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

a pile of Australian money: $50, $20 and $10 notes
Features

5 end of financial year fundraising tips

What are the secrets of fundraising at tax time?

a woman standing against leather benches in Old Parliament House, Australia
Features

Exit Interview: Daryl Karp AM, Museum of Australian Democracy

After nine years in the role, the Director of the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) is moving on.

two indigenous actors (Kylie Doomadgee and Rachael Maza) on stage, one is speaking into a microphone, backgrounded by screens showing Indigenous people holding microphones
Features

First Nations arts leaders find hope in election result

The new Labor government's opening statements offer hopeful signs for two First Nations arts leaders.

a scene from Roslyn Oades' The Nightline where the audience are listening to audio on old telephones in a room with a performer
Features

How the arts strengthen our democracy

In the countdown to election day, ArtsHub asked three independent artists how they feel their work contributes to our democracy.

(Edward) Gough Whitlam, 1972, by Clifton Ernest Pugh
Features

What prime ministers’ portraits say about our leaders

It’s said that a picture tells a thousand words, but how much of our leaders’ true characters are revealed in…

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30 years on, Pilbara art award still going strong

The Cossack Art Awards continues to show how much regional communities value art as an important part of their everyday…

St. Nicholas Monastery Archangel Michael on Golden Domes. Kyiv, Ukraine.
Features

What happens to art caught in war’s crossfire?

As the conflict in Ukraine deepens, the damage to its cultural heritage reveals various motives behind this kind of destruction.

A man sitting on a chair in front of a colourful poster
Career Advice

Exit interview: Rick Heath, Black Swan State Theatre

After a two year tenure that began just days into COVID’s reign, Co-CEO Rick Heath is calling time on what’s…

Two female performers onstage in front of a yellow stage cutrain
Features

Why is confessional theatre so hot right now?

Is a recent wave of confessional-style theatre revealing defining themes of our times?

A woman waves her hands across an interactive wall of rainbow colours.
Features

Game designers take on immersive art

Games designers invited into contemporary museum spaces reimagine their art form in wondrous ways.

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