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We’re excited to announce WA artist Holly O’Meehan as our inaugural Art Ichol exchange artist. Holly will be travelling to Art Ichol, located in the rural city of Maihar in Madhya Pradesh, India, to undertake a month-long residency this September. We caught up with Holly ahead of the trip and asked her about her plans for the exchange.

Byron Bay singer-songwriter and one of Australia’s most loved musicians, Pete Murray has released his new single, Take Me Down, alongside the announcement of his sixth studio album, Camacho — available 2 June. With over one million album sales to his name, the quiet achiever of Australian music will showcase new tracks and old favourites when he plays FAC as part of his epic national tour.

Read the latest edition of the FAC What's On, covering exhibitions, events and art courses taking place from April to June 2017

We caught up with Piñata Percussion Artistic Director Dr Louise Devenish to chat about the upcoming performance Interior Echo, part of offBEAT, FAC's annual celebration of rhythm.

We’re excited to welcome WA artist and project manager Emma Buswell to the FAC team as our new Print Award Coordinator. Emma filled us in on some of her arts highlights and what she’s looking forward to for this year’s award and exhibition.

Enrolments are NOW OPEN for our April Kids' Holiday Art Courses. Browse the fun, creative program for classes in animation, pottery, drawing, fashion, felting, music, jewellery, painting and much more.

Entries are now open for the FAC Print Award 2017, Australia's richest and most prestigious print award.

Get a behind the scenes look at our 2017 Perth International Arts Festival exhibition SPAN with FAC Curator Ric Spencer. SPAN traverses the emotional, spatial and politicised boundaries of our contemporary environment, comprising work from leading WA artists Susanna Castleden, Andrew Sunley Smith, Olga Cironis, Clyde McGill and Tanya Lee.

New Zealand’s Katie Breckon filled us in on her time in residence at FAC, ahead of her Open Studio this Friday and Saturday. Katie’s a multi-disciplinary artist who lives and works in the Kimberley. Over the past month she’s been creating three-dimensional drawings out of thread inspired by her experience at Bungarun, the Derby Leprosarium.

Snapcat's Anna Dunnill chats girl gangs and women called Shirley ahead of this Sunday's Before the Siren for Perth International Arts Festival. Snapcat and Melbourne artist Lara Thoms have been in residence at Fremantle Arts Centre to create this free footy frenzy filled with half-time entertainment and community parades.