Jo Pickup

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).

Jo Pickup's Latest Articles

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Dance review: GLORIA

Ten dancers draw us closer to life’s most essential and magical elements.

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Features

How much has #MeToo achieved for safer arts workplaces?

Five years on from when women rallied over issues of sexual misconduct at work – how much has change in…

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News

Where is the final $20 million RISE grant round?

Questions are rumbling as the Government remains tight-lipped on the final round of RISE.

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Features

How does your State Gallery show its permanent collection?

What’s the size of your State Gallery’s art collection? And how do they display these works?

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Exhibition review: Tania Ferrier: Pop Porn

A feminist survey that challenges perceptions of women's bodies as passive objects of desire.

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Features

Why is the cost of art-making surging?

Price rises and COVID shortages are causing pain for many artists and suppliers.

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Features

Recent theatre audience trends: what’s drawing us in?

As theatre audiences return, their choices reveal some interesting new trends.

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Features

Exit Interview: Amy Barrett Lennard, PICA

A veteran arts leader signs off after 16 years in a career-defining role.

Features

Flood-affected artists take vital steps to recovery

The first artists’ forum held since Lismore’s devastating floods brought over 200 creatives together to begin mapping their future.

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Career Advice

So You Want My Arts Job: Clown Doctor

A performing arts career that requires a nuanced set of acting and communication skills to succeed. What’s it like to…

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