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The collaborative duo known as the Golden Wattle Hookers was established in 2015 by mother and daughter Jill and Holly O’Meehan. The Hookers' practice attempts to engage audiences through the use of mass crochet and soft sculpture to question the stereotypes of crafts, particularly throughout regional Australia. We caught up with the pair to chat about their installation in our upcoming exhibtion, Animaze: Amazing Animals for Kids.

We recently caught up with Canberra-based artist Rebecca Selleck to find out what she's been working on during her month-long residency at FAC.

For the first time Fremantle Arts Centre is putting kids front and centre with Animaze: Amazing Animals for Kids, a fun and accessible exhibition specifically for kids. Opening Saturday 17 November and running through the summer holidays, this free exhibition will immerse 5–12 year olds into the world of art and animals.

Queensland artist Fiona Elisala took home second prize at this year's Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award supported by Little Creatures Brewing for her work Uman. We caught up with her to talk about her work and what the award means to her.

Matt Brown (WA) is an Artist in Residence at Fremantle Arts Centre. We caught up with him to have a chat about his upcoming solo exhibition and check out what he's been up to since he started his residency back in April.

Sunday Music returns in 2018-19 with a great line up of local and touring acts. Running every
Sunday afternoon from October through to March visitors can enjoy free music performances in Fremantle Arts Centre’s picturesque Front Garden.

Melbourne artist Deanna Hitti took home first prize at this year's Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award supported by Little Creatures Brewing for her work TOWLA. We caught up with her when she was in town for the exhibition opening to talk about her work and what winning the award means to her.

Melbourne artist Deanna Hitti was awarded the coveted first prize in this year’s Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award supported by Little Creatures Brewing. She wins $16,000 in prize money and her artist book Towla will be acquired by the City of Fremantle Art Collection.

Second prize of $6,000 will be awarded to Queensland artist Fiona Elisala for her work, Uman.

The winners will be announced at the exhibition opening 6:30pm, Thursday 13 September. The public are invited to attend and view the works of all 50 finalists in this year’s exhibition.

Please find a media release attached with full details and a link to download images of the winning artworks here.

I would be happy to arrange interviews with the winners, organisers and/or judges. Photos of the winner with her work will be available from Friday onwards.

Being There – Kathleen O’Connor in Paris sees Fremantle Arts Centre stage a major exhibition of painted works
by Kathleen O’Connor, one of WA’s most intriguing artists, to mark the 50th anniversary of her death.

Sculptor and painter Andrew Turier recently completed his residency at Fremantle Arts Centre. We caught up with him to have a chat and check out what he worked on during his two month stint.