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Fremantle Arts Centre presents the world premiere of internationally acclaimed artist Ian Strange’s latest exhibition ISLAND. Born and bred in the Perth suburbs, Strange is known for his subversive, site-specific interventions on suburban houses. Based in New York since 2009, Strange returns home to debut his most in-depth exploration of home. Created in the wake of the American housing crisis, ISLAND offers a provocative and unsettling look at our deep psychological relationship to home.

Brit Award-nominated three-piece London Grammar return to Australia for a massive national headline tour this September. The tour will see Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dot Major perform shows across four states in some of the country’s most esteemed venues and arenas, including Fremantle Arts Centre.

Melbourne-based video artist Claire Robertson returns to the remains of the temporary Pilbara mining camp that she and her family called home during the 1980s in her upcoming exhibition Far From Here. Drawing on colonial narratives and following the collapse of the Australian mining boom, Claire has created a haunting installation of cinematic proportions. Shot on-site, she’s captured the uninhabited demountable villages as they sit in stark contrast to the vast, endless horizon. Claire gave us an insider’s take on life in a mining camp ahead of the exhibition opening on Friday 26 May.

Meet Layne Dhu-Dickie, the youngest artist to ever be showcased in the Revealed Exhibition: New & Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists. Revealed features the next generation of Aboriginal artists from some of the most remote locations in WA, alongside regional and metropolitan artists. Spinifex Hill Artists’ Layne is 12 years old and the creative brains behind Captain Hedland. The comic book series charts the adventures of the valiant Captain Hedland and his efforts to fight drug and alcohol addiction in Layne’s home of Port Hedland. Revealed runs until Sunday 21 May.

Art lovers will be generously rewarded at Fremantle Arts Centre’s winter exhibitions which span elegant painting by revered Fremantle realist Marcus Beilby; otherworldly fleshy figures by internationally acclaimed artist Jess Johnson; the in-your-face, street-inspired style of local duo Trevor Bly and Patrick Doherty; and a diverse showcase of contemporary Australian video art.

Treat mum this Mother’s Day with a unique gift from our shop FOUND at Fremantle Arts Centre. We stock the largest range of locally made and designed products in WA with work by Perth artists, regional makers and artists living in some of the most remote locations in the state. Find remarkable ceramics, jewellery, textiles, fashion, woodwork, books, toys and more. FOUND is open 9am–5pm, daily.

Taiwanese artist Alice Lin has always had a fascination with native flora and fauna. She’s currently our Asialink Artist in Residence and has been creating whimsical sculptures based on well-known Australian animals. Her playful ceramics re-imagine real-life animals, adding new features to create strange and beautiful hybrids. We chatted to Alice ahead of her exhibition Muah! opening on Sunday 7 May.

Elizabeth Bills is one of FAC’s many artists in residence, busily working away in studios hidden throughout our building. With a background in anthropology, Liz draws from everyday life to create her clever, evocative installations that offer emotive and often darkly comedic insights into her world. For her latest exhibition For The Lonely, she’s tackled feelings of loneliness to create an unusually accessible show that’s designed for audiences to touch.

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.