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Pulse 2025 artist Damien Hoffman and work The 51st State.

WA NewsPremiumPulse art piece a bitter reflection of homelessness crisis

Damien Hoffman said his art piece, The 51’st State - featured in this year’s The West Australian Pulse exhibition - portrayed Australia’s bitter rental and homelessness crisis. 

Jessica Evensen

The ongoing vandalism of monuments is "deeply disrespectful", Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

ArtsVandalised Captain Cook statue's removal ignites debate

The decision to remove a controversial Captain Cook memorial after repeated acts of vandalism has sparked debate among leaders.

Allanah Sciberras

Not only was his first daughter Manami born but he also opened Japanese takeaway restaurant Suisen in Bassendean.

The West PulseCommentsPremiumTeen cooks up work of art for dedicated dad

A teen’s stunning depiction of her father toiling away over the stove in the kitchen of the Old Perth Road diner hangs in the Art Gallery of WA as part of this year’s The West Australian Pulse exhibition.

Simon Collins

Blewitt performs part of a hula hoop act in Perth.

coming full circleAlbany acrobat artist-in-residence at hometown studio

After taking her passion for performing arts around the country, circus artist Bonnie Blewitt has returned to her home town of Albany to develop a solo act

Jacki Elezovich

News. Pulse Laura Hughes pictured with her work titled "Drained" which is featured in The West Australian Pulse exhibition. Jackson Flindell

The West PulseCommentsPremiumArtwork explores teen’s story of masking autism traits

A vivid exploration of exhaustion, sensory overload, and resilience is on show at The West Australian Pulse, giving audiences a rare glimpse inside the mind of a WA teen.

Artemisia Blythe

Umberto Clerici conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 with WA Symphony Orchestra at UWA's Winthrop Hall for the Winter Daydreams program.

Classical livePremiumClerici carries off cello-conductor marathon

Umberto Clerici delivers Saint-Saens, Berlioz and Tchaikovsky with WA Symphony Orchestra at Winthrop Hall.

David Cusworth

Zoe Robinson and her art work in The West Australian Pulse exhibition at AGWA.

ArtsCommentsPremiumLiving artwork maps history, landscape and family

A work mapping history, Australian landscape, and family draws art lovers into the mind of one of WA’s most talented creatives.

Artemisia Blythe

Roger Hey is conducting the Albany Sinfonia’s 30th anniversary concert at the Albany Entertainment Centre on May 24.

Albany SinfoniaPremiumAlbany Sinfonia celebrates 30 years with Rhapsody in Time

Albany Sinfonia is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a spectacular Rhapsody in Time concert at the Entertainment Centre on May 24.

Claire Middleton

WA Ballet dancer Chihiro Nomura in Don Quixote.

Legacy balletPremiumSpecial ballet in good hands

Dancer Floeur Alder has been mentioned in numerous newspaper articles since before she was even born; unsurprising with her mother being Australian prima ballerina Lucette Aldous.

Tanya MacNaughton

The cast of April by Heart have hit back over the decision by Limelight Theatre.

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Backlash as Perth theatre bans ‘Acknowledgement of Country’

A war of words has been sparked between a group of Perth actors and a northern suburbs theatre which has banned a spoken Acknowledgement of Country ahead of their shows.

Zach Margolius

Clara Fable and David Pereira from La Clique an Olivier Award Winning production celebrating its 20th anniversary of touring the globe and the first time in Perth.

Get your tickets!CommentsSexy, funny, edgy: Famous cabaret circus show comes to Perth

Aussie troupe performer Clara Fable describes herself as a ‘fire-breathing vocalist’ and encouraged people to get their tickets if they are keen to see ‘some crazy stuff’.

Kellie Balaam

Winner of the Archibald Prize 2025: Julie Fragar, Flagship Mother Multiverse (Justene).

ArtsCommentsArtist wins Archibald Prize for portrait of ‘dear friend’

Julie Fragar has won the 2025 Archibald Prize for her portrait of friend and artist Justene Williams.

Wenlei Ma

Vanessa Perica.

WA premierePremiumJazz meets string quartet in No Feeling is Final

Vim, vigour and whimsy embrace the premiere of jazz composer Vanessa Perica’s No Feeling is Final with Australian String Quartet.

David Cusworth

Lola Beagley is among the talented Year 12 graduates in this year’s The West Australian Pulse exhibition thanks to her lovely portrait of her late great-grandfather.

The West Australian Pulse CommentsPremiumGreat-grandfather immortalised at AGWA Pulse exhibition

Swan Christian College graduate Lola Beagley’s poignant portray of late great-grandfather a shining light at this year’s survey of young artists at the Art Gallery of WA.

Simon Collins

Artist Elisha McGuckin.

Lolly artPremiumSouth West artist brings lolly packets to life in Collie

A South West artist has brought Australian lolly packets to life with a new art exhibition at the Collie Art Gallery. 

Sofia Fimognari

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical CATS will be heading to Perth’s Crown Theatre in November.

TheatreCommentsRecord-breaking musical heading to Perth’s Crown Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS has enjoyed more than nine lives, with the record-breaking musical announced for a season this November at Crown Theatre Perth as part of its 40th anniversary Australian tour.

Tanya MacNaughton

Suzanne De Landgrafft Moore with her latest work. Ms Moore paints under her maiden name of De Landgrafft and operates out of her studio in Robinson.

Rock steadyPremium‘Pick up a pencil or put paint to paper’ says Albany artist

If you want to be an artist, the best way to start is to pick up a pencil or put paint to paper and don’t overthink it, says Albany painter Suzanne De Landgrafft Moore

Claire Middleton

Julia Nicholls, Lucinda Nicholls and Charley Vukojevich.,

Classical livePremiumKaleidoscope of colour in tribute to ‘Connie’

Long-lost US singer-songwriter Elizabeth Converse bursts into life in Finding Connie at Callaway Auditorium on Sunday.

David Cusworth

Alan Burnfield will conduct his final concert of the season. The Albany City Wind Ensemble will play Classical Winds II, directed and conducted by Alan Burnfield, on May 17.

Wind ensemblePremiumEnsemble conductor calls time with Classical Winds concert

A love affair with the humble recorder started Alan Burnfield’s career in music.

Claire Middleton

Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA is proud to unveil the cast of Never Have I Ever, a searingly funny, high-stakes debut play from The Guilty Feminist podcast creator and author Deborah Frances-White, making its Western Australian premiere this June at the Heath Ledger Theatre.

TheatreCommentsA theatrical thrill at a dinner party gone wrong

The Guilty Feminist podcast creator and author Deborah Frances-White’s debut play Never Have I Ever will make its WA premiere with Black Swan State Theatre Company in June.

Tanya MacNaughton

Waroona Artists Kathy Krauth, Christine Hyde, Alana Rainer and Carmen Tyrer all have work on show in the Waroona Visitors Centre for Peel Open Studios.

Open StudiosPremiumWaroona’s most creative on show with Peel Open Studios

A Peel community’s most creative are showing off their work for all to see, with the Waroona Visitors Centre taking part in Peel Open Studios

Craig Duncan

The old Albany Hospital is now the Vancouver Arts Centre.

HISTORY UNEARTHEDPremiumArtefacts from Albany’s oldest hospital found under carpark

Artefacts believed to be relics from one of WA’s oldest hospitals have been discovered at the site of an Albany art centre during carpark renovations. 

Melissa Sheil

Violinist Shaun Lee-Chen leads and directs WA Symphony Orchestra's Baroque Brilliance at His Majesty's Theatre.

Classical livePremiumChaos in a crushed chord broaches Baroque Brilliance

Shaun Lee-Chen paused then pounced on a massive crushed chord to unleash WA Symphony Orchestra’s new Baroque Brilliance series at His Majesty’s Theatre.

David Cusworth

The West Australian Pulse entrants Joseph Radford, Brodie Rowand, Tommy Petkovich and Celeste Bastian.

The West Australian Pulse 2025CommentsPremiumYoung artists reveal what keeps them up at night

Unimaginable grief, ridicule for being yourself, mental health struggles and neurodivergence. We meet some of the artists, and explore the big ideas, of their The West Australian Pulse entries.

Jade Jurewicz