{"title":"Hatched 2026","description":"\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eMarking its 35th year, PICA is proud to present \u003cem\u003eHatched: National Graduate Show 2026\u003c\/em\u003e. Curated by Mia Palmer-Verevis, Hatched Curatorial Associate 2025-2026, this year’s exhibition includes work from 21 graduates from 20 tertiary art schools across the country.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eEach year, \u003cem\u003eHatched\u003c\/em\u003e offers a national survey of burgeoning artistic talent, selected for their creative excellence and unique modes of expression. The exhibiting artists in \u003cem\u003eHatched 2026\u003c\/em\u003e were nominated by their lecturers and selected by a panel comprising Tina Stefanou (artist, Hatched alum 2020, VIC), Guy Louden (artist, curator, Art Consultant \u0026amp; Collections Officer, Artbank, WA), Georgia Hayward (Curator, PICA) and Mia Palmer-Verevis. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eIn 2026, \u003cem\u003eHatched \u003c\/em\u003epresents work that is experimental and innovative in both materiality and ideas, demonstrating a sophisticated approach to making and a high level of conceptual rigor. The artists confront the nuances of a diverse range of lived experiences, with some tapping into complex layers of ancestry and lineage, while others seek to convey the intricacies of natural systems and continually evolving modes of digital representation. The issues explored in these varied and multidisciplinary creative practices are urgent and profound. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eHatched 2026\u003c\/em\u003e cohort includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eAlanna Askew, University of Wollongong (NSW) \u003cbr\u003eThomas E Brown, Curtin University (WA) \u003cbr\u003eChelsea Carkeet, Queensland College of Art and Design (QLD) \u003cbr\u003eKat Chaplin, Edith Cowan University (WA) \u003cbr\u003eMadeleine Coates, Adelaide Central School (SA) \u003cbr\u003eLychandra Anastasia Gieseman, University of Tasmania (TAS) \u003cbr\u003eTabitha Glanville, Monash University (VIC) \u003cbr\u003eBelinda Hearn, Deakin University (VIC) \u003cbr\u003eLilu Hosking, RMIT University (VIC) \u003cbr\u003eSydney Jarrett, University of New South Wales (NSW) \u003cbr\u003eTai Kelly, University of Western Australia (WA) \u003cbr\u003eSophie Kihara-Murer, Australian National University (ACT) \u003cbr\u003eTali Koto, Flinders University\/TAFESA (SA) \u003cbr\u003eRebecca Lavery, Southern Cross University (NSW) \u003cbr\u003eAliza Nickle, Monash University (VIC) \u003cbr\u003eAmirah Rachwani, National Art School (NSW) \u003cbr\u003eLiam Maree Rogers, Federation University (VIC) \u003cbr\u003eJessica Shannon, North Metropolitan TAFE (WA) \u003cbr\u003eMary Shaw, Victorian College of the Arts (VIC) \u003cbr\u003eLily Thomas-McKnight, University of Sydney (NSW)  \u003cbr\u003eKelsey Woods, Queensland University of Technology (QLD) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eReturning home to the iconic PICA building in the Perth Cultural Centre, \u003cem\u003eHatched 2026\u003c\/em\u003e opens on Friday 31 July with a signature PICA After Hours opening night party.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eIn addition to the exhibition, PICA offers tailored professional development programs, equipping the artists with knowledge about funding opportunities, applying for exhibitions and residencies and ways of making their practices more accessible. PICA also provides studio residencies to one interstate and one Perth-based Hatched artist every year. In 2026, Sydney Jarrett from the University of New South Wales (NSW) and Thomas Brown from Curtin University (WA) will undertake month-long studio residencies at PICA.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e In 2026, PICA is excited to continue its partnership with The University of Western Australia to present the Dr Harold Schenberg Arts Awards, the largest prize pool for emerging artists in Australia—totalling $50,000. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThis year, the Schenberg Arts Awards will be judged by Dr Theo Costantino, Director, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, UWA and Hannah Mathews PICA Director\/CEO, and esteemed guest judge Khaled Sabsabi, currently representing Australia at the Venice Biennale and Hatched alum 2005.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage by: Liam Ayres\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesign: Cooper Fair\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/8888\/0890\/collections\/0W4A9941.jpg?v=1785465765","url":"https:\/\/pica-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/hatched-2026.oembed","provider":"Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}