Hours: 11-6pm
Cost: 0
More Info: www.debutproject.blogspot.com

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A visual arts exhibition showcasing the next generation. Debut is a group exhibition opening at 7pm on the 19th February at Free Range Gallery. The collective are the youngest artists ever to be given a professional exhibition at Free Range gallery (Gasworks Building, Wellington St Perth). The group show will feature a mix of arts practice - from painting, drawing installation and photography. Opening night is all welcome...so come check out the creatives of tomorrow!

Debut is proudly supported by Healthway and Propel Youth Arts WA to promote the Drug Aware message.

Cost: 0
More Info: info@mixtapegallery.com.au

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Showcasing Australian artists wares, art, toys and more.
If you would like to be involved contact Sam at info@mixtapegallery.com.au.
Pop Up Shop opens on Sunday 28 Feb and finishes end of March.

Hours: Saturday night, 9.30 pm till 10.30pm
Cost: Free
More Info: www.flynntalbot.com

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Horizon is an Interactive Light Installation which responds and engages its audience. It replicates breathtaking sky scenes that are guided by colours selected by the viewer. Horizon allows the audience to enjoy the experience of creating their own personal 'sky' which is unique and individual. By logging into flynntalbot.com/horizon users can select their chosen scheme and upload it to the Piazza screen for all to see.
Playing from 23rd Jan to 6th March 2010.

Hours: 11am - 4pm Tues to Sat
Cost: 0
More Info: www.gallerycentral.com.au

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After a decade showing her work in group exhibitions and showcases in galleries throughout Australia, award-winning local ceramic artist Josephine Pittman is proud to present an.ti.bod.y, her debut solo show, at the Central Institute of Technology, Showcase Gallery (Central Tafe, Northbridge) from February 12.
The exhibition comes after the Leederville-based artist was invited to spend March of 2009 as the Artist in Residence in the Ceramics department of Central Institute of Technology.
Her work models the internal battleground of the human body through porcelain handbuilt sculptural forms. It playfully interrogates notions of disease and the microscopic detail of what it means to be human, as the body remains locked in a constant struggle against the 21st century’s bombardment of external invaders. Josephine’s work will take a microscopic view of the battle between antibodies and the forces of infection and stage it in larger sculptural form.
an.ti.bod.y opens on Friday February 12 at 6.30pm, and runs until February 26
11am -4pm Tues to Sat
or by appointment josephinepittman@me.com .
Central Institute of Technology Showcase Gallery is at the corner of Beaufort and Aberdeen Sts, Northbridge.
Further information is available at josephinepittman.com

Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 11am-6pm
Cost: FREE
More Info: www.pica.org.au

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PICA collaborates with the Perth International Arts Festival to present the first solo exhibition in Australia of highly acclaimed Danish Artist, Jeppe Hein. An exciting survey of major works by the artist will be brought together and presented both inside the vast galleries of PICA, and outside in the busy Cultural Centre square.

The artist's much celebrated water fountain, Appearing Rooms, will be shown outdoors in front of PICA and will be complemented indoors with a selection of his significant works which illustrate further the breadth of ground-breaking ideas include the mirrored maze, Spiral Labyrinth 1 and Smoking Bench and his neon light installations. For the first time Australian audiences will be able to experience Hein's interactive, playful and critical works that have placed him at the forefront of the contemporary international art scene.

Jeppe Hein was born in 1974 in Copenhagen Denmark. He lives and works in both Copenhagen and Berlin. The artist comes to Perth following an important solo exhibition in ARoS Museum, Denmark. His works have been shown at the Tate Modern and Hayward Gallery, London; The Pompidou Centre, Paris; PS1, New York; and the Mori Museum, Tokyo. Last year Jeppe Hein collaborated on a new project with the artist Dan Graham in Germany.

Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11am-6pm
Cost: FREE
More Info: www.pica.org.au

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Previous recipient of the prestigious Samstag scholarship and MFA graduate from the Chelsea College of Art in London, Perth artist Sarah Elson has conceived her most expansive body of work yet for a solo exhibition in PICA's Westend Gallery.

Sarah Elson's practice involves making painstakingly intricate castings of small plant and insects; flower bulbs, leaves, burrs, cicadas and beetles. Her sculptures are often mounted on pins studded directly into the gallery walls like displaced specimens. Her interest in the politics of artifacts and materials and how value is perceived is developed in Elson's laboratory-like use of PICA's gallery by amassing together different metals, delicate casts and organic forms.

Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11am-6pm
Cost: FREE
More Info: www.pica.org.au

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PICA presents a trilogy of new video works by Brisbane artist Grant Stevens, in response to his time in Los Angeles. Screened together for the first time, If Things Were Different (2009), Crushing (2009), and Really Really (2007) are three videos in which Stevens exposes the deep ambivalence of the human condition.

The works oscillate between the fanciful and romantic to the abrasively cynical by drawing on tropes of Hollywood film, advertising or bad day-time TV and purposefully mishandle media devices of editing, framing, cropping,and incorporating text or muzak.

The artist, who now lives and works between Queensland and California explains that '...unpacking and testing out those ambiguities and ambivalences are what drive me to make art - to try to make works that draw you in while making you feel uncomfortable or unsure about what you are looking at' (Eyeline, 2008).

Hours: Varied
Cost: $21.50 / $19.00
More Info: www.perthfestival.com.au/Events/theatre/etiquette

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Innovative company Rotozaza's Etiquette quite literally draws you into a gripping and highly personal theatre performance. The concept is simple. You go to a table in a public cafe where a few curious props await. Taking a seat with a friend or stranger, and using separate headphones, you follow instructions and act out the play together, inhabiting roles in a series of short scenes, many borrowed from film and theatre. Yes, you are the star.

From raw pain to delicate emotion, your story will surprise, amaze and move you in unexpected ways as you gain a new awareness of the power of dramatic dialogue and communication.

This fascinating show opened in London in 2007 and has been performed around the world - by people just like you!


Caffissimo, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre

Limited places available, 28min no interval

Bookings : Festival Info Centre 6488 5555 only

Hours: Mon-Fri 10am - 4.45pm
Sat 12-4.45pm
Cost: 0
More Info: www.gallerycentral.com.au

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Free Artist talks at 2pm: Sat 13 Feb and Sat 6 March

The development of this project was supported by the Arts Development of Department of Culture and the Arts and the Australian Council.

CONTAINED comprised assemblages constructed from plastic deposited on Greta Beach, Christmas island via the Indian Ocean. With names like Invasion and Detained, these new works transform the detritus into intricate miniature worlds. Williams is the narrator, inviting us to engage with the lives and histories of the Malay and Chinese people who live on this remote island, as well as the refugees who pass by.

Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 2pm - 6pm.
Cost: Free admission.
More Info: http://www.awaag.org.au/spectrum.htm

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Artists Nicola Kaye and Stephen Terry's work deals with what they consider a general apathy and disinterest in broader social issues within contemporary Australian society. Their digital projections, installations and interactive exhibits focus on social inequalities in an attempt to navigate the complex interconnectedness of governments, economics and identity as colonised contexts. Their current exhibition, Fittings and Fixtures of Distinction, a series of night projections, juxtaposes images of decoration and necessity.

Hours: 11am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday
Cost: 0
More Info: www.turnergalleries.com.au

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Susan has created an extraordinary sculpture for our entry room. Come and visit Sabine at 470 William Street in Northbridge

Hours: 11am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday
Cost: 0
More Info: www.turnergalleries.com.au

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This is Andrew's first major solo exhibition with Turner Galleries. His exhibition is inspired by Demons and consists of new drawings, wall installation drawings and video work. Exhibition opens 6pm Friday 5 February at 470 William Street in Northbridge.

Hours: Opening night starts 7pm
Cost: Free Entry
More Info: www.mixtapegallery.com.au

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Mixtape Gallery presents 'Give Way' a group show featuring seven talented artists from around Australia.
Paul Ikin / Kate-Anna Williams / Sam Knest / Daevid Anderson / Kareena Zerefos / Sean Morris / Natasha Sim /

Get your copy of the latest Zine from Sam Knest, 'The Lonesome Crowded West / Colouring Book' available one night only, exclusive to Mixtape.

Along with the standard tipples The National Handbag's Ginger Beer is available on the night!

Hours: 6pm to 10pm
Cost: Free
More Info: www.perth.wa.gov.au/piazza

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Pack a picnic and head to the Piazza every Saturday evening this summer to enjoy a series of films that remind us all to look after the world we live in. The program includes;
WALL-E
Sat 23 Jan, 6pm
This is a computer-animated tale about a wide-eyed robot who
travels to outer space in search of a newfound friend. Little
does WALL-E realise that he has recently stumbled onto a
secret that could save planet Earth and make the planet safe
for all humankind.

Seed Hunter
Sat 23 Jan,8pm
This movie takes you on a remarkable journey from the drought
ravaged farms of Australia, to the heart of the Middle East, to
the mountains of Tajikistan. Scientist Dr Ken Street - a real life version of Indiana Jones - and his team of 'gene detectives' hunt for plant genes that will help our food withstand the impact of 21st century global warming.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Sat 30 Jan, 6pm
Earthman Arthur Dent is having a very bad day. His house is
about to be bulldozed, he discovers that his best friend is an
alien and Planet Earth is about to be demolished. Arthur's only
chance for survival is to hitch a ride on a passing spacecraft.

Rivers and Tides
Sat 30 Jan, 8pm
Goldsworthy seeks the "energy this is running through, flowing
through the landscape." Not to capture it, clearly, but to
participate in it. He notes that heat and melted water created
his artistic medium, while the rising sun will destroy it.

Fresh, 2009
Sat 6 Feb, 6pm
This film celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people
across America who are re-inventing our food system.

The Future of Food
Sat 6 Feb, 8pm
Examines the complex view of how market and political forces are seeking to change what we eat and control the world's food system.

Ponyo
Sat 13 Feb, 6pm
Acclaimed anime master Hayao Miyazaki returns with a film that
deals with a friendship between a five year old boy and a goldfish princess who yearns to be human.

Flow For Love Of Water
Sat 13 Feb, 8pm
This documentary builds a case against the growing privatisation of the world's dwindling fresh water supply and the emergence of a world water cartel.

The Fox And The Child
Sat 20 Feb, 6pm
A childrens tale of a great friendship between a young girl and a fox. The little girl discovers a wild adventure that will change her life, her vision and ours.

Earth
Sat 20 Feb,8pm
Narrated by James Earl Jones, this movie tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journeys across Earth.

Garbage Warrior
Sat 27 Feb,6pm
A feature-length documentary film telling the epic story of a
maverick architect, fighting to introduce radically new ways of living.

Big River Man
Sat 27 Feb,8pm
An endurance swimmer attempts to be the first person to swim the length of the world's most dangerous river, the mighty Amazon.

Cost: 0
More Info: www.jumpmentoring.com.au

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Are you a creative, young Australian on the cusp of a great artistic career? You’ve got the talent, the vision and the drive it’s going to take – but do you have the professional skill set, one on one support and national network to match? JUMP can make sure that you do.

JUMP directly supports the career development of artists aged 18-30, and in the first five years of their professional practice, by facilitating mentorships with professional artists regarded highly in their chosen artform.

Mentored artists receive funding for a creative concept, to be realised through a flexible relationship with their chosen mentor across an annual 10-month mentorship period.

Between mentors’ established networks and the JUMP program’s national reach, mentees also receive direct access to a significant range of professional development resources, showcasing opportunities and industry engagement activities.

As Australia’s newest and largest artist mentoring program, JUMP is serious about championing our nation’s next generation of arts industry leaders, and ensuring that artform, geography and cultural diversity are no barrier to identifying and promoting artistic excellence.

Supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, JUMP is managed nationally by Youth Arts Queensland, and will be delivered in 2010 in collaboration with inaugural state partners Propel Youth Arts WA and Carclew Youth Arts (SA).

For more information visit the JUMP website http://www.jumpmentoring.com.au

JUMP INFORMATION SESSIONS
Interested in applying and need some advice? Propel is hosting a JUMP information session. JUMP representatives will provide a step by step guide to preparing your application, demonstrate the various resources on the JUMP web site, and answer your questions about being a mentee or mentor in the JUMP program.

Information sessions will also include opportunities to hear from past mentees in the arts field, and a chance to catch up with your industry colleagues.
Register your intention to attend, email sally@propel.org.au.
King Street Arts Centre, 5.30pm – 7pm
Tuesday 2 February.

Hours: 8pm-midnite
Cost: FREE
More Info: www.themoon.com.au

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The Fix has become one of the premier live jazz nights in Perth. Renowned for its atmosphere and supreme musicianship, the night has featured many of Perth’s best jazz instrumentalists over the years!

The band is made up of permanent fixtures:

Chris Foster – Keys

Ricky Malet – Trumpet

Daniele DiPaola – Drums

with weekly guest members!

The Fix was established in 2004 by saxophonist Lucas Van Berkell

For the complete list of entertainment and food specials join our facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=432536205186&ref=ts

Hours: web access
Cost: FREE
More Info: www.slwa.wa.gov.au/dead_reckoning

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Wondered who those skeletons in your closet are? Want to know how to find a convict ancestor? Is there a reason the family never talks about one of the relatives? Where do you begin? Try our new website!

The State Library has now made it easier to trace your family history with the launch of 'Dead Reckoning: how to find your way through the genealogical jungle of Western Australia'. The new edition is available online making it available 24 hours a day. It can be accessed by typing in www.slwa.wa.gov.au/dead_reckoning.

Dead Reckoning, by Steve Howell, a Subject Specialist with the Battye Library, has drawn on the Western Australian historical resources within the State Library and the State Records Office to produce the most comprehensive guide available for researching Western Australian topics. As an online resource it can be regularly updated and kept current. Links to forms, Google maps, other websites, etc. are available for a more comprehensive search. With this powerful internet tool at your fingertips family skeletons may not stay in the closet much longer.

For those without their own computer access, you will find computers available at local libraries and Telecentres throughout the State.