Congratulations to John Stringer Prize 2022 winner, Jacky Cheng, for her intricate installation …that awaits at the end of life. Jacky Cheng is currently part of Spaced’s Rural Utopias program.

As part of Spaced’s Know Thy Neighbour #3 program with the City of Armadale, Olga Cironis invites you to contribute to her participatory work: The Stories We Live By, which will explore the relationships that locals of the Harrisdale and Piara Waters areas have to their place of dwelling, and therefore, to each other.

Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson has recently taken up a space in Bay One of Cullity Gallery, UWA School of Design as an Artist in Residence which has been excellent in terms of informing how elements from her community engagement with Victoria Park during Know Thy Neighbour #3 will come together for the final exhibition.

Georgie Mattingley is currently working with the community of Karlkula / Kalgoorlie-Boulder. This residency forms part of one of Spaced’s current programs, Rural Utopias.

Here, Georgie shares an update.

Come along to this fun workshop with artist Amy Perejuan-Capone and draw a map of the journeys you make with your dog when you go walkies. The map can be realistic or fantastical, your local streets and parks, or to the moon! Where does your dog stop and sniff? Do they pull you in a particular direction? Where would you take your dog if you could go anywhere?

Georgie Mattingley has been supported through her Rural Utopias Residency by a team of Assistant Producers. Learn more about Tim Neeson, Owen Hinton, and Margaret Ellen Burns.

This weekend, Alana Hunt invites you to the Kununurra Picture Gardens for presentation of 'Nine Hundred and Sixty Seven', a video work chronicling the project summaries of every application submitted under Section 18 of the WA Aboriginal Heritage Act between 2010-20 requesting permission to "destroy, damage or alter an Aboriginal site". The screening also features a response by Waringarri Dancers performing Wangga & Lirrga.

Through Spaced’s programming, the concept of exchange is deeply important to the way we engage with artists and communities. Makers and locals alike have to opportunity to shape and influence discussions as they relate to a shared sense of place. In the case of Jacky Cheng, the life of the work she made during her Rural Utopias residency in Margaret River, continues to live on through this tender offering by Vivienne Garrett, in memory of B.

Yabini Kickett through the Know Thy Neighbour #3 program is seeking the lived experiences of people who were born, gave birth, or have worked in a midwifery context in the East Fremantle locale.

Tina Stefanou is currently working with the community of Carnamah. This residency forms part of one of Spaced’s current programs, Rural Utopias.

Here, Tina shares an update from Carnamah.

Alana Hunt is currently working with the community of Kununurra. This residency forms part of one of Spaced’s current programs, Rural Utopias.

Here, Alana shares an update from Kununurra.

As part of Spaced’s Know Thy Neighbour #3 program with the City of Armadale, Olga Cironis invites you to contribute to her participatory work: The Stories We Live By, which will explore the relationships that locals of the Harrisdale and Piara Waters areas have to their place of dwelling, and therefore, to each other.

Come along to this fun workshop with artist Amy Perejuan-Capone and draw a map of the journeys you make with your dog when you go walkies. The map can be realistic or fantastical, your local streets and parks, or to the moon! Where does your dog stop and sniff? Do they pull you in a particular direction? Where would you take your dog if you could go anywhere?

Sarah Rodigari is currently working with the community of Ravensthorpe. This work forms part of one of Spaced’s current programs, Rural Utopias.

Here, Sarah’s Assistant Producer Emily Dawn shares an update about the project.

Congratulations to Virginia Miltrup, the incoming CEO with the City of Karratha. We are delighted to see our Board Chair working more closely with regional communities.

After a two-year hiatus, Sarah Rodigari returns to the community of Ravensthorpe for her Rural Utopias project as part of Spaced 4. She reflects here.

Elizabeth Pedler’s project is being developed as part of the Rural Utopias program, presented by Spaced.

Here, Linda shares an update from her first week in the her second residency in Wellstead.

Bennett Miller has been working with the community of Mount Barker as part of Spaced’s Rural Utopias program. Here he shares an update.

Elizabeth Pedler has been supported through her Rural Utopias residency by a team of Assistant Producers. Learn more about Kerry Dell’Agostino and Richard Davy.

Nathan Gray has been working with the community of Roebourne as part of Spaced’s Rural Utopias program. Here he shares an update.