Regional Arts Triennial – Radical Futures
Imagining bold new futures through the voices of regional Western Australia.
Exhibition Details
Exhibition Open: 18 September – 6 December 2026
Supported By: Regional Arts Triennial
Regional Arts Triennial – Radical Futures brings together 49 artists to consider how regional communities imagine, make and care for the future. The diverse site-responsive and often collaborative approaches presented in Radical Futures reflect on cultural continuity and ecological responsibility interwoven with stories of migration, belonging and community resilience. Their works reflect the specific conditions of place while also speaking to broader questions about how we live together, care for the environment and respond to an increasingly uncertain world.
Radical Futures is drawn from 13 regional exhibitions across Western Australia, each shaped by local curatorial perspectives and grounded in the stories, environments and aspirations of their communities. Developed over 2025 and 2026, the resulting exhibition at John Curtin Gallery reveals both the diversity and interconnectedness of regional experience across the state. Lead Curator Sarah Roots describes Radical Futures as a reciprocal and nurturing project that cuts through the extractive grind of everyday life and creates space for genuine connection and vision.
Radical Futures builds on the legacy of two previous Triennials; The Alternative Archive, explored regional artists as custodians of alternative histories, and Open Borders, considered the barriers and thresholds of contemporary regional life. In this iteration, Radical Futures turns its attention toward what comes next, positioning wonder and imagination as essential tools for building tomorrow.
The Regional Arts Triennial is a statewide program of exhibitions and creative events showcasing artists, stories and cultural voices from regional Western Australia. Held every three years, it celebrates local identity while building connection, visibility and opportunity for regional arts communities.
Radical Futures brings regional visions into conversation with metropolitan audiences before continuing as a statewide touring exhibition with ART ON THE MOVE. The project creates a vital network across Western Australia in a time marked by ecological pressure, social change and uneven futures.
Header Image: John Curtin Gallery, Open Borders 2023, image Brad Coleman
