Cover to Cover

From iconic artwork to stunning graphic designs

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 Anges

2013 artwork by Jim Campbell

2014 – 2015

2014 image from Bianco

2015 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 Festival

Artistic 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