Visitors to the Art Gallery of Western Australia’s relaunch exhibition The View From Here, November 2021. Featured artwork on right: Limber 2 (2020) by Tarryn Gill. Photo by Rebecca Mansell.
As some of the country’s major arts spaces reopen after lockdowns, a State gallery that’s avoided most of these measures has also relaunched.
While the gallery has remained open, there have been no blockbuster shows and some of the spaces have been intermittently closed. AGWA has, however, been working hard over the past 12-months to reframe their agenda and refresh for a stronger path forward.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
