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

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

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

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

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

Voice
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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.

Eight Art Collective WA artists ranging in age from around sixty to eighty, posing for a photo in front of their work in a gallery space.
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Ten years on, a gallery, but not a gallery, still going its own way

Faced with a collapsing local gallery scene, a group of WA artists rewrote the rule book on how their work…

Scene from The Journey Down performance (projection features Gija artist Gordon Barney).
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Storytelling sound sculpture’s epic journey from desert to museum

Salvaged from the outskirts of a remote East Kimberley town, a broken old ute has been turned into a resonant…

A darkened warehouse space with a single female figure looking at a bright white light art installation that is the room's only light source.
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Site-responsive arts biennale enters exciting growth phase

An immersive arts biennale is steadily strengthening its place within the Australian contemporary arts scene.

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More signs of arts media pain: powerhouse local arts mag to pause

An arts media platform that was started as a way to fill gaps in local arts coverage has announced it…

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Major arts fund restructure sparks questions on future support

Despite assurances from recently restructured WA philanthropic organisation Minderoo Foundation that the arts will remain a priority area, its future…

A landscape scene of stormy clouds with lighting striking some trees and buildings.
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New “squishy concrete” to protect cultural assets during extreme weather

A Queensland University of Technology engineer has developed a building material that could be used to help galleries and museums…

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