These knowledge sharing sessions are designed to create meaningful opportunities for Hatched artists and graduating Fine Art students to exchange insights, share personal experiences and explore key areas of professional practice.
Sessions are facilitated by industry experts and members of the PICA team, fostering an open and supportive environment for discussion. Artists are encouraged to submit questions ahead of time and take an active role in the conversation, promoting valuable peer-to-peer learning.
The first two sessions of the day—‘Getting your work out there’ and ‘Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property’—are designed for all Hatched artists to attend together. The following four sessions, with two running concurrently, are designed to be smaller focus-groups.
Please register for the two focus groups (one for each time slot) that feel most relevant to you, using the form below. You’re invited to submit questions ahead of each session.
We will break for morning tea at 10:45am and for lunch at 12–1pm.
10–10:45am
Getting Your Work Out There: Applying for Exhibitions, Residencies and Funding
Facilitators: Georgia Hayward, Curator, PICA and Alana Culverhouse, General Manager, PICA
A practical guide to navigating applications for exhibitions, residencies and funding opportunities. This session provides advice on writing strong applications, understanding selection processes and expanding professional opportunities.
About the facilitators
Georgia Hayward (she/her) is an artist, writer and arts worker of Mardigan/Maranganji and Anglo-Celtic descent. Based in Boorloo, Georgia works as the Curator for the Perth Institute of Creative Arts (PICA). Prior to this, she was based in Meanjin (Brisbane) where she stepped up as Director at Outer Space, a non-for-profit contemporary arts organisation focused on supporting the ambitious development and professionalised practice of emerging, early and mid-career artists. Georgia is also a Co-Chair, Editor and Board Member for Runway Journal, an experimental digital art platform.
Alana Culverhouse is a seasoned arts manager, having been involved in the WA arts and culture sector for over 30 years. Prior to commencing her role as General Manager at PICA, Alana was the Executive Director at Co3 Contemporary Dance. She has helped steer government investment into the WA arts sector through her role at the Department of Local Government, Sports and Cultural Industries and was previously Business Manager at Artrage. With a strategic focus, her areas of expertise include business and financial management, future thinking, strategic planning, event management, fundraising, government administration, contract management and Governance in the nonprofit sector.
11:15–12pm
Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP)
Facilitator: Faraday Boydell
A discussion introducing Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) and its importance for artists. The session explores what meaningful collaboration with First Nations artists involves and how cultural knowledge, stories and traditions should be protected and engaged with ethically.
About the facilitator
Faraday Boydell is an arts and cultural project manager with over ten years of experience working closely with First Nations communities across the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and Victoria. Faraday has extensive experience managing projects involving Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP), ensuring appropriate protocols, consent, and benefit sharing are embedded at every stage. Since 2025, she has been working with the University of Western Australia and Strelley-based organisation Nomads to develop a state-wide exhibition about First Nations experiences of mining in partnership with communities across WA.
1–1:45pm
Focus Session: Accessibility for Contemporary Artists
Facilitators: Claire Billie Bushby (artist) and Jenn Garland, Learning & Access Manager, PICA
This session focuses on enhancing accessibility in contemporary art through inclusive practices in creation, presentation and audience engagement.
About the facilitators
Claire B. Bushby is an artist and curator based on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar with over 20 years of experience in galleries, archives and museums. As Curator at DADAA Gallery in Walyalup/Fremantle, they centred accessibility in their curatorial approach—presenting exhibitions by disabled artists and creating inclusive, multi-sensory experiences. Informed by crip theory, chronic illness and their experience as an Autistic person, Bushby’s practice focuses on care, interdependence and ecological connection.
Jenn Garland is a Boorloo/Perth based arts worker and visual artist with ten years’ experience in social science research for sustainability policy at the CSIRO. She is currently Learning & Access Manager at PICA. As a management committee member for artist-run-initiatives she has supported the local arts community and contributed to strategic direction. This involves being a Committee Member for Cool Change Contemporary (2020-2021), and Co-director and Gallery Manager roles at Paper Mountain (2017-2019). Jenn graduated from Curtin University of Technology with a Bachelor of Arts in 2012, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with First Class Honours in 2005.
1–1:45pm
Focus Session: IP and Copyright for Artists Working with New Technologies
Facilitators: Helen Simondson, Manager, WA Museum Boola Bardip and Laetitia Wilson, boorda yeyi Program Manager, PICA
An introduction to intellectual property and copyright essentials for artists who are exploring and creating work with new and emerging technologies.
About the facilitators
Helen Simondson is a creative cultural producer, focused on art technology and innovation. She is deeply invested in the nexus of the start-up innovation and the creative and cultural industries. She co-designed and delivered the first Australian Museum led, Creative Tech Business Accelerator, ACMI Xcel: Creative Tech Accelerator. Xcel fosters groundbreaking innovation and helps creative Industries practitioners build viable global businesses. Her personal interest is in how technology activates innovative ways to engage with new and diverse audiences, and she believes there is cultural and social value in the participatory culture which is rapidly expanding with the rise of portable media platforms. She is always seeking new challenges where she can apply her broad skill-set in the successful development and delivery of innovative and creative programs.
Laetitia Wilson is a former Exhibitions Manager for the Janet Holmes à Court Gallery and previously held curatorial positions at the University of Western Australia. She is currently the boorda yeyi Producer at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA).
2–2:45pm
Focus Session: Site Specific Work and Public Art Opportunities
Facilitator: Kate Parker, Principal Consultant, SLR Consulting
A discussion on navigating opportunities in public art and site-specific practices. This session provides an overview of commissioning processes, project development and practical considerations involved in creating successful public artworks.
About the facilitator
Kate Parker is an experienced cultural strategist and public art consultant with a decade of diverse experience across sectors. Kate is well-versed at fostering collaboration, working with clients to deliver creative projects across the state. Her work draws on 10 years’ experience in the cultural sector, ranging from project management of major installations, development of cultural policy and strategy, to business planning for organisations. Following 5 years at not-for-profit arts organisation FORM, Kate joined Element Advisory (part of SLR) in 2018, where she established the arts and culture service stream. Under Kate’s leadership, Element Advisory is responsible for delivering some of our State’s most significant cultural projects with over $20million in commissions currently in the pipeline. As an advocate for the arts, Kate joined the board of The Lester Prize in August 2023 and is a member of the PICA Art1000 and an IOTA Ambassador.
2–2:45pm
Focus Session: Artist Collectives, Self-Organising and Artist-Run Spaces
Facilitators: Chandler Abrahams, Program Management Associate, PICA and Director Underscore Gallery & Studios and Grace Connors, co-founder, Cool Change Contemporary.
A discussion exploring how artists collaborate through collectives, self-organised projects and artist-run spaces, and the important role these initiatives play in supporting contemporary artistic practice.
About the facilitators
Chandler Abrahams (he/they) is an artist, curator, writer and arts worker based on unceded Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. They are the co-founder and co-director of the artist-run-initiative ____g.s (AKA Underscore gs). They are also a part of the experimental art collective mg.g.M.Mg.MG.
Grace Connors is an artist, performer and curator living in Boorloo (Perth) with varied experience working within the visual arts sector. Her work as a facilitator and community engaged collaborator has been driven by a strong advocacy for supporting rigorous creative work and diverse arts programming. Grace is presently co-founder and Chairperson of the artist run initiative Cool Change.
