Jo Pickup, Author at ArtsHub Australia

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

Aboriginal artist Vincent Namatjira sitting with a young Aboriginal student in an art class.

Features

Aboriginal art in the classroom: state gallery model proving welcome support

Educational resources developed by the Art Gallery of South Australia are having nationwide impacts.

Jo Pickup

Nov 7, 2023

circus. Image is gleeful young girl throwing arms up in the air, in front of palm tree lit up by coloured lights against a dark sky. Other performers in the same t-shirt can be seen behind and to the side of her.

Features

This primary school’s a circus … and its results are no joke

This clever partnership shows how circus classes are not about clowning around, but a model with important skills outcomes for…

Jo Pickup

Nov 2, 2023

Ernabella Arts. Warka Wiru. Image is a gallery space with a corrugated snake like plinth on a polished wooden floor bearing a wide selection of diverse ceramics.

Exhibition review: Ernabella Arts: Ceramic Warka Wiru 20 Years-kutu, JamFactory

A celebration of 20 years of ceramic artwork at Ernabella Arts Centre.

Jo Pickup

Oct 30, 2023

Tarnanthi 2023, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, installation view, showing three largescale red and white paintings.

Features

Tarnanthi 2023 weaves personal stories with skyward visions

From the miniature to the epic, this year’s Tarnanthi group show is united in its capacity to takes us to…

Jo Pickup

Oct 24, 2023

Tarnanthi. Image is gallery space full of colourful Namatjira paintings and a full-size sculpture of a First Peoples bearded man in a white cowboy hat.

Exhibition review: Vincent Namatjira: Australia in Colour, Art Gallery of South Australia

Namatjira's paintings examine the politics of history, power and leadership from a contemporary Aboriginal perspective.

Jo Pickup

Oct 24, 2023

pregnant dancers. A ensemble scene from a contemporary dance work on a darkened stage being performed by six dancers one of whom is 30 weeks pregnant.

Features

Shifting the dial on pregnant dancers on stage

It wasn’t long ago that pregnancy could signal the end of a dancer’s career. Thankfully, things have changed, with companies…

Jo Pickup

Oct 18, 2023

Prize winners. 2023 major art prize winners Australia. A close-up picture of a woven paper artwork's detail.

Features

Recent art prize winners bucking the norms

Artists aren’t generally known for their love of rules and convention, but some recent art prize winners have been inspiring…

Jo Pickup

Oct 10, 2023

posthuman theatre. A photograph of a woman's face as reflected in numerous glasses of water.

Features

A beginners' guide to posthuman theatre

Ever heard of posthuman theatre? It may surprise you to realise it's profoundly human in form.

Jo Pickup

Oct 4, 2023

Voice. Arts organisations' statements on Voice to parliament. A picture of the Aboriginal flag against a blue sky.

News

Arts organisations’ statements on the Voice (part 2)

In the lead-up to the referendum vote, ArtsHub has collated more official arts sector statements on the Voice.

Jo Pickup

Sep 27, 2023

Features

Arts organisations’ statements on the Voice (part 1)

As the Voice referendum campaign enters its final weeks, some Australian arts organisations have put forward their views.

Jo Pickup

Sep 25, 2023

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