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From the artist, Ella van Leeuwen: In the early 1920s, my great-grandfather emigrated from Tuscany, Italy to Western Australia. Together with his growing family, he moved between country towns seeking work. In 1935, they moved to Day Dawn, a remote, bustling gold mining town located 6.6km outside of Cue, where my Nonna was born in…
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It’s Always Been Always centres the voices of Blak women, celebrating their powerful connections to Country, Community, and Culture. Curated by Zali Morgan. Featuring newly commissioned and existing works by Wendy Hubert (Yindjibarndi – Juluwarlu Art Group), Harriette Bryant (Pitjantjatjara – Mimili Maku Arts), Kaylene Whiskey & the Iwantja Young Women’s Film Project (Yankunytjatjara –…
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NO STORYBOARD NO SCRIPT WE MAKE OUR FILMS FROM OUR LIFE AND LANDS FOR OUR LIFE AND LANDS. This artistic manifesto describes the collective’s technique and approach to filmmaking. Working in the tradition of an oral history, the group develops the ideas for its films in a communal and conversational process; most of the footage…
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Presented with Perth Festival. Idea Induction is a series of works responding to the question: Where do ideas come from? Physically and energetically, ideas arise from the alpha and theta brainwave states—spaces of relaxation and heightened creativity. Each artwork in this series orients viewers toward these states of mind through process, material, prompts, or sound.…
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Presented with Perth Festival. Dianne Jones created the photographic series Australian Photography more than twenty years ago, using analogue processes to insert herself into Australian art history and in doing this, subverting the white national imaginary. Jones’ black and white images depict the artist in a variety of renowned Australian photographs, repositioning the gaze through…
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A Perth Festival event supported by Boorloo Contemporary Program Partner Wesfarmers Arts. Presented with Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency and Walyalup | Fremantle Arts Centre. With his vivid memory and natural talent for capturing movement and colour, Mervyn shares his life, Country and history of his family in paintings, drawings, carvings and animations that reveal love,…
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PLEASE NOTE: THIS EXHIBITION WILL BE CLOSED ON THE PUBLIC HOLIDAY, FRIDAY 18 APRIL It’s here somewhere…here, somewhere. Annie Irvine, George Howlett and Alexander Beetle’s core motivation as Artists, is to be greatly affected by their surroundings. Their work, although different in visual nature, is linked deeply to their experience of their outside world. It…
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We are close for Friday 18 April. We will reopen on Saturday. We will be open for the Public Holiday Monday 21 April.
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Clear Light: Full Circle is a transformative return to the Australian Arts scene for Ian de Souza. In 2019, Clear Light made its debut at The Private Museum in Singapore, where it captivated audiences with its powerful interplay of light, shadow, and negative space. Now, this remarkable collection returns to Ian de Souza’s hometown of Fremantle,…
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CLICK HERE FOR CLOSING PARTY INFORMATION Think jaunty crowds in packed rooms. Think pilgrimages through rain-soaked streets. Think the thrill of discovering your next favorite band in the most unexpected corner of town. For 14 years, Hidden Treasures has been the beating heart of Fremantle’s music scene. This exhibition invites you to relive the…
Walyalup | Fremantle Arts Centre is situated at Walyalup on Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar. We acknowledge the Whadjuk people as the traditional owners and custodians of these lands and waterways and extend our respect to their Elders, past and present.
We offer our heartfelt gratitude to the Whadjuk community and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to care for Country and share their knowledge – this generosity and wisdom helps us to understand and navigate Country safely and respectfully.