A huge purple meal dragon breathes fire against a black sky. Creatura is operated by people sitting in its belly. Creatives make final play for grants
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Creatives make final play for grants

18 April 2023

In its inaugural year Arts Impact WA awarded two $100,000 grants. Now six finalists will make their pitch for a major boost to their work – and you can watch it all unfold at a gala event. 

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What to SEE: Autumn gig guide for kids
What to SEE

What to SEE: Autumn gig guide for kids

6 April 2023

The school holidays are here and parents and carers everywhere are preparing for the inevitable cries of “I’m bored”. The good news is there’s more than one way to keep the kids happy and it need not cost the earth, writes Julie Hosking.

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A group of characters clad in fairy-like costumes stand across a stage. They are all wearing headdresses. The four wearing colourful capes and skirts are looking at queen in a frothy white gown and a man in a octopus headdress and plaid pants, who are looking skywards. This is a scene from Breaksea's Fairy Queen. Breaking down artistic barriers
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Breaking down artistic barriers

22 March 2023

A small arts organisation based in the Great Southern, Breaksea isn’t afraid to dream big. Julie Hosking discovers the community heart behind its creative forces.

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Sky show fans embers of ancient stories
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Sky show fans embers of ancient stories

17 March 2023

First Lights has illuminated skies over Perth and Darwin, sharing ancient stories in modern ways. As the Fremantle Biennale project embarks on a regional tour, Greg McFerran speaks to two of its creative forces.

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Dead Ends. Side view of a man in a wheelchair. He is in an industrial space with a brightly lit pink wall behind him. What to SEE: Dead Ends and Detours
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What to SEE: Dead Ends and Detours

16 March 2023

This interactive artwork in the Perth Cultural Centre contains elements of painting, drawing, sculpture, video and music. It just needs a passer-by who is willing to be confused, challenged and surprised to fully activate it.

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Artist Selina Teece Pwerl's My Country is a vibrant landscape of red dirt, peppered with spinifex and sparsely spaced trees, a blue green sky in the distance. What to SEE: March gig guide
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What to SEE: March gig guide

1 March 2023

As the sun sets on Perth Festival and we edge closer to the cooler months, there’s still plenty of heat in the local arts scene. March into the new season with a diverse mix of music, art, film and so much more.

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A surreal landscape unfolds on stage, a woman clad in a spiky gold beehive-like bubble is surrounded by musicians, including a harpist. An image of a woman's head is projected on the screen behind, her face covered in razor like tentacles and bobbles. It is Icelandic artist Bjork Stars align for Perth Festival’s world party
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Stars align for Perth Festival’s world party

8 February 2023

With its theme of Djinda, the Noongar word for stars, Perth Festival celebrates its 70th anniversary by re-convening the conversation between local and international artists. Mark Naglazas previews Perth’s premiere summer arts event.

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Ella Peeters at the Kolyang Program. She holds her arms wide as though expressing a large emotion. A golden opportunity for artists
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A golden opportunity for artists

1 February 2023

Out of the ashes of the pandemic Performing Lines WA developed the Kolyang Program, a ground-breaking initiative providing West Australian independent artists with paid opportunities to create and connect. Victoria Laurie reports.

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Summer showtime: Act two just for you
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Summer showtime: Act two just for you

19 January 2023

Still wondering what to see this month? Step right up for the second act as Seesaw Mag’s editors peruse an artistic menu for entertaining morsels to please all palates. 

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Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

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