Focusing on the intense relationship between the wave, the board and the rider, Frontier Surfing follows some of the big waves off WA’s south west and the characters that chase them. Frontier Surfing tracks WA’s early surfing history, featuring work by legendary surf photographer John Witzig and a series of historically significant boards designed to…

FAC hosts Dani Marti’s first WA solo show as part of the 2016 Perth International Arts Festival. Including a generous offering of new and never before shown hand-woven canvases, audio and video works, Black Sun is both seductive and confronting. Marti uniquely combines video and textiles to create portraits which reflect upon encounters with family,…

Rebecca Baumann (WA) is an acclaimed interdisciplinary artist known for her distinctive use of colour, light and time. The expansive solo exhibition Manoeuvres brings new and recent works to FAC in an immersive, sensory experience. In Manoeuvres, Baumann will construct a series of spatial interventions throughout FAC’s galleries. Utilising industrial billboards and information displays, the…

Didactic Tools features five artists responding to the current explosion of instructional and educational culture, from YouTube tutorials and TEDx to the proliferation of data visualization, analytics, digital whistleblowing and new political movements. The multidisciplinary ensemble bring together performance, visual art, sound and media works with biological science and architectural practice. Through collective research, sharing…

The Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award supported by Little Creatures Brewing is Australia’s premier annual showcase of prints and artists’ books. Now in its 40th year, the Award and exhibition continue to present the best works from established, emerging and cross-disciplinary artists from across Australia. 2015 Exhibiting Artists Alison Alder (NSW) | Raymond Arnold (TAS) | Nathan Beard (WA) | Emma Beer (ACT) | Tom…

To celebrate forty years of the FAC Print Award, Multiple Choices brings together every winner in the Award’s history. Featuring various forms of printmaking, from the traditional to the controversial, Multiple Choices tracks the evolution of the art form in Australia, and the Award’s role in showcasing these changes, over the past four decades. A…

WA artist Alistair Rowe completed a residency in Delhi in 2014, spending eight weeks in Chandni Chowk, one of the city’s oldest, biggest and busiest bazaars. Inspired by the market’s sprawling network of narrow laneways and heritage as part of the 17th century Mughal capital, Rowe has created a series of sculptural works which beautifully…

Fiona Gavino (WA) uses basket weaving techniques to create sculptural installations in Bahalana: Journey of an Empty Cup. The large-scale forms are woven by the artist from fibres commonly found in the Philippines, using traditional Filipino techniques of twining, plaiting and rattan furniture making. Exploring post-colonial identity is at the heart of Gavino’s practice. Embarking…

Indian textiles are world-famous for being exquisite, handmade and finely crafted. They represent a compelling aesthetic with deep roots and profound cultural meaning. Unfolding: New Indian Textiles is an elegant exhibition which highlights the supreme craftsmanship and beauty of work by contemporary Indian fashion designers and textile artists, drawing on these traditions. Featuring saris, uncut…

quiet moments showcases the work of some of the premier photographers from the UK, Europe and Australia. Poetic photography is distinctive for cutting juxtaposition and languid beauty, offering many possible meanings in stark contrast to the majority of advertising and online imagery saturating today’s media. Curated by Susan Hill, the works presented feature strange scenes,…