The West Australian Pulse 2023

Congratulations to 2022 Gifted and Talented Visuals Arts student Elissa Baker, who has been selected for The West Australian Pulse 2023 for her work Creature in the Dark.

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 inspiring, rewarding and insightful look at the world through the minds of our most talented young artists.

This year’s exhibition celebrates 31 years and features 61 works by 2022 Year 12 Visual Arts graduates from 36 schools across WA.

The works were selected by a judging panel including Pip Lewi, Western Australian Artist; Cassie Bussell, Principal Education Officer | Department of Education; Zali Morgan, AGWA Assistant Curator of Indigenous Art; and Bahar Sayed, AGWA Curatorial Assistant.

This year The West Australian Pulse artists explore themes of mental health and social pressures, gender and culture, environmentalism and technology.

Visitors to this year’s exhibition are encouraged to vote for their favourite work in The West Australian Pulse 2023 People’s Choice Award. Visitor voting is open from 6.30pm, Thursday,

27 April until 5pm, Sunday, 6 August, with the winner announced on Saturday, 12 August 2023. The student artist whose work receives the most votes will receive $2,500. The school the artist attended, will receive an AGWA workshop and tour package. And one lucky voter will win a $100 AGWA Design Store voucher. You can vote online here

Works will be displayed in the State Art Gallery from 28 April.