JCG Exhibition Opening: Regional Arts Triennial - Radical Futures

You are invited to join us for the opening of John Curtin Gallery's next exhibition season, unveiling Regional Arts Triennial - Radical Futures. 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. A culmination of 13 regional exhibitions across Western Australia, Radical Futures at John Curtin Gallery reveals both the diversity and interconnectedness of regional experience across the state. Event Details Thursday 17 September 2026 5:30pm – 7:30pm (formalities from 6pm) Free event, open to the public Complimentary refreshments will be served, with cash bar available. This project is made possible through the Regional Creative Industries Fund with support from the WA Government and delivered by ART ON THE MOVE. Also Showing Legacies - Karlkura / Kalgoorlie is a multi-layered portraiture and storytelling project from the Community Arts Network, celebrating the legacy of ten Aboriginal Elders from communities of the Goldfields. Charting unique journeys through critical times in Australian history, Legacies honours their resilience amidst the challenging social issues of this rural, mining region. Open until 20 October. Longing and Hope reflects on the emotional toll of incarceration at the Carrolup Native Settlement and the enduring creativity, resilience, and connection to Country held by the children forced to live there. Through selected artworks from the Carrolup collection, this student-curated exhibition considers themes of memory, loss, hope, and survival. Header Image: Athena Shaw Boast and Matthew Darwen, Saving our beautiful Mammangs for the future, 2025, papier mache, ply, acrylic paint and fairy lights, 200 x 140 x 40cm. Photo by Sharon Baker.