17 October – 20 December 2026
Cafe coming soon is a major mid-career survey exhibition of Western Australian artist Shannon Lyons. Presented …
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17 October – 20 December 2026
Circular Economies is an exhibition of new commissions by five local, national and international artists …
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17 October – 20 December 2026
’Akkoub and za’atar are two wild edible plants essential to Palestinian life. Growing natively in …
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6 February – 20 December 2026
Established in 2022, the Judy Wheeler Commission is a ten-year program made possible through a …
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7 February 2025 – 20 December 2026
Cement Frogs the Ghost of a Swamp by Wandandi Noongar and Ait Koedhal artist and …
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This Kambarang–Birak season, PICA invites you to look closer at the edges: the cultural, institutional and community structures that shape how we live, gather and belong. Through deeply place-based approaches, the exhibiting artists explore what emerges beyond dominant centres and what can be learned from the peripheries.
Across food, hospitality, material culture and social exchange, this season’s exhibitions trace enduring relationships between people and place. From circular economies and cultural ecologies to acts of gathering, hosting and making, these projects reveal the periphery not as marginal, but as a fertile site of connection, resistance and transformation.
For more than 35 years, PICA has championed contemporary art that brings local, national and international voices into conversation with the complex social, cultural and political questions of our time.
Whether you are joining us for an exhibition, a conversation, a workshop or an evening event, this season offers many ways to experience how artists reimagine relationships between people, places and systems.
Jumana Manna
Foragers
SPACED
Circular Economies
Shannon Lyons
Cafe coming soon
Tarsh Bates & Susan Hauri-Downing / Irene Agrivina (House of Natural Fiber) / Loren Kronemyer / Ilona McGuire & Zali Morgan / Linda Tegg / Miranda Johnson
Artists in Conversation: Circular Economies
Shannon Lyons / Georgia Hayward
Artist Talk: Cafe coming soon
Shannon Lyons / Spiros Panigirakis / Francis Russell
Cafe coming soon: Publication Launch
Tyrown Waigana
Cement Frogs the Ghost of a Swamp
Agatha Gothe-Snape
IT IS THE COLOUR OF AN IDEA THAT WILL NOT COMPLETE ITSELF IN OUR LIFETIME
Jen Berean & James Carey
Soft Grates
PICA announces Yona Lee as the 2027 Judy Wheeler Commission recipient with a functional sculpture reimagining institutional space
PICA closes 2026 program with a major SPACED collaboration and landmark Shannon Lyons mid-career survey
PICA announces 2026 Dr Harold Schenberg Arts Awards recipients as Hatched celebrates 35 years
Hatched: National Graduate Show 2026 celebrates 35 years of shaping Australian contemporary art
PICA announces over $100,000 in commission opportunities for Australian artists
PICA’s second season for 2026 debuts performance exploring labour, legacy, care and resilience
PICA appoints Dr Andrew Lu AM as new Chair following Mark Clapham’s outstanding six-year term
PICA unveils powerful 2026 artistic program charting new pathways in connection, culture and contemporary practice
Portals, gateways and pockets of deep time: PICA announces the recipient of the inaugural boorda yeyi Immersive Arts Commission
PICA Opens Hi-Tech Window For Visionary Artists: National program boorda yeyi to transform immersive arts
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) runs a year-round program of art, exhibitions, contemporary performance, dance, theatre, music and events. We’re home to one of the largest art exhibition and gallery spaces in Australia and are known for the leading role we play in supporting artists to present challenging ideas and boundary-defining new work.
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