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Showing from 25 March until 23 May, Straight Outta Wilurarra at FAC offers a rare glimpse into Aboriginal youth culture in the Western Desert. We speak to Silvano Giordano – Wilurarra Creative’s Director – about desert selfies, life in the outback and the transformative power of storytelling.

What’s the one thing more satisfying than silver smithing your own new pair of earrings? Lathering them in a bright dollop of enamel paint. “Colour has always been a large focus of mine. I strongly believe in dopamine dressing,” says Kate Sale, a celebrated Australian jeweller and tutor of a series of new courses at FAC, focussing on unconventional approaches to contemporary jewellery-making. Kate’s courses are among a swag of new offerings for term two that invite students – from beginners to seasoned visual artists – to explore beyond ‘normal’ approaches to art making. Read on to discover more about the new courses.

As the final days of the season approach for A Forest of Hooks and Nails we caught up with exhibiting artists Phoebe Clarke, Zev Weinstein and Maxxi Minaxi May to learn more about the works they created, and what aspects of Fremantle Arts Centre and exhibition install sparked their curiosity.

Angela Ferolla has had a long relationship with Fremantle Arts Centre. She’s been a popular tutor for 15 years – teaching adults and kids a range of textile-related skills from sewing machine basics to screen printing – and has been part of FAC’s install crew for the last two years. For A Forest of Hooks and Nails Angela pays homage to the ancient flora that would have grown on the site we now know as Fremantle Arts Centre before the building was erected.

For this year's Perth Festival FAC presents A Forest of Hooks and Nails, an exhibition of new works which sees FAC's install crew become the artists. Creating new artworks specific to the building's history, architecture and their experiences working behind the scenes, the exhibition is rich and varied.  We're catching up with some of the artists to find out more about their practice, kicking off with Rob Kettels. For A Forest of Hooks and Nails Rob has filled Gallery 3 with 2.5 tonnes of rock salt for his work Mineral Rites, painting out the space with a dreamy pink gradient which we know visitors are going to love.

This year our Artist in Residence program has had to operate a little differently, not able to welcome the interstate and international artists who usually inhabit our studios. The silver lining is that many more artists from regional WA have been able to take up residency. We recently caught up with Jacky Cheng and Naomie Hatherley to find out more about their practice and what this year has meant for them. 

DesignFreo: Object, Space, Place looks at Fremantle through the lens of design and draws attention to how design shapes our experiences as individuals and as a community. The exhibition explores our relationship to designed objects, spaces and places and features local architects and furniture makers, and fashion, industrial, interior and graphic designers.

We recently caught up with Pippa Hurst, founder of DesignFreo and curator of Object, Space, Place, to find out more about the exhibition and Pippa's vision. You can hear from Pippa and a whole slew of Fremantle designers at a FAC Artist Talk tomorrow night.

Founded by Tyrown Waigana, Crawlin Crocodile is a brand that encompasses a variety of artistic creations. From highly conceptual fine art sculptures and paintings to comic books, Tyrown's creations are inspired by a desire to be free.

Ahead of Bazaar, we caught up with maker and stallholder Deep Earth Ceramics to find out more about her practice and products that will be available at the market.

Whether this is your first time to Bazaar or your tenth, we’ve compiled a list of all the tips you’ll need to make the most of your day at the market.