Hatched exhibition helps emerging Aussie artists find their place in the world

Like many emerging artists, Kasia Kolikow uses her creativity to try to find her place in the world. PICA's chief executive, Hannah Mathews, said it could be "intimidating and overwhelming" for people to leave art school and go into "this industry of the unknown". When she got the call to say she had been chosen for Hatched, the Perth North Metro TAFE graduate said she was "blown away". "$15,000 … is a really good international trip for them to go and actually see artworks and visit collections and meet artists, or it's studio rent for a year." "I think the really enduring legacy of Hatched is creating a kind of cohort and network for those participating artists," she said.