Showcase

‘Showcase’ will profile the creativity, skill and talent of artists and arts organisations in Western Australia through media, social media platforms and outdoor screens across the city.

‘Juukan Tears’ by Melissa Cameron at the John Curtin Gallery as part of IOTA21; Bentley; September 2021. Photo by Melissa Cameron.

Melissa Cameron

Arts U-15k

'Juukan Tears' is local artist Melissa Cameron’s response to the shameful destruction of sacred sites and continued silencing of our First Nations People.

Toy Stories

Arts U-15k

'Toy Stories' brings together artists, hobbyists, regional museums, and community groups in a showcase of contemporary and historic handmade toys from Western Australia, from the early 1920s to today.
'Oblivion' by Elisa Markes-Young, Katharina Meister and Ruth Halbert at Bunbury Regional Art Gallery; Bunbury; August 2021. Photo by Christopher Young.

Oblivion

Arts U-15k

As part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial, Elisa Markes-Young, Katharina Meister and Ruth Halbert will present Oblivion at the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery.
Four hang gliders on a sandy road

Amy Perejuan-Capone

Arts 15k-plus

Amy Perejuan-Capone’s ambitious solo exhibition 'Sky Cave' will be staged in the cavernous central galleries of the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and is part of the inaugural Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
‘GRRR’, rubber doll body and animal head (both found on roadside, 1990s), Xanthorrhoea bracts, acrylic medium, 16 x 11 x 11 cm. On loan Anne M Brody Collection, Perth. Artist: Nalda Searles. Photographer Rebecca Mansell.

Mundaring Arts Centre

Arts 15k-plus

Nalda Searles’ solo exhibition, 'Finders Keepers', is showing at the Mundaring Arts Centre as part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
A member of Saraswati Mahavidhyalaya performing a classical Indian Dance at the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial opening celebrations at Fremantle Arts Centre (17 Sep 2021). Photography by Pixel Poetry.

Indian Ocean Triennial 2021 (IOTA21)

Arts 15k-plus

The Indian Ocean Triennial 2021 (IOTA21) is a festival celebrating craft in Perth and various regional WA venues.
‘SS Best Australian’, by Susie Vickery, at ‘The Curious Five go Surfing’, IOTA21, Fremantle, September 2021. Photo by Christophe Canato.

Susie Vickery

Arts U-15k

'The Curious Five go Surfing' is a collaborative installation inspired by historical research, craft and fantasy by Susie Vickery at the Fremantle Arts Centre as part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
Cast of 'Children of the Sea' performing on stage

Children of the Sea — Jay Emmanuel

Western Australian Theatre Development Initiative

Jay Emmanuel’s ‘Children of the Sea’ was developed after a two-year research project exploring children’s stories of escaping war, living in refugee camps and arriving in Australia.
Ella-Rose Trew in ‘Slow Burn, Together’ by Emma Fishwick at Perth Festival, produced by Performing Lines WA, Perth, March 2021.  Photo by Emma Fishwick.

Slow Burn, Together — Emma Fishwick

Arts U-15k

Choreographer Emma Fishwick’s ‘Slow Burn, Together’ challenges the audience’s expectation of a dance presentation.
Ian Wilkes with audience members in ‘Galup’ at Perth Festival, 2021. Photo by Dan Grant.

Galup — Ian Wilkes and Poppy van Oorde-Grainger

Arts U-15k

‘Galup’ is an interactive walking performance on-Country that brings to life largely unknown histories of Lake Monger.
Mararo Wangai and Mahamudo Selimane in Black Brass by Mararo Wangai, produced by Performing Lines WA and presented by Perth Festival, March 2021. Photo by Christophe Canato.

Black Brass — Mararo Wangai

Arts 15k-plus

‘Black Brass’ is a new theatre work celebrating stories of resilience and strength from Perth’s African communities.
‘Structural Dependency’ by Brooke Leeder & Dancers, Perth Festival 2021, State Theatre Centre Perth, March 2021. Photo by Mitchell Aldridge.

Structural Dependency — Brooke Leeder & Dancers

Arts U-15k

The work explores the structure of choreography, and how its elements – movement, space, sound and the viewer — depend on one another.
Ashton Brady and Caitlin Beresford-Ord (L-R), in Whale Fall by Ian Sinclair and The Kabuki Drop at Perth International Arts Festival, Perth, February 2021. Photo by Daniel James Grant.

Whale Fall — The Kabuki Drop

Arts 15k-plus

‘Whale Fall’ by Ian Sinclair, recently presented at Perth Festival 2021, charts transition across generations, family dynamics, the human body and our ecological future.
Georgia King, Mark Storen in ‘Mama Stitch’ by Whiskey and Boots at Perth Festival, Midland Junction Arts Centre, February 2021. Photo by Fionn Mullholland.

Mama Stitch — Whiskey and Boots

Arts 15k-plus

‘Mama Stitch’ brings the stories of local community members and their mums to life through performance and music.
Mia Brine, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Voyces and Rachael Dease in ‘Hymns for End of Times’, by Rachael Dease at Perth Festival, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, February 2021.

Hymns for End Times — Rachael Dease

Arts U-15k

Rachael Dease is an award-winning composer, musician, writer and director based in Perth.
Craig Silvey, holding a copy of ‘Honeybee’. Photo by Craig Silvey.

Craig Silvey

Arts 15k-plus

With support from an Arts 15k-plus grant and publisher Allen & Unwin, WA novelist and screenwriter Craig Silvey has published his third novel ‘Honeybee’.
Model: Lauren Hockridge. Hair and makeup: Lauren Hockridge. Styling by Bridget Hudson & Josephine DeBrito. Photo by Bridget Hudson.

Reign the Label

Arts U-15k

Reign the Label is a vibrant Perth-based fashion label known for its unique designs and impeccable craftsmanship.
‘Equations of a Falling Body’, performer Timothy Green, first stage development, State Theatre Centre of WA, July 2020, Photo by Emma Fishwick.

Laura Boynes

Arts U-15k

WA dancer and choreographer Laura Boynes worked with a stellar creative ensemble in the development of a new dance work ‘Equations of a Falling Body’.
Abdul-Rahman Abdullah in his studio, Mundijong, August 2020. Photo by Anna Louise Richardson. Courtesy of Moore Contemporary.

Abdul-Rahman Abdullah

Arts U-15k

With the vital support of an Arts U-15k grant, WA artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah is producing a significant body of new sculptural works, entitled ‘Peripheries’.
‘View from The Magpies Nest’, Breaksea, Albany, October 2020.  Photo by Rob Castiglione.

Breaksea

Arts U-15k

The innovative creative team at Breaksea collaborate with community participants to co-create community singing and story-telling performance works.
Page reviewed 28 November 2023