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WA's Best Christmas Market Bazaar is just a few weeks away. Enjoy browsing a range of exquisite, locally designed wares from more than 50 WA artisans. In the lead up to this year's event, we're getting to know some of our stallholders. First up we chatted to Brett Barker from ijewellery.

Rachel Salmon-Lomas is a Perth-based print artist and DJ. We recently caught up with her to discuss her work in this year's FAC Print Award.

Local artist Sam Bloor has hand painted a series of playful and ambiguous works for The Billboard Project, part of Fremantle Biennale UNDERCURRENT 19. We caught up with Sam to discuss the project and why he loves making work that exists in public space.

Garth Henderson is a Victorian artist interested in creating digital interpretations of Australian flora. We recently caught up with Garth to discuss his work in this year's FAC Print Award.

Immersive, dark and sometimes hopeful, Fremantle Arts Centre will be transformed into a dystopic doomsday den for the exhibition Preppers, opening Friday 15 November. With global protests, diplomatic unrest and natural disasters reported daily, it seems now more than ever that the plight of humanity is at the forefront of many people’s minds.

Deborah Kelly is a Melbourne-born, Sydney-based artist whose works have been shown around Australia, and in the Biennales of Singapore, Sydney, Thessaloniki, TarraWarra and Venice. She's a finalist in this year's FAC Print Award. We caught up with her to discuss her work Venus Envy.

We recently caught up with Fremantle Arts Centre Artist in Residence Bruno Booth. Currently in Sydney for the opening of his exhibition Push it, push it (real good), we chatted about his practice, what's he's been working on and what he's up to next.

NSW artist Rew Hanks has won this year's FAC Print Award for his work Gone Fishing East of Faskrudfjordur. Hanks takes home $16,000 with the work acquired for the City of Fremantle Art Collection. NT artist Eunice Napanangka Jack was awarded second prize. Congratulations to the winners and all 56 finalists! The exhibition is open daily until Sun 10 Nov.

NT artist Eunice Napanangka Jack has taken out second prize in this year’s Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award with the work Kuruyultu. She wins $6,000 in prize money. Find out more about this winning work and Eunice.

NSW artist Rew Hanks has taken the coveted first prize in this year’s Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award with the work Gone Fishing East of Faskrudfjordur. He wins $16,000 in prize money and the print will be acquired by the City of Fremantle Art Collection. Find out more about his winning work and why it stood out to the judges.