Cover to Cover
From iconic artwork to stunning graphic design
With a new Artistic Director, every four years, comes the exciting evolution of the Perth Festival brand.
See how vastly the designs have changed over 70 years in this collection of Perth Festival program covers and posters dating from 1953 – 2023.
We've had a series of iconic artworks by prolific Australian artists like Sir Sidney Nolan, Rebecca Cool and Robert Juniper plus incredible graphic designs from very talented designers.
Keep scrolling, they get interesting!
1953 – 1955
1956 – 1959
1960 – 1964
1965 – 1966
1967 – 1970
1971 – 1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
Artwork by Tim Pearson
1978 marks the start of Perth Festival commissioning Australian artists to create an image for the poster/program each year.
A collection of these amazing works hang in our offices!
1979
Artwork by Robert Juniper
1980
Artwork by Sir Russell Drysdale
1981
Artwork by Brian McKay
1982
Artwork by Sir Sidney Nolan
1983
Artwork by Mandy Browne
1984
Artwork by Victor Majzner
1985
Artwork by Theo Koning
1986
Artwork by Robert Jacks
1987
Artwork by Les Mason
1988
Artwork by Mary Moore
1989
Artwork by Sally Morgan
1990
Artwork by Miriam Stannage
1991
Artwork by Douglas Chambers
1992
Artwork by Rick Vermey
1993
Artwork by Rebecca Cool
1994
Artwork by Geoff Ricardo
1995
Artwork by Julie Goldenberg
1996
Artwork by Mary McLean
1997
Artwork by Trevor Woodward
1998
Artwork by Tania Ferrier
1999
Artwork by Robert Juniper
2000
2001
2002
Artwork by Justine Capelle, Richard Woldendorp and Ashley de Prazer
2003
Artwork by Richard Woldendorp
2004 – 2005
2004 Artwork by Dan Potra, Lindy Hume, Skadada, Dessein Graphics, Jody Pachniuk 2005 Dan Potra, Lindy Hume, Margrete Helgeby, Jody Pachniuk
2006 – 2007
Artwork by Block Branding, Jody Pachniuk, Skadada and Craig Kinder
2008 – 2009
Artwork by Block Branding
2010
Artwork by Shinichi Maruyama
2011
Artwork by FutureDeluxe, Zen Bullets
2012 – 2013
2012 image from Place des Anges2013 artwork by Jim Campbell
2014 – 2015
2014 image from Bianco2015 image from The Giants
2016 – 2017
Artwork by The Brand Agency
2018 – 2019
Artwork by For the People
2020 – 2021
Artwork by Scott Weir, Head of Design at Perth FestivalArtistic Director Iain Grandage begins his tenure and introduces themes for each Festival.
2021, Karla (fire) and 2022, Bilya (river).
2022 – 2023
Artwork by Scott Weir
