Exploring the many facets of passenger culture, Lewi considers the bus or train as a space that can be both public and intimate. Aimed to cater to the weary traveller and everyday commuter in need of a pick-me-up, Lewi imagines a soothing train carriage as a place of rest and recharge.
Road Repairs is a collaborative exhibition inspired by the patterns made by tar covered cracks on asphalt roads. Operating simultaneously with minute detail and large gesture, it reflects on slowness, healing, and an imaginative interpretation of one’s surroundings.
2023 Exhibition Callout
Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery is now seeking applications for its 2023 exhibitions program.
Apply for the Digital Art Prize 2022
Applications are now open for the Digital Art Prize, our national award for digital art. It promotes contemporary visual art made for screen, including video art, custom software, hypertext, and art games.
Goolugatup Heathcote is a cultural precinct overlooking the river in Applecross, WA. The heritage site is home to thriving cultural and recreational activities including a contemporary art gallery, museum, restaurant, artist studios, public markets and events, and creative small businesses. Goolugatup is renowned for sunset river views and expansive children’s playground, both which attract locals and visitors from across the metropolitan area.
Goolugatup Heathcote, part of the City of Melville, acknowledges the Bibbulmun people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we stand and pay respect to the Whadjuk people, and Elders past, present, future.
Goolugatup Heathcote is located on the shores of the Derbal Yerrigan, in the suburb of Applecross, just south of the centre of Boorloo Perth, WA. It is 10 minute drive from the CBD, the closest train station is Canning Bridge, and the closest bus route the 148.
Accessability and amenitiesThe Gallery is open 10-4 weekdays, 12-4 weekends, and closed public holidays. The grounds are open 24/7.