Exhibitions
Current
Once Known
139 St Georges Terrace
4 Apr 2025 – 6 Mar 2026
Opened for the first time at the Old Perth Boys’ School, Once Known, presents a selection of meticulous reproductions of the delicate and treasured artworks created by Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families and detained at the Carrolup Native Settlement in the 1940s.

Mamang-miyel-ang Djinang / Seeing with the whale’s eye
John Curtin Gallery
4 Jul – 31 Oct 2025
An exhibition of illustrations from the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories mob from the South Coast of Western Australia

Fantastic Forms
John Curtin Gallery
3 Oct – 7 Dec 2025
A touring exhibition from the Bundanon Collection, in dialogue with new drawings, ceramics, sculptures and animation.

Dirt Feeling
John Curtin Gallery
3 Oct – 7 Dec 2025
Featuring ceramics works from the Curtin University Art Collection

Everyday, Myths and Legends
John Curtin Gallery
3 Oct – 7 Dec 2025
An exhibition of works from the Curtin University Art Collection that explore everyday mythmaking.

Kattidj Nagãr [Peaceful Quiet Reflection]
John Curtin Gallery
3 Oct – 7 Dec 2025
Kattidj Nagãr features artworks and personal objects created by the children who were forcibly removed from their families and detained at the Carrolup Native Settlement in the 1940s
