pvi collective

creative climate have released their submission and resources ahead of feedback closing for the national cultural policy. pvi are proud to be part of the consortium behind this work. check it out now!

‘The booster protocol’ opens tonight as part of Perth Festival !! 1 week only!

something is happening across time and space. hope is rising in people. come find us at booster hq...

Image design by Block

ever wondered what happens when six interdisciplinary mid-career artists creatively collide for a week? heres a few snap shots of the magic that was momentum lab 2025.

it was an absolute joy to host and care-take this new initiative. heres to more sector collegiality, camaraderie, community building and creative trouble-making!

momentum lab is a creative collaboration between pvi collective and PICA - Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.

massive gratitude to our inaugural artists: Laura Boynes Artist allan haslam mcveigh, nelson and Elsewhere/Rebecca.

photos - courtesy of the artists

image i.ds
1. interior shot of white walled studio. a red rug is on the floor and a group of artists are sat around it with posted notes a-plenty.

2. interior group shot. school photo style the momentum artists are knelt and stood facing the camera. in the centre of the image is special guest and epic hat wearer, bradfield jnr.

3. close up arial shot of board game scrabble covered in a new later of post-it notes

4. outdoor daytime shot. a tiny go slow - artists are walking extremely slowly across a public walkway in boorloo.

5. interior studio. four female artists are workshopping sat on the floor surrounded by paper and microphones.

made possible with support from Creative Australia Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport and PICA - Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

vale fiona winning.
we are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of fiona winning. the fearless fiona, who in our eyes, was a legend, a leader and national treasure.
we feel very lucky to have had fiona’s support over the past two and a half decades. as director of pspace, it was fiona who invited pvi to undertake residencies, tours, talks and forums in the naughties. she taught us so much - how to better articulate our practice, how to back ourselves as artists, how to keep going when times felt impossible. she was kind, critical, generous and inspiring.

fiona was part of the epic matriarchy of national venue presenters who created ‘time_place_space’ a national hothouse lab for experimental australian performance. we attended the inaugural lab in 2002 which was seminal for us as a collective, enabling us to connect with amazing artists from across the country who went on to become our peers, collaborators and creative comrades.
her generosity, and unwavering commitment to the arts has helped nurture the careers of so many and at pvi, we feel immense gratitude for her guidance and care over the years.
her legacy is everywhere and lives on through all who entered her orbit.
we send love and strength to her family, to harley and to all who were fortunate enough to know and work alongside her.
dear fiona – thank you for everything 💜

image description:
daytime photo, street shot. four figures are standing outside the entrance to the ‘old’ performance space building on cleveland street, in redfern. they are caught in bright sunlight against a red wall. above them, the marquee sign reads “tts: route 76, 17 to 27 mar” and “gallery 17 mar 16 pr fatwhitestraightbaldguy.” the group leans casually, casting long shadows.

happy week!
perfect timing for a massive shout out to butchulla songman whose new single 'wanya nyin yanmanj' [with birdz] droppped this week 💥
check out their kick ass video here featuring the amazing work of sooooo cool!👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB8hQ9I4oyI

image id- interior photo black background. fred and birdz standing side by side dressed in black and looking cool. fred (left) is looking straight at the camera with a serious expression. birdz (right) is holding his black baseball cap to his head and peering up to the camera.