Judy Wheeler Commission 2027

The Judy Wheeler Commission is a ten‑year site‑specific commissioning program established in memory of Judy Wheeler and generously supported by the Simpson Family. Awarded annually, the commission supports Australia‑based artists to develop ambitious new work that responds physically or conceptually to the architecture, history and site of the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA). Artists are invited to engage with the building’s transitional and public spaces, areas encountered by visitors as they move through and around PICA. Proposals should reflect PICA’s longstanding commitment to risk‑taking and experimentation and consider how contemporary art can activate spaces of passage, encounter and movement. Each commission is installed for up to one year as part of PICA’s public program.