EXHIBITIONS & FEATURES

NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee) Week occurs annually in July to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This event is celebrated not...

NATIONAL ABORIGINES’ DAY TO NAIDOC WEEK National NAIDOC Week is celebrated across Australia during the first week of July each year, honouring the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. A central feature of these...

Noongar Language Project – Place Names Melville (2022–2024) Running from 2022 to 2024, Place Names Melville placed Noongar language and cultural knowledge at its core, illuminating the ancient meanings embedded in Noongar place names across the City of Melville. These...

Tjanpi (meaning grass in Pitjantjatjara language) represents over 400 Anangu/Yarnangu women artists from 26 remote communities on the NPY lands. Tjanpi Desert Weavers is a social enterprise of the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s...

A lot of stories are still being recounted of long journeys of people from various language groups, who travelled from rockholes and waterholes to caves and mountains finally arriving at Haasts Bluff. The locals, Luritja people...

Waringarri Aboriginal Arts is a living, growing art centre celebrating the uniqueness of Miriwoong cultural identity. Established in the 1980s, in the heart of Miriwoong country at Kununurra in the Kimberley region of northern Australia, Waringarri artists share the...

Ninuku Arts was founded in 2006 by a small group of Pitjantjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra artists in a modest mud-brick building in the Kalka Community, located in the far north-west corner of South Australia. Today, the art centre supports a rotating roster of nearly...

Kujungka is the third exhibition following Mirrka (2023) and Waru (2022), which respectively celebrated many of the bushfoods that have sustained Martu people over thousands of years, and the importance of traditional fire uses. Kujungka speaks to a sense of...

SEVEN SISTERS – THE COLLECTOR’S SHOW Seven Sisters – Kungkarangkalpa – is one of the most powerful and enduring Tjukurpa (Ancestral Law) songlines in Australia’s First Nations culture. This rich, ancient narrative spans thousands of kilometres across Aboriginal lands...

The Lester Prize Youth Awards encourage young creatives to pursue their talents and aspire to a life in the visual arts, offering the viewer a glimpse into the unique artistic perspectives of school-aged artists. The physical exhibition runs from Friday, 2...

WA’s talented young artists are celebrated in this yearly showcase, gauging the pulse of young people who will influence, empower and shape the world we live in. The selected works provide a window into young people’s private, social and artistic concerns. It is an...

Bunuru (February – March) is the hottest time of the year with little to no rain. Hot easterly winds continue with a cooling sea breeze most afternoons if you’re close to the coast Bunuru is also a time of the white flowers with lots of white flowering gums in full...

Bunuru (February – March) is the hottest time of the year with little to no rain. Hot easterly winds continue with a cooling sea breeze most afternoons if you’re close to the coast. Bunuru is also a time of the white flowers with lots of white flowering gums in full...

“Sea to Suburbia” takes you on a nostalgic journey spanning four decades, showcasing the people, places, and everyday life of Western Australia through a collection of captivating photographs. Immerse yourself in iconic Western Australian scenes—sun-drenched beaches,...

Illuminating the Night: Murdoch School of Photography Melds Emerging Spirits in Northbridge. In an age of constantly evolving media and communications, the annual Murdoch School of Photography exhibition emerges as a beacon of creativity and innovation. Held at the...

Twelve Films Heart is the award-winning annual short film festival screening works from independent & underground filmmakers with a strong DIY aesthetic. Sometimes quirky, other times moving, but always showing unique and heartfelt expression in its myriad forms. 12 Films Heart is a free-to-public screening under the stars just a heartbeat from the Pleasure Garden, screening at the City of Perth Northbridge Piazza Superscreen on Valentine’s Night.

Yifei Xiang explores the Chinese queer experience. The Glasgow-based illustrator takes inspiration from the harsh lines of brutalist architecture to explore his soft subject matter. Romance is the theme that illustrator Yifei Xiang has always found most creatively...

“I have been to restaurants in Soho whose denizens have crossed social and geographical barriers to reach them. In one, I have seen a girl sitting amid C. Walker Jackson pandemonium with a book open on her knees and her little finger entwined with that of her true...

Jakub Gessler: Family Portraits London-based photographer and director Jakub Gessler invites you to explore a delightful and heartfelt collection of portraits that celebrate the enduring and quirky relationships between humans...

Harry Cunningham | The Night Speaks Immerse yourself in the nocturnal world of Northbridge with The Night Speaks, a dynamic visual journey into the energy, people, and culture that come alive after dark. Harry Cunningham, a Perth-based documentary and contemporary...

Over 15 years ago, Emil Bardh, Olof Schröder, Emmanuel and Jonatan Moreno performed Procrastinatus at the New Media Meeting using Albeton Live and Resolume. The landscape of visual electronica was a different world back then, as was the interconnected electronic...

Internationally renowned artist Stormie Mills returns to his hometown of Perth with his latest exhibition, Once Upon a Sometimes. This captivating collection of work demonstrates the healing power of art and journalling, offering an intimate exploration of the human...

In recognition of the Mundaring Hills Open Studios days, from Saturday, 19th October to Sunday, 27th October, the City of Perth Northbridge Piazza Superscreen will exhibit selected works from this year’s participating artists. This offers a digital glimpse into the...

Kambarang (October-November) is the sixth season in the Nyoongar Calendar. This is the season of birth, as the weather continues to warm up. During the Kambarang season, we see an abundance of colours and flowers exploding all around us. The City of Perth Urban...

Édouard Vuillard (1868–1940) was a prominent French painter and printmaker, recognised for his role in the post-Impressionist group Les Nabis. Vuillard’s early works are characterised by vibrant patterns, where the boundaries between figures and backgrounds often...

Glass Artists of WA proudly present “Glass In Isolation,” the 2024 exhibition featuring the work of 27 talented glass artists. This exhibition offers a unique glimpse into the diversity and individuality of contemporary glass art...

Djilba is the fifth season in the Nyoongar calendar. This is the season of growth as the weather begins to warm up. Djilba is a time to look for the yellow and cream flowers starting to bloom en masse. As the season progresses and temperatures continue to rise, we’ll...

In celebration of the 2024 Perth Poetry Festival, WA Peots Inc. presents new works from the city’s poets with daily slow TV screenings on the City of Perth Urban Screens.This year, over 200 local works are displayed throughout the month of August. The 20th annual...