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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,…
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Exhibition Ran Mon 4 May – Sun 17 May Sandcastle Building | Mon 4 May – Sun 10 May | Free Artist Talk & Performance | Tues 12 May | 6:30-8pm Waterland explored our connection to the ocean, reflecting upon the relationship between humans and their environment. Asialink Artist in Residence Yenting Hsu (Taiwan) brought…
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One hundred years after the historic battle on its shores, Gallipoli ‘the beautiful city’ reflects upon Gallipoli’s contrasting history as a site of beauty, horror and for Australians, legend. Gallipoli, derived from the Greek ‘kalli-pollis’ meaning ‘beautiful city’, has been a thoroughfare for conflicting civilizations from the Ancient Greeks right up to the ANZACs. Valued…
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Breaking Cover is an exhibition of artworks by artists who served with the military in times of war. Rather than a pictorial record of wartime subjects, this exhibition draws together artworks from across the City of Fremantle Art Collection created in peacetime, uncovering the intrinsic role that art making played in restoration of the artists’…
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In Gallipoli: Earth & Sky WA artists Paul Uhlmann and Lev Vykopal transport audiences back to the battle of Gallipoli, depicting the earth and sky that soldiers from both sides would have witnessed on the peninsula. Vykopal’s cold-cast bronze models of key topographical features across the Gallipoli Peninsula are exhibited alongside Uhlmann’s paintings of the…
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Critically lauded and named one of the “ten exhibitions that will define 2015” by artshub, The End showcases celebrated Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s acumen in music, film and performance as part of the 2015 Perth International Arts Festival. Filmed against the stark, snow-laden Canadian landscape, The End – Rocky Mountains is a five channel music…
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From frozen spheres of marine rubbish to a performance art voyage in two tiny ancient boats – Horizon: Exploring the West Coast with The Clipperton Project promises to make you rethink WA’s coastline. Inspired by international organisation The Clipperton Project, Fremantle Arts Centre will exhibit the work of 17 artists who have responded to the WA coastline,…
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The beach is a defining element in the life of Fremantle. It is a significant site of culture and nature, a place of contest and context and a subject explored by artists to investigate links between myth and reality, indigenous and foreign. This exhibition provides a staging point to consider artworks drawn from the Collection…
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Opening Thurs 25 Sept | 6:30pm | Bar Open | Live Music By Mei Saraswati Runs Fri 26 Sept – Sun 16 Nov | Free The annual Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award supported by Little Creatures Brewing is Australia’s premier printmaking award and presents a showcase of our nation’s finest prints and artists’ books. Returning for its…
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This exhibition tracks the etchings and screenprints of WA artist Robert Dorizzi who, after graduating from Perth Technical College in 1967, was conscripted to serve in Vietnam from 1969-70. Many of Dorizzi’s remarkable images have not been exhibited previously and draw directly on his post Vietnam experience. It was not until 2000, when he took…
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