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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.

Fremantle Arts Centre’s 2021 Perth Festival exhibition, A Forest of Hooks and Nails, sees the organisation’s install team, a crew of talented multidisciplinary artists juggling casual work while establishing their own practices, step into the spotlight and present new works which explore FAC’s galleries, iconic building and colourful history with their unique insider knowledge. Opening 6:30pm Wednesday 3 February, A Forest of Hooks and Nails is curated by FAC Install Coordinator Tom Freeman and features ten WA artists working across a variety of media including screenprinting, largescale installation, video and audio work, interactive displays, small sculpture, photography, painting and animation.

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.

Daniel Pavlovic designs t-shirts for everyone from babies to adults! Daniel had originally planned on becoming a comedian but fell into Fashion after completing a TAFE art course. Each design is individually screen printed the old fashioned way onto 100% cotton t-shirts with the labels lovingly stitched on by his grandmother. We recently caught up with Daniel to find out more about his designs, what he'll be selling at Bazaar and the importance of shopping local this Christmas.

Shells, pressed wildflowers and deconstructed watches are just a few of the found objects used in the incredible works by local brand Semblance. We recently caught up with Semblance founder Meagan Gardiner to find out more about her one-off artworks and what makes Bazaar so special to attend.

Based in Roebourne, Juluwarlu is an organisation dedicated to preserving, recording and promoting the culture of Yindjibardni people. Works created at Juluwarlu span multiple platforms including audio, video, documents and photos. Juluwarlu offers traineeships for local people in cultural preservation, trips on Country and artist residences. The Arts Centre also produces documentaries, radio, TV and books and provides a space for the community to relax, feel safe and come together. We recently caught up with some of Juluwarlu's artists to find out more about their works and what will be on offer at this year's Bazaar.