{"id":6,"date":"2023-11-20T05:23:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T05:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/s43415.p183.sites.pressdns.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:59:38","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/jcg\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n
\n\n
\n

Exhibitions Open to the Public<\/h2>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n
\n \n \n
\n \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n Regional Arts Triennial – Radical Futures\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>John Curtin Gallery<\/p>

18 Sep – 6 Dec 2026<\/p> <\/div>\n

Bringing 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Learn more<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n Once Known\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>139 St Georges Terrace<\/p>

4 Apr 2025 – 15 Oct 2026<\/p> <\/div>\n

The Carrolup artworks were created on Noongar Boodja by Aboriginal children at the Carrolup School, located within the Carrolup Native Settlement in Western Australia during the 1940s. The children were forcibly removed from their families under the provisions of the 1905 Aborigines Act and placed at institutions such as Carrolup as part of government assimilation policies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Learn more<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n Legacies Karlkurla (Kalgoorlie): Stories From Silky Pear Country\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>John Curtin Gallery<\/p>

17 Sep – 20 Nov 2026<\/p> <\/div>\n

Legacies Karlkurla celebrates the life stories of ten respected Aboriginal Elders from the Goldfields region: Geoffrey Stokes, Murray McCarthy, Janice Scott, Dallas McLean, Donald Ballinger, Betty Logan, Brent Johnston, Nyingurta Jessie West, Trevor Brownley and Allison Dimer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Learn more<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n
\n\n
\n

Upcoming Events <\/h2>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n
\n \n \n
\n \n \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n Gallery Restore: Yin Yoga\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>John Curtin Gallery<\/p>

21 Oct 2026 4:30pm-5:30pm<\/p> <\/div>\n

Pause, restore, and connect with gentle yin yoga amidst inspiring and powerful art.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Register here<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

\n \n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n Exhibition Opening: Once Known at Albany Entertainment Centre\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>Albany Entertainment Centre<\/p>

21 Oct 2026 6:00pm-8:00pm<\/p> <\/div>\n

Join us in welcoming Once Known to the Great Southern and experience this Carrolup Centre for Truth-telling exhibition at Albany Entertainment Centre. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Register here<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

\n \n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n Exhibition Tour: Once Known at Albany Entertainment Centre\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>Albany Entertainment Centre<\/p>

22 Oct 2026 10:00am-11:00am<\/p> <\/div>\n

Join us at the Albany Entertainment Centre for a glimpse into the creativity and resilience of the Carrolup child artists through the unique collection of artworks shown at Once Known.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Register here<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

\n \n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n The Art of Slow Looking\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>John Curtin Gallery<\/p>

22 Oct 2026 12:00pm-1:00pm<\/p> <\/div>\n

Join us for a ‘slow looking’ exploration of JCG’s current exhibition, Regional Arts Triennial – Radical Futures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Register here<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

\n \n \"Regional\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n Lunchtime Talk: Futuring through Speculative Entanglements\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>John Curtin Gallery<\/p>

28 Oct 2026 12:00pm-1:00pm<\/p> <\/div>\n

A lunchtime panel with Curtin\u2019s Ecologies of Imagination Micro Lab, in response to the Regional Arts Triennial \u2013 Radical Futures exhibition at JCG.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Register here<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

\n \n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n Curator Talk: Regional Arts Triennial – Radical Futures\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>John Curtin Gallery<\/p>

11 Nov 2026 5:30pm-7:00pm<\/p> <\/div>\n

Join Lead Curator, Sarah Roots, for an inside look at Regional Arts Triennial \u2013 Radical Futures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Register here<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

\n \n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n Digressions: Writers Respond to Radical Futures\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>John Curtin Gallery<\/p>

18 Nov 2026 12:30pm-1:30pm<\/p> <\/div>\n

Hear staff from Curtin University\u2019s communications and writing programs respond to Radical Futures with original works of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Register here<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

\n \n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n The Art of Slow Looking\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>John Curtin Gallery<\/p>

19 Nov 2026 12:00pm-1:00pm<\/p> <\/div>\n

Join us for a \u2018slow looking\u2019 exploration of JCG\u2019s current exhibition, Regional Arts Triennial \u2013 Radical Futures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Register here<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

\n \n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n \n
\n
\n
\n

\n \n Gallery Restore: Yin Yoga\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

<\/svg><\/span>John Curtin Gallery<\/p>

25 Nov 2026 4:30pm-5:30pm<\/p> <\/div>\n

Pause, restore and connect with gentle yin yoga amidst inspiring and powerful art.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n Register here<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

\n \n \"\"\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n
<\/div>