We Must Get Together Sometime

Regional and Remote Festivals Fund

'We Must Get Together Sometime' is an artists’ collective committed to slow art making, through active long-term creative engagements with non-urban spaces.

Sarah Elson

Arts U-15k

Sarah Elson’s exhibition 'Jewels of the Crown Land' is a showcase Indian Ocean Craft Triennial event at the Fremantle Arts Centre.
‘Juukan Tears’ by Melissa Cameron at the John Curtin Gallery as part of IOTA21; Bentley; September 2021. Photo by Melissa Cameron.

Melissa Cameron

Arts U-15k

'Juukan Tears' is local artist Melissa Cameron’s response to the shameful destruction of sacred sites and continued silencing of our First Nations People.

Toy Stories

Arts U-15k

'Toy Stories' brings together artists, hobbyists, regional museums, and community groups in a showcase of contemporary and historic handmade toys from Western Australia, from the early 1920s to today.
'Oblivion' by Elisa Markes-Young, Katharina Meister and Ruth Halbert at Bunbury Regional Art Gallery; Bunbury; August 2021. Photo by Christopher Young.

Oblivion

Arts U-15k

As part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial, Elisa Markes-Young, Katharina Meister and Ruth Halbert will present Oblivion at the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery.
Four hang gliders on a sandy road

Amy Perejuan-Capone

Arts 15k-plus

Amy Perejuan-Capone’s ambitious solo exhibition 'Sky Cave' will be staged in the cavernous central galleries of the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and is part of the inaugural Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
‘GRRR’, rubber doll body and animal head (both found on roadside, 1990s), Xanthorrhoea bracts, acrylic medium, 16 x 11 x 11 cm. On loan Anne M Brody Collection, Perth. Artist: Nalda Searles. Photographer Rebecca Mansell.

Mundaring Arts Centre

Arts 15k-plus

Nalda Searles’ solo exhibition, 'Finders Keepers', is showing at the Mundaring Arts Centre as part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
A member of Saraswati Mahavidhyalaya performing a classical Indian Dance at the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial opening celebrations at Fremantle Arts Centre (17 Sep 2021). Photography by Pixel Poetry.

Indian Ocean Triennial 2021 (IOTA21)

Arts 15k-plus

The Indian Ocean Triennial 2021 (IOTA21) is a festival celebrating craft in Perth and various regional WA venues.
‘SS Best Australian’, by Susie Vickery, at ‘The Curious Five go Surfing’, IOTA21, Fremantle, September 2021. Photo by Christophe Canato.

Susie Vickery

Arts U-15k

'The Curious Five go Surfing' is a collaborative installation inspired by historical research, craft and fantasy by Susie Vickery at the Fremantle Arts Centre as part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial.
Cast of 'Children of the Sea' performing on stage

Children of the Sea — Jay Emmanuel

Western Australian Theatre Development Initiative

Jay Emmanuel’s ‘Children of the Sea’ was developed after a two-year research project exploring children’s stories of escaping war, living in refugee camps and arriving in Australia.
Ella-Rose Trew in ‘Slow Burn, Together’ by Emma Fishwick at Perth Festival, produced by Performing Lines WA, Perth, March 2021.  Photo by Emma Fishwick.

Slow Burn, Together — Emma Fishwick

Arts U-15k

Choreographer Emma Fishwick’s ‘Slow Burn, Together’ challenges the audience’s expectation of a dance presentation.
Ian Wilkes with audience members in ‘Galup’ at Perth Festival, 2021. Photo by Dan Grant.

Galup — Ian Wilkes and Poppy van Oorde-Grainger

Arts U-15k

‘Galup’ is an interactive walking performance on-Country that brings to life largely unknown histories of Lake Monger.
Mararo Wangai and Mahamudo Selimane in Black Brass by Mararo Wangai, produced by Performing Lines WA and presented by Perth Festival, March 2021. Photo by Christophe Canato.

Black Brass — Mararo Wangai

Arts 15k-plus

‘Black Brass’ is a new theatre work celebrating stories of resilience and strength from Perth’s African communities.
‘Structural Dependency’ by Brooke Leeder & Dancers, Perth Festival 2021, State Theatre Centre Perth, March 2021. Photo by Mitchell Aldridge.

Structural Dependency — Brooke Leeder & Dancers

Arts U-15k

The work explores the structure of choreography, and how its elements – movement, space, sound and the viewer — depend on one another.
Ashton Brady and Caitlin Beresford-Ord (L-R), in Whale Fall by Ian Sinclair and The Kabuki Drop at Perth International Arts Festival, Perth, February 2021. Photo by Daniel James Grant.

Whale Fall — The Kabuki Drop

Arts 15k-plus

‘Whale Fall’ by Ian Sinclair, recently presented at Perth Festival 2021, charts transition across generations, family dynamics, the human body and our ecological future.
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