The West Australian Pulse 2025

WA’s talented young artists are celebrated in this yearly showcase, gauging the pulse of young people who will influence, empower and shape the world we live in.

The selected works provide a window into young people’s private, social and artistic concerns. It is an inspiring, rewarding and insightful look at the world through the minds of our most talented young artists.

This year’s exhibition delivers an exciting range of artistic approaches with the final selection showcasing the highest calibre of artworks produced across the State. The West Australian Pulse 2025 celebrates 33 years and features 61 works by 2024 Year 12 Visual Arts graduates from 37 schools across WA.

The works were selected by a judging panel including Emma Bitmead, AGWA Associate Curator of Historical Art and Pulse Curator; Amanda Bell, Artist; Cassie Bussell, Principal Education Officer – Department of Education.

The 2025 exhibiting artists examine themes ranging from exploration of self-identity, including cultural intersections, neurodiversity, sexuality, mental and neurological health challenges through to processing loss, environmental concern, racial and societal inequality, and social pressures of conforming and performing through ATAR and beyond.