Crowds enjoying the Pixar: 30 Years of Animation, light projection on the Argyle Cut, The Rocks at Vivid Sydney 2019. Image courtesy of Destination NSW.
The question of how we – as collectives and communities – are remerging from the pandemic and inhabiting public space again is on the minds of many right now.
Both Butler-Bowdon and Legge were speakers at the recent 2022 REMIX conference’s Future of Public Space forum, where they shared their views on artists’ role in shaping public space.
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).
