Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
- Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) is Western Australia's premiere contemporary visual and performance arts venue. Housed in iconic heritage buildings at 53 James Street, Perth, PICA serves to promote contemporary arts in Western Australia. The building, which dates from 1896, was for 40 years the Perth Boys' and Girls' School (one of several schools known collectively as Perth Central School). After this it became the Perth Boys' School (1936-46), Perth Boys' High School (1947-58), a part of Perth Technical College (1959-87); and PICA (1988-present).
Through a year-round program of exhibitions, performances, screenings, studios, publications and a range of interdisciplinary projects, PICA seeks to promote the contemporary arts while stimulating critical discussion about the arts and broader cultural issues. PICA also offers an exciting public and education program which seeks to strengthen the relationship between its artistic programs and diverse audiences.
PICA plays a key role in Perth's creative community and seeks to provide support to artists at all stages of their career through programming, development, mentoring and advocacy opportunities. In many aspects of its operations, PICA might be understood as an incubator: providing resources, mentoring and support for both emerging and established artists whilst promoting new and emerging ideas, forms and practices to the broader community.
External links
* [http://www.pica.org.au/ Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts website]
* [http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=10343 Perth Boys and Girls School (former), 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia] (Australian Heritage Database)
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