Featured Work
Holger Lippman
Circle Dance 10 | 2022
In association with Glass Artists of WA, the City of Perth screens present works from Glass Reflections 2026. The annual Glass Artists of WA exhibition presents a diverse selection of work from 21 WA glass artists, reflecting their experiences and ideas about Western...
Marking its 34th year, The West Australian Pulse 2026 reaffirms AGWA’s commitment to celebrating the artistic achievements of young Western Australians. This year’s exhibition brings together an outstanding selection of works by 2025 Year 12 Visual Arts graduates,...
PICA’s Hatched: National Graduate Show celebrates the work of exceptional emerging artists from across the country, spotlighting the next generation of Australia’s contemporary creative voices. Returning home to the iconic PICA building in the Perth Cultural...
The Out Of The Ordinary marks the culmination of 50 extraordinary years of Judith's art practice. “This exhibition is the culmination of 50 years of my art practice. It will center around the simple daily things people do or did that resonate with so much meaning. It...
Djilba is the fifth season in the Nyoongar Calendar. This is the season of growth, as the weather begins to warm up. Djilba season is a time to look for the yellow and cream flowers starting on mass. As the season progresses and the temperatures continue to rise,...
In recognition of the 2026 Perth Poetry Festival, the City of Perth Forrest Place Arts Screen and Northbridge Piazza Superscreen exhibit local poetry works throughout the festival weekend and its surrounding weeks. The 2026 Perth Poetry Festival Weekend runs 27–30...
The Lester Prize Youth Awards is a prestigious Australian portraiture competition for high school students (Years 7–12), with finalists exhibited at the WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth. The Lester Prize Youth Awards exhibition is held in the Old Goal building at the...
Trees take centre stage across Perth this April and May, as the City of Perth Tree Month and the statewide WA Tree Festival unite communities around urban greening and nature. Celebrating urban green initiatives, the City of Perth Urban Screens present photographic...
In commemoration of ANZAC Day, the City of Perth Urban Screens exhbit the ANZAC Day March, the Gallipoli Dawn Service, the Villers-Bretonneux Service, and two extraordinary exhibitions of artworks from the Australian War Memorial Collection. The Gallipoli Dawn...
Learn how the urban art-form of hip hop emerged and flourished in a suburban city like Perth. Told through interviews with the people who built the scene, this short documentary also features seminal poster and album artwork from Perth’s premier exponents of the form,...
A partnership between The Royal West Australian Historical Society and North Metropolitan TAFE Fashion and Textile Design. Contemporary fashion and historical collections are displayed side by side in this exhibition, inspired by artifacts and mementos carefully...
Marian Ellis Rowan (1848–1922) was born in Melbourne. As a young woman, Rowan began to paint wildflowers, birds, insects, and butterflies, and continued to do so for the rest of her life. Her interest in botany was encouraged by Ferdinand von Mueller, who was a friend...
The National Archives of Australia holds one of the country’s most significant collections of historical records, photographs, films, and documents spanning Federation to the present day. Preserving the stories of ordinary and extraordinary Australians alike, the...
Northbridge has a rich and diverse history. Originally part of a large swamp and lake system inhabited by the Whadjuk Noongar people, the area held cultural and spiritual significance long before European settlement. In the late...
Djeran, a significant time in the Noongar seasonal calendar, heralds the cooler months. This period is characterised by a noticeable change in the weather and winds, with lighter breezes predominantly coming from the south. Djeran is marked by the blossoming of red...
The City of Perth Urban Screens and HEAD ON PHOTO FESTIVAL present the Fire Horse Screenings — a stunning selection of world-class photography presenting vivid artistic encounters with China’s Lanscapes and people. Selected by Head On Photo Festival curator Moshe...
Exhibiting as part of LIGHTBOX 2026, Dylan Moran presents miniature watercolours, ink paintings, and drawings from vintage Japanese letterpress label books—these unique pieces, approximately 1.5 to 2 inches in size, often exist in dialogue with each other, exploring...
Exhibiting as part of LIGHTBOX 2026, Tara McPherson presents contemporary paintings that explore themes of the human condition through powerful female archetypes. TARA MCPHERSONTara McPherson is an American contemporary artist exploring concepts surrounding the human...
Exhibiting as part of LIGHTBOX 2026, Niccolò Rastrelli presents a photographic study of the cosplay phenomenon told through a series of family portraits. NICCOLO' RASTRELLI, They don't look like me They don’t look like me is a photographic study of the cosplay...
Exhibiting as part of LIGHTBOX 2026, Alexander Long presents sculptural works that look like celebratory cakes but examine the darker undercurrents of consumer culture. Alexander Long Alexander Long creates sculptural works that look like celebratory cakes but examine...
Exhibiting as part of LIGHTBOX 2026, Sierra Montoya Barela presents vibrant paintings of domestic interiors where everyday objects take on symbolic weight—exaggerated colours and clashing patterns blur the line between windows and paintings, while plants function as...
Exhibiting as part of LIGHTBOX 2026, Junhyeok Jang presents layered photographic works that splice and reassemble fragments of film photography—transforming melting snow into polar bears, reed fields into tigers, and waves into flying fish that bridge memory, nature,...
Exhibiting as part of LIGHTBOX 2026, Daniel Savage unleashes mesmerizing abstract animations where a drawing robot executes thousands of marker strokes frame by frame—transforming geometric precision into bleeding, layered worlds of color that pulse with analog...
The SLOW GLOW SESSIONS offer a relaxing viewing experience of LIGHTBOX artists, accompanied by live jazz from the Piazza's house band Swing Theory, starting at 6.30 pm on Saturdays 24 January, 7 February, and 14 February. Now in its eleventh year, LIGHTBOX once again...
12 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS12 INTERNATIONAL SHORTS12 FILMS WITH HEART The multi-award-winning short film festival returns to FRINGE WORLD 2026 with an all-new flock of short films guaranteed to both soothe and jolt the senses. Twelve international filmmakers, twelve...
The Head on Photo Festival is heading west to bring its magic to Perth and turn the familiar city streets into something unforgettable. For the very first time, Perth will host Head On Photo Festival, with a remarkable lineup of world-class photography popping up...
Illuminating the Night: Murdoch School of Photography Unites Emerging Talents in Northbridge. In an age where the media and communications landscape is constantly changing, the annual Murdoch School of Photography exhibition stands out as a highlight of creativity and...
In preparation for Kari Kola’s Light the Sound, the City of Perth Urban Screens offers a preview of the upcoming work with stunning, dramatic photographs from Kola’s recent international installations. Lighting the Sound is poised to transform Albany/Kinjarling's...
During the Birak Season, the City of Perth Urban Screens display two slow TV landscape documentaries, Colours of Birak and Birak Sunset. These vibrant reflections of Birak’s natural colours and hues offer viewers a unique glimpse into Perth’s natural wonders. Colours...
The ever-popular Free Flicks for Kids returns to the City of Perth Northbridge Piazza. Nab one of the comfy Piazza bean bags and settle in for some pre-film entertainment ahead of this season’s selection of festive family films on the outdoor Superscreen at Perth’s...