The West Australian Pulse is an exhibition celebrating the artworks of Year 12 Visual Arts graduates.
The West Australian Pulse 2026 Editor’s Choice Award
Kira Landuyt Dear Saigon, From, Ho Chi Minh 2025. Oil, egg shell, silk, satin, rope and resin on board, 60 x 126 x 5 cm. Butler College. Photo: Christophe Canato.
Exhibition Dates
The West Australian Pulse 2026 Catalyst: Young Visual Artist Award
Chloe Haagman Anagram 2025. Coloured pencil on paper, video,
eight parts: 62 x 50 cm (each); 1 minute 16 seconds. Iona
Presentation College. Photo: Christophe Canato.
Past Exhibition and Artworks
It’s simple to register and submit your student’s work
All works will be judged from photographs and videos supplied by schools. Entries not complying with the entry requirements will be ineligible for selection.
Entries must be submitted by teachers, not individual students. Teachers will receive automatic email notification that their entries have been submitted for judging.
- Create your teacher profile or login to your existing account
- Select your artworks
- Photograph and video the artworks
- Submit entries
FAQs
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Who can enter The West Australian Pulse 2027?
Artworks made in 2026 as part of the requirements for Visual Arts ATAR or Visual Arts General courses only.
How many works can I submit?
Schools can submit up to five works. Only GATE schools are permitted to submit up to seven works.
What could make my work ineligible for selection?
Artwork must be stable and well-constructed for display.
Artwork must not contain organic material such as soil, flowers, fruit, food stuffs, leaf matter, or any other substance that might attract pests.
Each artwork submitted is the student’s own, is original and not copied or derived from unacknowledged sources.
When do online entries close?
27 October 2026
