mangan and Trying to Find Comfort in an Uncomfortable Chair by Agatha Gothe-Snape with the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art. Image: OK Media
FREE
Termite Economies (Phase One) considers how processes of the natural environment are harnessed for the continued acceleration of industry. Trying to Find Comfort in an Uncomfortable Chair draws on works from the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art at the University of Western Australia.
Women in Art: Then & Now Saturday 3 August 3.30-4.30pm
FREE | Register online
In response to Trying to Find Comfort in an Uncomfortable Chair, leading female art makers and industry voices discuss the history of women’s art and the arrival into the present. Join us for this critical panel exploring where we have come from, where we are, and where we need to go.
PICA invites industry and community alike to engage in this interdisciplinary discussion. From forgotten artists to triumphs celebrated, seize the opportunity to prompt further discussion during our Q&A as we explore the question, “Have we come far enough?”.
Photo: Susie Blatchford
@pica_perth Perth Cultural Centre 51 James St Northbridge pica.org.au | (08) 9228 6300 Gallery Open Tue – Sun | 10am – 5pm Exhibition dates: 4 May – 7 July 27 July – 6 October
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PICA’s ongoing programs are primarily supported by an investment from the State of Western Australia through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries in association with Lotterywest, assistance from the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. PICA is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. PICA’s opening events, public programs, family and learning programs and studio residencies are supported by our Community Engagement Partner City of Perth. Trying to Find Comfort in an Uncomfortable Chair is presented in partnership with The University of Western Australia and Sheila A Foundation for Women in Visual Art. Termite Economies (Phase One) is presented courtesy the Michael Buxton Collection, Melbourne. Cover Image: Nicholas Mangan, Termite Economies, 2018. Courtesy of the Artist and Sutton Gallery, Melbourne. Photo: Andrew Curtis.