Seesaw Magazine

Kae Tempest delivers a moving, beat-heavy Astor Theatre set, finding transcendence, vulnerability and release in an imperfect but uplifting performance.

📖 Article by Harvey Rae
📸 Images supplied⁠ / Linda Dunjey
🔗 Read the full article >> https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2026/06/review-kae-tempest-finds-release-in-a-cathartic-astor-theatre-performance

Discover Trần Lương’s riveting AGWA exhibition, where resistance, collaboration and experimentation reveal the enduring force of Vietnamese contemporary art.

📖 Article by Jaimi Wright
📸 Cover Image⁠ / Courtsey of the artist
Trần Lương, Fairy Tale Soup (Chử Đồng Tử and Tiên Dung) 2003. Single channel video, still. Courtesy of the artist.

🔗 Read the full article >> https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2026/06/review-tam-ta-soaked-in-the-long-rain

For almost four decades, Boffins Books in the Perth CBD has been a haven for book lovers of every stripe, offering an unparalleled range of titles on nearly every subject imaginable. Will Yeoman talks to its owners, Bill Liddelow and Lou Pontarolo.

📖 Article by Will Yeoman
📸 Images supplied⁠
🔗 Read the full article >> https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2026/06/spotlight-boffins-books-epic-story-reaches-its-denouement-closing-its-doors-for-the-last-time

Revealed 2026 returns to Perth, connecting audiences with Aboriginal artists, culture and ethical collecting through market stalls and exhibition.

📖 Article by Jaimi Wright
📸 Cover image / Luke Riley, courtesy of WA Museum
🔗 Read the full article >> https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2026/06/spotlight-revealed-2026-where-art-culture

After membership reversals and board resignations, CAN confronts governance failures, community backlash and urgent calls to rebuild trust and representation.

📖 Article by Victoria Laurie
📸 Cover image / Bernice Jiang
🔗 Read the full article >> https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2026/06/feature-community-arts-network-at-a-crossroads-after-board-resignations

LINK Dance Company’s Enter Coda pairs eerie precision with ecstatic release in a punchy double bill lighting up The Liberty Theatre. Nina Levy reviews their latest double bill.

📖 Article by Nina Levy
📸 Images supplied⁠ / Stephen Heath Photography
🔗 Read the full article >> https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2026/05/review-enter-coda-delivers-a-striking-double-bill-of-control-and-abandon

💥⏳ DEADLINE EXTENDED ⏳💥 YOUNG WRITERS (18-25), if you are interested in covering the latest Arts and cultural events in Boorloo – apply for our emerging writers lab mentored by experienced arts journalist and writer ROSALIND APPLEBY!! The Lab is FREE to participate!

⁠ 📅 EOI's are due SUNDAY 8 JUNE. ⁠ ⁠

🔗 https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2026/05/spotlight-emerging-writers-workshops-2026

Michael Paynter discusses The Great Australian Songbook, his musical evolution, and a heartfelt Perth performance celebrating iconic Australian music.

📖 Article by Leanne Casellas
📸 Cover Image supplied⁠
🔗 Read the full article >> https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2026/05/spotlight-michael-paynter-for-the-love-of-the-song

Split Enz return to Perth in glorious style, delivering a visually spectacular, hit-filled reunion that reaffirmed their singular Antipodean brilliance.

📖 Article by Harvey Rae
📸 Images supplied⁠ / Linda Dunjey.
🔗 Read the full article >> https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2026/05/review-split-enz-prove-history-never-repeats

The mentor for our ⁠first emerging writers lab is experienced arts journalist and writer ROSALIND APPLEBY!! Get in quick there are only 8 spots available!
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📅 EOI's are due Friday MAY 29. ⁠
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🔗 https://www.seesawmag.com.au/2026/05/spotlight-emerging-writers-workshops-2026