PICA GUIDE
February – July 2017
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Forgiving Night For Day Jacobus Capone 18 February – 16 April
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Collisions Lynette Wallworth 21 February – 16 April
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Never tilt your chair back on two legs Louise Devenish, Leah Scholes & Vanessa Tomlinson 10 – 11 April
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Show and Tell & Body Not Fit For Purpose Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion 28 – 29 April
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Hatched: National Graduate Show 2017 6 May – 20 June
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KISS CLUB 12 May
Feb – Jul 13–14
The Irresistible Side Pony Productions & The Last Great Hunt 14 – 24 June
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When the Sky Fell Legacies of the 1967 Referendum 2 July – 20 August
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Creative Development Rachael Dease 13 March – 2 April
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Artists in Residence Danielle Reynolds (VIC) Jenn Garland (WA) Elaine Reynolds (Ireland) Jarrad Martyn (WA)
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Spark_Lab PICA’s Schools Learning Program
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Support PICA
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Accesibility
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PICA Thanks
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Forgiving Night For Day Jacobus Capone –––––––––– 18 February – 16 April Opening: Friday 17 January, 6.30pm Filmed in Lisbon over seven consecutive sunrises, Forgiving Night for Day is a contemplative reflection on the poetic Portuguese word ‘saudade’, an expression of deep nostalgia and longing for people, places and times irrevocably lost. During a winter spent in Lisbon a lyric was written by Jacobus Capone in response to the empty early morning streets and inspired by the emotive and sombre registers of Fado, a traditional Portuguese music genre. Each morning saw the song re-performed a cappella by a different Fado singer from viewpoints overlooking the city reawakening with the rising of the sun. Forgiving Night for Day is a meditation on how we process mysterious emotional states and how we can – and often can’t – express them to, and with, others. A Perth International Arts Festival event supported by PIAF Visual Arts Program Partner Wesfarmers Arts.
Central Galleries | FREE 10am – 5pm | Tues – Sun
Jacobus Capone, Forgiving Night For Day (video still), 2016.
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Collisions Lynette Wallworth –––––––––– 21 February – 16 April Martu elder Nyarri Nyarri Morgan’s first contact with Western culture came in the 1950s when he witnessed an atomic bomb testing in the South Australian desert. Now with the advance of virtual reality technology you will be transported back to his desert community in the Pilbara with Morgan as your guide. Collisions is a short, personal film experience like no other. Lynette Wallworth’s pioneering work offers us the true potential of technology to transport us to a different time and place. With Morgan we experience the dramatic collision between his traditional world view and the cutting edge of science at this confounding, profoundly emotional moment of unfathomable destruction. A Perth International Arts Festival event.
West End Gallery | FREE Individual bookings not required 21 February – 5 March Tues – Wed: 10am – 5pm Thurs – Sun: 10am – 8.30pm
Advance bookings for groups 10+: pica.org.au | 9228 6300 PICA reception
6 March – 16 April Tues – Sun: 10am – 5pm Sessions run every 30 mins. Limited Capacity. Please note virtual reality headsets are provided and will need to be worn to experience the work.
Photo: Piers Mussared
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Never tilt your chair back on two legs Louise Devenish, Leah Scholes & Vanessa Tomlinson –––––––––– 10 & 11 April, 7.30pm Presented by PICA Never tilt your chair back on two legs brings together Australia’s leading female percussionists to present a sonic double-bill interweaving action, notation and gesture. Set at a formal dinner table, the percussionists re-enact etiquette using utensils engaged with eating and drinking, chronicling two centuries of table dining implements and customs. With an emphasis on the evolving roles of women, Never tilt your chair back on two legs highlights the practices of four awardwinning Australian female musicians, featuring the premiere of a new work by composer Kate Neal (VIC) alongside the Australian premiere of the seminal 1970’s music-theatre work Dresseur by Mauricio Kagel. Originally designed for the male voice and body, Kagel’s Dresseur will be reworked for three female voices, becoming a significant contribution to the performance history of the work, forty years after its premiere. PICA Performance Space Duration: 60 mins plus interval Tickets: Early bird: $20 Standard: $32 Members: $26 Concession & Groups (6+): $22 *
Early bird offer available for pre-sales until 28 Feb
Photo: Sarah Walker
Bookings: pica.org.au | 9228 6300 PICA reception
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Show & Tell and Body Not Fit For Purpose Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion –––––––––– 28 – 29 April, 7.30pm Presented by PICA and STRUT Dance Over the past ten years Burrows and Fargion have developed a world wide following through their body of duets which mix the formality of classical music composition with an open and often anarchic approach to performance and audiences. In Show and Tell both artists explore the hidden influences that underpin their work. Revealing the vital role that mimicry plays in the creative process, Burrows and Fargion compose a presentation of formative images and sounds that examine what is absorbed, transformed, buried, disclosed and appropriated in the making of performance works. Body Not Fit For Purpose is the duo’s first overtly political work. The performance unravels the link between meaning and action, raising questions in the midst of our laughter.
Writing Dance Workshop
PICA Performance Space Duration: 90mins with interval Tickets: Early bird: $20 Standard: $32 Members: $26 Concession & Groups (6+): $22 *
Early bird offer available for pre-sales until 28 Feb
Photo: Ben Parks
29 April, 3-5pm PICA Performance Space Join Jonathan Burrows as he leads a workshop questioning what it means to make a dance and attempt to perform it. Bookings: pica.org.au | 9228 6300 PICA reception
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Tickets: FREE for ticketholders Standard: $10
Hatched: National Graduate Show 2017 –––––––––– 6 May – 18 June Opening night: Friday 5 May, 6.30pm The Hatched: National Graduate Show features work by recent arts graduates of the highest calibre from art schools all over the country. With work by 35 graduates carefully selected from 3 tertiary institutions in each of Australia’s states and territories, Hatched 2017 will once again test the pulse of the nation’s emerging arts practices while acting as an important springboard for artistic careers. For the eighth consecutive year the Schenberg Art Fellowship a cash prize of $35,000, will be awarded to one exceptional artist as an investment in the development of their career. This is the eighth year that PICA has worked with the University of Western Australia and the trustees of the Dr Harold Schenberg bequest to present this generous award.
All PICA Galleries | FREE 10 – 5pm | Tues – Sun
Mechelle Bounpraseuth, Do the Right Thing, 2016. Photo: Peter Morgan & Robin Hearfield.
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KISS CLUB –––––––––– Friday 12 May, 7:30pm Presented by PICA and pvi collective KISS club is a performance event/evening for ideas in development, featuring emerging and established artists across live and experimental arts practice. Created by Sydney based artist Karen Therese, KISS club has been presented regularly by tactical media group pvi collective at CIA studios since 2012. This year KISS club will be co-curated for the first time by PICA and pvi collective. Selected artists will present ten minutes of a work in progress to a new audience, providing a chance to trial new ideas and receive feedback in a generous and warm environment. A Q&A with a special guest speaker will also feature, providing expertise and insight into a topic beyond the arts. This fast and furious performance night gives audiences a fresh insight into what is bubbling in the hearts and minds of Perth’s experimental performance makers and the opportunity to help shape and support new work.
Artists Wanted Interested performing artists across theatre, dance, interactive visual art, new media and sound art are invited to apply to be a part of KISS club at PICA. Artists will receive dramaturgy advice from pvi collective and PICA, along with technical support, rehearsal time, an artist fee and a materials fee.
PICA Performance Space Cash bar
Tickets: Standard: $10
Photo: Amber Bateup.
Bookings: pica.org.au | 9228 6300 PICA reception
Read more and apply online: pica.org.au/kiss-club-application
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Callout opens: 27 February Callout closes: 19 March, 6pm
The Irresistible Side Pony Productions & The Last Great Hunt –––––––––– 14 – 24 June, times vary Let’s begin with two people. Deep in the gloom a phone rings. They take the call. The voice on the line slips beneath her skin and curls its fingers around his stomach. You can’t see it, you can’t touch it, you can barely feel it. You can’t hold on tight enough. These people, these sisters and lovers and pilots and brothers are joined deep beneath the surface, below knowledge, down where desire and depravity lie. The line goes dead and these two people catch a glimpse of what’s to come, as it retreats back into the fog. A new work from Side Pony Productions (The Confidence Man, The Pride) and The Last Great Hunt (Falling through Clouds, The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer), The Irresistible is a reckless, intoxicating love letter to the subconscious.
Creative Team Director Writers Performers Designer Composer Lighting Design
Zoe Pepper Zoe Pepper, Adriane Daff & Tim Watts Adriane Daff & Tim Watts Jonathan Oxlade Ash Gibson Greig Trent Suidgeest
Season: Preview: Wed 14 June, 7:30pm Opening: Thur 15 June, 7:30pm Fri 16 – Sat 17 June, 7:30pm Tue 20 June, 7:30pm with post-show Q&A Wed 21 June, 11am matinee & 7:30pm Thur 22 – Fri 23 June, 7:30pm Sat 24 June, 1pm matinee & 7:30pm
PICA Performance Space Duration: 75 minutes Ages: Recommended 15+ Tickets: Preview & Early-bird: $20 Standard: $32 Members: $26 Concession & Groups (6+): $22 Schools: $15 (groups 10+)
Photo: David Collins.
Bookings: pica.org.au | 9228 6300 PICA reception
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When the Sky Fell Legacies of the 1967 Referendum –––––––––– 2 July – 20 August Curated by Clothilde Bullen Presented in partnership with Aboriginal Art Centre Hub WA 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Federal Referendum that was considered by many to be a critical turning point for political change within Indigenous affairs. This Federal Referendum recommended the removal of two clauses within the Australian Constitution that were discriminatory towards Indigenous Australians and, as a result of the political climate of the time, saw the highest YES vote ever recorded, with 90.77 per cent voting for change. For many Aboriginal Australians though, there were unexpected consequences of the yes vote, both positive and negative. This exhibition will present the perspectives of a number of diverse Indigenous artistic communities from across Western Australia who were, in one way or another, significantly affected by the consequences of the yes vote in the 1967 Referendum. Featuring both traditional and contemporary mediums by artists with distinctive and distinguished practices, When the Sky Fell weaves together a range of responses and narrative threads about the historical and ongoing impact of this significant event. When the Sky Fell will be launched at the PICA Salon Vernissage, Saturday 1 July, 7pm. For information about the vernissage please contact Development Manager Jo Malone philanthropy@pica.org.au or 9228 6300. All PICA Galleries | FREE 10 – 5pm | Tues – Sun
John Prince Siddon, Australia, Acrylic on canvas, 2016, 60 x 60cm.
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Creative Development ––––––––––
Rachael Dease (WA) This Everlasting Light 13 March – 2 April Rachael Dease undertakes a first stage exploration of sound, light and moving image through scientific data and new technologies. The Everlasting Light hopes to begin a dialogue via immersive environments that both reflect and challenge our ideas and rituals surrounding death and grief in Western society. This work investigates sacred ritual and contemporary secular grief practice with an aim to encourage empathy and communication with and within an audience.
Creative Team Director / Composer Cello Viola Violin Lighting
Rachael Dease Tristen Parr Aaron Wyatt Hayley-Jane Ayres Chris Donnelly
–––––––––– PICA’s new performance model provides a platform for independent artists to develop exciting new work. Selected artists undertake a residency in the PICA Performance Space and receive support, feedback and complete artistic freedom to experiment.
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Image: Joe Kapiteyn
Artists In Residence –––––––––– 21 February – 16 April Danielle Reynolds (VIC) Pug in a pretty plaid bonnet Pug in a pretty plaid bonnet is a project exploring notions of futility, failure and queerness. These themes will be examined and articulated through studio research, combining painting, sculpture, sound and performance. For this project Reynolds will be using ‘not knowing’ as a generative tool in the studio, along with tactics of sculptural intervention, invention and play.
Jenn Garland (WA) Jenn Garland is a Fremantle based artist with a social science background. Her interest in researching humanenvironment interactions permeates her artwork, particularly her fascination with the competing systems of knowledge and subjective histories that surround the natural world. During her PICA residency, Garland aims to visualise a trashed utopian dream, exploring the sides of society that are frightening yet beautiful.
4 July – 18 August Elaine Reynolds (Ireland) Sundowner
Jarrad Martyn (WA) The Golden State
During her PICA residency, Reynolds will develop a new body of work spanning moving image, historical photographic processes and sculptural installation. The proposed project, titled Sundowner, will see the continuation of on-going research that examines cycles of migration from Ireland to Western Australia, as well as the impact of the extractive industries in the region.
‘The Golden State’ is reference to a slogan used during the 1980s on Western Australian licence plates. Martyn seeks to question how different moments in Australian history have been framed, focusing on how we are engaging with the natural landscape. The project explores the recent culling of sharks, the dinosaur footprints at Gantheaume Point in Broome and the nuclear testing at Montebello Islands by the British in the 1950s. 19–20
Jenn Garland, Time is upon us, 2014. Photo courtesy the artist.
Spark_Lab Learning Program –––––––––– About Spark_Lab Spark_Lab brings students teachers and the community up close and personal with contemporary artists, dancers, theatre makers, musicians and other innovators across a wide range of disciplines through an exciting program of events, activities and online resources. PICA is committed to presenting a program of art and ideas that engages, excites and educates. Its specially tailored Spark_Lab program features guided exhibition tours, artist-led workshops and on-line resources. Spark_Lab provides carefully designed, accessible and rewarding programs which compliment PICA’s artistic programs and provide expanded approaches to school curricula. With a dedicated Education Studio located in PICA’s historic building in the Perth Cultural Centre, Spark_Lab introduces new ways for primary, secondary and tertiary students and teachers to think creatively and develop innovation and leadership skills through multi-disciplinary activities that encourage risk-taking, problem solving and collaboration.
Jacobus Capone: Forgiving Night For Day & Lynette Wallworth: Collisions Tours & School Workshops: Wed 22 Feb – Thu 13 Apr School Holiday Workshops: Tue 11 Apr 10.30am – 1pm & 1.30pm – 4pm. Thu 13 Apr 10.30am – 1pm & 1.30pm – 4pm. Professional Learning for Teachers/Educators: Sat 4 Mar 10.30am – 1.30pm
When the Sky Fell Legacies of the 1967 Referendum Tours & School Workshops: Tue 18 Jul – Fri 11 Aug School Holiday Workshops: Tue 4 July 10.30am – 1pm Thu 6 July 10.30am – 1pm Professional Learning for Teachers/Educators: Sat 22 July 10.30am – 1.30pm Hatched: National Graduate Show 2017 Tours & School Workshops: Wed 10 May – Fri 16 Jun Kids Weekend Workshops: Sat 27 May 10.30am – 1pm & 1.30pm – 4pm Professional Learning for Teachers/Educators: Sat 13 May 10.30am – 1.30pm
Tours I FREE (must book) School Workshops $120 minimum or $12 per student School Holiday & Kids Weekend Workshops 2.5hrs I $30 Professional learning for Teachers/Educators 3hrs I $35 FREE Activities Onsite: All Ages Activity I Kids Activity Sheet Booking are essential for all education programs. For more details see pica.org.au, email education@pica.org.au or call (08) 9228 6300.
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Photo: OK Media
Support ––––––––––
Donate now and secure the future of Australia’s cultural landscape. PICA plays a vitally important role in enabling independent Australian work to thrive. Every donation made between now and 19 May will be matched dollar for dollar by Creative Partnerships Australia.
Donate now and Double your impact! Donor Programs include: ART1000 $1,200 Art Ambassador $2,500 Director’s Circle $5,500 Commissioner $10,000 Art Pledge Minimise the impact on your budget and maximize the impact on contemporary art by making a monthly or fortnightly pledge to one of PICA’s exciting new donor programs. See pica.org.au/support or contact Development Manager Jo Malone philanthropy@pica.org.au or 9228 6300 to find out more.
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Photo: OK Media
Accessibility –––––––––– Wheelchair Access All gallery spaces are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair bookings can be made for all PICA performances. Please book over the phone or in person at PICA so that Front of House can make note of your requirements. Wheelchair accessible toilets are available. ACROD Parking General & ACROD car parking is available within the Perth Cultural Centre precinct. The closest ACROD accessible car parks with lift access to the Cultural Centre are the Cultural Centre and State Library car parks. Companion Card The Companion Card admits carers to shows as complimentary guests. Holders of this card are welcome to attend any performance presented by PICA. All companion card bookings must be made over the phone or in person at PICA. Large print texts Large print versions of texts accompanying exhibitions and performances are available from Front of House upon request.
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Photo: Alessandro Bianchetti
Getting Here
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There is a pedestrian overpass from the Perth train station and PICA is a two minute walk away. Transperth’s free Blue CAT buses also provide the closest pick-up and drop-off points for PICA located on Beaufort St. General & ACROD car parking is available within the Perth Cultural Centre precinct. For more information visit the PICA website or Transperth website.
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Free Entry Acknowledgments
PICA thanks its members and donors for their ongoing support. Forgiving Night For Day has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the Ian Potter Cultural Trust. It is a Perth International Arts Festival event supported by Visual Arts Partner Wesfarmers Arts. PICA & PIAF would like to thanks ACMI for their support in the presentation of Collisions. Never tilt your chair back on two legs has been supported by PICA’s new performance model, Creative Victoria and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion appear courtesy of Dance Sites, an ongoing partnership between Dancehouse (Melbourne), Critical (Perth) (Sydney), STRUT Dance (Perth), and of which PICA partners with in 2017. The Schenberg Art Fellowship, presented during the Hatched: National Graduate Show, is made possible by the Dr Harold Schenberg Trust. Hatched is proudly supported by Hogan Lovells. KISS club is an original idea by artist and activist Karen Therese, and is gifted to pvi collective. pvi collective is supported by the Western Australian Government through The Department of Culture and the Arts and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body The Irresistible has been supported by PICA’s new performance model, the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, the Western Australian Government through the Department of Culture and the Arts, the City of Perth and LOFT, an initiative of The Blue Room Theatre, supported by the State Government through the Department of Culture and the Arts. This Everlasting Light has been supported by the Western Australian Government through the Department of Culture and the Arts.
Gallery & Box Office Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm Box Office opens one hour before performances
Front Cover: Jacobus Capone, Forgiving Night For Day (video still), 2016.
Perth Cultural Centre, 51 James St, Northbridge
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1. Christopher Houghton, Happy Gaia ( Image 1 of 5 ), 2016. 2. Photo: Piers Mussared.
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3. Photo: David Collins. 4. Photo: Sarah Walker.
About PICA PICA is both a producing and presenting institution that delivers an annual program of curated exhibitions, seasons of contemporary performance, studio residencies and creative developments. Its groundbreaking schools learning program Spark_Lab focuses on fostering innovation skills in young people through engagement with contemporary art. PICA’s mission is to create careerdefining moments for artists, life changing experiences for audiences of all ages and critical turning points in the advancement of art forms. PICA’s program is made possible with the support of its generous donors and sponsors. We invite you to explore contemporary art with PICA in radical new ways: pica.org.au/support