Revealed: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists returns to PICA, celebrating the diversity and vitality of contemporary Aboriginal art across Western Australia. Featuring artists working independently and through Aboriginal art centres, the exhibition highlights the important role of Aboriginal-led arts in strengthening communities, keeping culture strong and truth-telling. Through this experience students can deepen their understanding of cultural and artistic conventions, including protocols for engaging with and presenting First Nations cultural property and artworks. 

Term: 2, Week 1-8 | Year level: 3-12 | Learning area: The Arts (Visual Arts), HASS (History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship, Economics & Business) 

Hatched: National Graduate Show introduces students to the next generation of Australian artists, showcasing outstanding graduates from art schools across the nation. This annual exhibition—the only national survey of its kind— offers a compelling insight into diverse perspectives and issues shaping contemporary Australian art. The exhibition encourages students to imagine new possibilities for their own creative futures, fostering curiosity, risk-taking and reflection. By analysing how artists communicate meaning and resolve artworks, students can develop visual literacy and skills. The exhibition offers insights into career pathways within the creative industries, highlighting connections between tertiary study, artistic practice and professional presentation. 

Term: 3, Week 3-10 | Year level: 7-12 | Learning area: The Arts (Visual Arts, Media Arts), Design and Technologies, Economics & Business / Work Studies 

SPACED: Circular Economies brings together local, Australian and Indonesian artists working with communities across regional WA as part of SPACED’s artist-in-residence program. Hosted by a regional arts organisation and supported by a local arts-worker, each artist exchanged knowledge and skills with people in the places the program brought them to. Students can examine how contemporary artists collaborate with communities to create site-responsive and socially engaged artworks that strengthen local capacity and demonstrate community development principles. They’ll explore how art can renew place-based and intergenerational knowledge, building shared understanding and social connection.  

Term: 4, Week 2-10 | Year level: 5-12 | Learning area: The Arts (Visual Arts), HASS (History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship, Economics & Business)