Fremantle Arts Centre Program: April–June 2022 by Fremantle Arts Centre

fremantle arts centre apr – jun 2022

wanjoo wanjoo welcome Fremantle Arts Centre (FAC) is a multidisciplinary contemporary arts hub situated in Walyalup (Fremantle) on Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar, a place celebrated for its innovation, culture and creativity. Housed in an extraordinary gothic heritage building and lush leafy grounds, our annual program includes curated contemporary visual arts exhibitions and a diverse range of multi-disciplinary performance, music and conversations. We support a unique artist in residence program, extensive creative learning programs and we’re home to Canvas café and our shop FOUND.

Fremantle Arts Centre is situated at Walyalup on Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar. We acknowledge the Whadjuk people as the traditional owners and custodians of these lands and waterways and extend our respect to their Elders, past and present. We offer our heartfelt gratitude to the Whadjuk community and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to care for Country and share their knowledge – this generosity and wisdom helps us to understand and navigate Country safely and respectfully.

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VISUAL ARTS Undertow Revealed 2022 Nih! Yeyi Yorga Waangkiny Moores Building

MUSIC 19 Music Gigs 6 10 12 14 16 17 18

SPECIAL EVENTS Revealed Market Disclosure: STRONG BLACK WOMEN An Evening with the Collection: Print Matters Leave the Lights On FAC Yeah! Pecha Kucha Karaoke! Barefaced Stories 6160

FAMILY FUN 20 Storytime 20 Buster CREATIVE LEARNING 22 Adult Art Courses 23 30 31 32 33 34

ABOUT US Creative Campus FOUND Our People Our Partners Contact Us Access

DISCLAIMER: All details are correct at time of publication and © Fremantle Arts Centre. This information is available on FAC’s website and can be requested in alternative formats such as large print, electronic, hard copy, audio or braille via reception. Cover image: Dora Parker, Pukara, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 110 x 85cm.Image courtesy the artist and Spinifex Arts Project.

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OPEN UNTIL MON 25 APR / FREE ENTRY

undertow PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH PERTH FESTIVAL Flanked by deep waters, Australia’s connection with the coast is complex and multilayered. From narratives of the beginning of time, to our collective imaginings of the future, the oceans that surround our island continent and the oceans and seas of our global community are sites of tradition, transformation, transience, terror and turmoil. Undertow explores the relationships we have with the oceans and seas, everchanging bodies of water in constant flux, as places of arrival and departure, places of promise, but also of betrayal, bringing together artists working in a range of ways, from largeformat cyanotypes, to neon, sculpture, installation and filmic work.

ARTISTS Amanda Bell Sam Bloor Ron Bradfield Elisa Jane Carmichael Sonja Carmichael Soul Alphabet Garry Sibosado Angela Tiatia

CURATOR Glenn Iseger-Pilkington

CURATOR TOUR FRI 1 APR / 11AM Visit fac.org.au for details of special events related to Undertow.

Image: Sonja Carmichael and Elisa Jane Carmichael, Balgagu gara (come celebrate) (detail), 2020, cyanotype on cotton, 278 x 274cm. Photography by Grant Hancock. Image courtesy of the artists, Onespace Gallery and the Art Gallery of South Australia

revealed exhibition NEW AND EMERGING WA ABORIGINAL ARTISTS The Revealed Exhibition returns in 2022, celebrating the creativity, ambition, and diversity of contemporary Aboriginal art practice here in Western Australia. The annual Revealed program – encompassing this exhibition as well as an online art market, artist talks, demonstrations, workshops and an opening weekend celebration – provides a unique opportunity for Perth arts lovers to meet artists from all over this vast state, hear rich stories of culture and community, and support the next generation of artists by buying artwork to take home and cherish. Dedicated to showcasing new work from dynamic emerging WA Aboriginal Artists working across remote, regional and metropolitan Western Australia, the Revealed Exhibition is a generous and diverse visual feast – with over 250 works on display from 100 artists. From works informed by enduring custom and tradition, to those that speak to contemporary politics, life and society, the Revealed Exhibition showcases a range of artistic mediums and processes including painting, installation, textiles, photography, print, video, weaving and sculpture. Visit fac.org.au for the full list of exhibiting artists and details of special events related to Revealed.

Image: Dora Parker, Pukara, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 110 x 85cm. Image courtesy the artist and Spinifex Arts Project.

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OPENING FRI 6 MAY / 6:30PM RUNS SAT 7 MAY – SUN 31 JUL / FREE ENTRY

revealed market The Revealed WA Aboriginal Art Market is back from Friday 27 – Sunday 29 May, coinciding with National Reconciliation Week. Due to ongoing travel restrictions across Western Australia, the Revealed Art Market will once again be held as an online event in 2022 – meaning savvy arts buyers all over Australia have the chance to start or add to their collections. The Revealed Market was conceived to provide an ethical, direct avenue of purchasing art by WA Aboriginal artists, all in one place, with 100% of sales returned to the artists. It’s the only event of its kind where all remote and regional WA art centres are invited to take part, alongside selected independent artists. Whether you’re a first-time buyer or an established collector, the Revealed Market caters for all budgets and tastes – showcasing new artists alongside senior names in a range of mediums including paintings, textiles, carved artefacts, homewares, prints, clothing, ceramics, jewellery and more. Celebrate and support WA Aboriginal Artists by visiting revealed.net.au. Register your details for exclusive first access to the market.

Image: Miriam Baadjo painting Nyinmi collaborative on Return to Country camp. Image courtesy Warlayirti Artists. Photography by Lucinda White

SPECIAL EVENT

FRI 27 – SUN 29 MAY / ONLINE EVENT

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OPENING FRI 6 MAY / 5:30PM RUNS SAT 7 MAY – SUN 31 JUL / FREE ENTRY

nih! yeyi yorga waangkiny LISTEN! WOMEN TALKING NOW Nih! Yeyi Yorga Waangkiny features a small but considered collection of works by Nyoongar women, or yorga, each at different stages of their lives and creative careers, as well as those no longer with us.

ARTISTS Sharyn Egan Sandra Hill Bella Kelly Ilona McGuire

In this space, the works of Nyoongar yorga offer a moving reflection on their individual lives and the worlds that we share. We invite you to respectfully explore, to djennung (look) and to nih (listen).

Lola McKickett Laurel Nannup

CURATOR Yabini Kickett

Nih! Yeyi Yorga Waangkiny unites Burdiyah (bosses/leaders), revered and loved by our community, with younger women just beginning their creative and cultural journeys. Together they celebrate the enduring strength and creativity of Nyoongar yorga, and the legacies they leave.

ARTIST TALK SAT 14 MAY / 11AM Visit fac.org.au for details of special events related to Nih! Yeyi Yorga Waangkiny. Image: Kirla Boodja Bull Ant Country, 2018. Photography by Yabini Kickett

STRONG BLACK WOMEN.

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TUE 31 MAY / 6 – 8:30PM / FREE ENTRY

disclosure NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK EDITION Disclosure is a quarterly evening of discourse and ideas, a space of ambition and experimentation. From art theory to contemporary identity, Disclosure presenters will share knowledge and experience from their own unique vantage points, challenging us to see the world through a different lens, if only for an evening. Join us for an important panel discussion during National Reconciliation Week where First Nations women working in the arts reflect on the role the arts play in creating space for reconciliation in contemporary Australia. This critical and timely discussion will be facilitated by proud Nyoongar Woman and Chair of Reconciliation WA, Carol Innes OA. Before the night ends, there will be time to mingle over a beverage to keep the conversation going.

SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE Clothilde Bullen Wardandi Nyoongar & Badimaya Peoples Gina Williams Balladong Nyoongar Peoples Chloe Ogilvie Nhanda Peoples Sharyn Egan Whadjuk Nyoongar Peoples

an evening with the collection PRINT MATTERS The City of Fremantle Art Collection is the largest municipal art collection in Western Australia. In order to share the rich and diverse array of artworks held by the City, we’re inviting you to join us for An Evening with the Collection – a quarterly night of conversation hosted by André Lipscombe, the Collection’s Curator. In this session titled Print Matters, André explores the City of Fremantle's extensive print collection. The establishment of the Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award more than 45 years ago, an acquisitive prize with the winning work added to the City’s Collection, has resulted in a significant holding of contemporary Australian prints, prints by Aboriginal artists and artist books. Visitors will have the chance to look at many of these prints up close, as André shares details of the artists, techniques and moments captured over decades.

Image: Victor De Sousa, Narelle Jubelin, Fiona MacDonald & Maria Madeira, Elastic / Borracha / Elástico (detail) (2012 Timor-Leste Mobile Residency Archive), 2014, offset lithograph, 135 × 275 cm, Printer: Artists and Big Fag Press. Photography by Pat Armstrong. City of Fremantle Collection no. 1938.1-10

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THU 9 JUN / 6:30 – 8:30PM / FREE ENTRY

leave the lights on NOCTURNAL ART SERIES Join us on Thursday nights, as we leave the lights on late. Dance, drink and delve into art like never before with live performances, pumping tunes and seasonal cocktails from Republic of Fremantle. Each Leave the Lights On is carefully curated so come along and let us surprise and delight you.

BLAK BEAT Expect performances from some of the best in the west celebrating music, art and culture with some of Walyalup and Boorloo’s deadliest artists. Stay tuned for the lineup and check our website for details.

Image: Amanda Bell, From our lip, mouths, throats and belly (detail), 2021, neon, audio, 158 x 300 x 6cm. Photography by Pixel Poetry. Image courtesy the artist.

SPECIAL EVENT

THU 7 JUL / 7PM – LATE / FREE ENTRY

fac yeah! COMMUNITY CHOIR Singing makes you feel good – it provides a dopamine rush that’s pretty hard to beat. Throw in belonging, finding a group of like-minded folks, and you can see why community choirs have become such a sensation. FAC Yeah! – Fremantle Arts Centre’s popular new community choir – offers all that in the majestic surroundings of our grounds. Led by local music powerhouse Natalie Gillespie, these fun drop-in sessions give you the chance to fill your lungs and your heart and have a ball singing. Rest assured that singing prowess is not a prerequisite. Just turn up and join in. Everyone is welcome. Please check fac.org.au for all the scheduled dates.

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FORTNIGHTLY TUESDAYS FROM 10 MAY / 7 – 8:30PM / FREE ENTRY

FRI 22 JUL / 6:30PM – LATE / FREE ENTRY

pecha kucha karaoke!

The rules are simple. A screen, a microphone, 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide. That’s pecha kucha! This edition of Pecha Kucha celebrates First Nations people, whose cultures and experiences are showcased in our exhibitions Revealed and Nih! Yeyi Yorga Waangkiny. Pecha Kucha presentations will see a diverse group of speakers share the inspiring projects they’re working on in communities across WA. Stick around as we follow that up with some joyful karaoke – with a curated list of songs to choose from that reveal the diverse musical tastes of First Nations People, from Country love songs to hip-hop beats, and everywhere in between.

Image: Photography by Jarrad Seng

WED 11 MAY / 6:30 – 9:30PM INNER COURTYARD / TICKETS FAC.ORG.AU

barefaced stories 6160 CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

Australia’s most popular live storytelling series, Barefaced Stories, returns to Fremantle Arts Centre on Wednesday 11 May for a night of real-life stories, told live on stage. This month: Chip Off The Old Block. Stories about being cast from the same mould, dead ringers, and turning out like your parents whether you like it or not, from some of the bravest folks you'll ever see on stage. Birds of a feather flock together, so bring your family along for this one. This event will sell-out, so be sure to book ahead. Visit fac.org.au for the full lineup of speakers – to be announced soon!

Image: Storytellers Rosie Sitorus & Peter Salmon. Photography by Lewis Martin

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music gigs

Fremantle Arts Centre is one of Perth’s most iconic spaces to enjoy live music. Whether you’re watching an up close, intimate performance in the Inner Courtyard, enjoying a picnic in the sunshine at a relaxed Front Garden show or dancing with thousands of fellow music lovers on the South Lawn, every concert experience at Fremantle Arts Centre is elevated by virtue of the beautiful setting and inclusive atmosphere. Concerts are announced throughout the season so please visit fac. org.au, subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media to stay up to date with what’s coming up.

Image: Pond. Photography by Cam Campbell. Image courtesy Perth Festival

FRIDAYS / 10AM / FREE BEST SUITED FOR KIDS 0–6

WEDNESDAYS / 9:30AM / FREE BEST SUITED FOR KIDS 0–6

Join us for Story Time – a perfect introduction to our galleries for young children and families.

Buster is a free City of Fremantle program for families to learn and play together.

These fun and engaging sessions are presented by a lively storyteller. Each week features a new book, sing-alongs and a craft activity.

Buster runs weekly during school terms.

story time buster

TERM 2 RUNS MON 23 MAY – SUN 17 JUL

adult art courses Fremantle Arts Centre offers adult art classes that cater for all abilities from absolute beginners to experienced creatives. Choose from weekday, weekend and night classes to suit your schedule. Try a new medium in a one-day course or really hone your skills over the full term. FAC classes are taught by highly skilled and experienced artists. Class sizes are small to ensure you get the hands-on support and guidance needed to build your confidence and technical knowledge.

There’s an ever-growing range of classes to try in:

CERAMICS PAINTING DRAWING PRINTMAKING JEWELLERY DESIGN, TEXTILES & CRAFT WOODWORK CREATIVE WRITING MUSIC PHOTGRAPHY ART HISTORY Browse the full program and enrol at fac.org.au. Become a member for discounts and early enrolment.

Image: Photography by Fields and Skies

CREATIVE LEARNING

creative campus Fremantle Arts Centre is a place for artists, for ideas and discourse. Across our creative campus we are committed to fostering a community of innovation and inspiration, collaboration and curiosity, risk taking and rigour. We support artistic excellence and experimentation through our studio program, offering free studio space for artists of all disciplines to develop their practice and ideas.

STUDIO ARTISTS Avi Amesbury (NSW)

COMPANY IN RESIDENCE

Ron Bradfield (WA)

Encounter (WA)

Sofie Burgoyne (WA) Richard Gunning (WA) Yoshiko Gunning (WA) Lydia Gravis (USA) Yabini Kickett (WA) Hannah Maling (WA) Jess Miller (UK/WA) Belle Palmer (ACT) Mariaan Pugh (WA)

OPEN STUDIO SUN 24 APR / 2PM To find out more about the studio program visit fac.org.au

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENTS Emma Fishwick Medina Dizdarevic Common Ground

YABINI KICKETT STUDIO ARTIST + CURATOR NIH! YEYI YORGA WAANGKINY Yabini Kickett is a descendant of the Kickett and Hayden families of the Bibulmun/Nyoongar Nation. Growing up with an artist and poet mother, as well as a photographer and land conservationist father, her practice is heavily rooted in language, endemic plants, family, totemic relations and found objects from Country. Yabini had always shown an interest in visual arts. During her childhood she and her sister Emily-Jane would often go bush with their parents in search of native orchids, which now feature in her work and have both personal and cultural impotance. In late 2017 Yabini participated in the National Indigenous Arts Leadership program at the National Gallery, fostering lasting relationships and encouraging her to pursue working within visual arts. Currently Yabini is experimenting with ceramics, textiles, and found objects, with a focus on animal remains from hunting and road kill. The resulting works are often about place and the solastalgia associated with the destruction of Country.

Image: Yabini Kickett, 2020. Photography by Duncan Wright

46 HENRY STREET, FREMANTLE OPEN 7 DAYS / 10AM – 3PM / FREE ENTRY

moores building contemporary gallery Located in Fremantle’s historic west end, Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery is a City of Fremantle subsidised art gallery offering a diverse showcase of contemporary art by local and national artists in low-cost exhibition and project spaces.

THE THROUGH LINE SAT 26 MAR – SUN 10 APR The Through Line brings together seven artists – Keith Brewin, Shelley Brookland, Lucinda Crimson, Louise Elscot, Erin Knight, Kirsten Makinson and Jaelle Pedroli – who work across a range of artforms including painting, mixed media, printmaking, and sculpture

FOTO FREO SAT 14 MAY – SUN 5 JUN After a ten-year hiatus, Fremantle’s beloved festival of photography Foto Freo has returned. Opening Saturday 14 May, with exhibitions, panel talks and workshops across the City of Fremantle, Foto Freo will examine intersectional representation in the arts. Visit fotofreofestival.com for details.

INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOUR EXHIBITION SAT 11 – SUN 26 JUN The Watercolour Society of Western Australia’s second International Watercolour Exhibition features 150 paintings that showcase the breadth of styles and techniques possible using this exquisite medium. See the work of top watercolourists from 15 countries around the world. From the soft and gentle, to the bold and vibrant, there’s a great selection of landscapes, portraits, energetic abstracts, still life and more.

Image: Courtesy Judith Nangala Crispin

VISUAL ARTS

SHOP 7 DAYS / 9AM – 5PM

found Dedicated to showcasing the best of Western Australian design, FOUND stocks an exquisite and extensive range of locally made homewares, artwork, jewellery, clothing, textiles, books, toys and much more. Open seven days 9am–5pm, pop into Fremantle Arts Centre to browse the full range, with an ever-expanding selection also available on FOUND’s online store.

SHOP ONLINE AT SHOP.FAC.ORG.AU FOUND_FAC

our people DIRECTOR

CREATIVE LEARNING

FINANCE

Anna Reece

Creative Learning Associate Shannon Lyons

Finance Officer Christine Lofthouse

GENERAL MANAGER Caris Harper

VISUAL ARTS Curator Glenn Iseger-Pilkington Exhibitions Manager Caitlin Pijpers

Creative Learning & Education Coordinator Jefferson Burrow Creative Learning Studio Coordinator Sarah Nelson

Exhibitions Install Coordinator Tom Freeman

Creative Learning Assistant Linda Iriza

Exhibitions & Engagement Coordinator Emma Buswell

Studio Technician – Ceramics Finn Anderson

Residencies & Studio Coordinator Bevan Honey

FOUND

Revealed Exhibition Coordinator Jane Chambers

CITY OF FREMANTLE ART COLLECTION

Retail Assistants Jenny Dawson Rose Megirian India Mehta Betty Poulsen Ruby Talbot-Dunn

Curator Andre Lipscombe

MARKETING

DESIGN ASSOCIATE

Senior Marketing & Communications Advisor Andrea Woods

India Mehta

Found Manager Pia Chomley

Communications & Content Officer Rosamund Brennan Graphic Designer Sofia Antonas

Finance Assistant Danielle King

EVENTS Events Coordinator Kailyn Crabbe

OPERATIONS Precinct Coordinator George Gregson Facilities & Production Assistant Aaron Lyons Administrator & Reception Kate Gregory Customer Service Assistants Joanna Brown Phoebe Clark Amy Perejuan-Capone Huge thanks to all our amazing tutors and casual staff!

our partners GOVERNMENT PARTNERS Fremantle Arts Centre is supported by the State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

PROGRAM PARTNERS Perth Festival

Revealed 2022

Revealed is presented by FAC with the support of the WA State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries; and the Australian Government through the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support Program.

Sunday Music

HOSPITALITY PARTNERS

contact us Fremantle Arts Centre 1 Finnerty Street Fremantle Western Australia 08 9432 9555 artscentre@fremantle.wa.gov.au fac.org.au

OPENING TIMES Open 7 days Grounds 8am–5pm Reception & FOUND 9am–5pm Galleries 10am–5pm Closed Good Friday

ENTRY Free admission to galleries Free and ticketed events

GETTING HERE / PARKING Free parking is available outside FAC on Finnerty Street, Ord Street and Vale Street. Paid parking is available at Fremantle Leisure Centre (opposite FAC on Ord Street). Fremantle train station is 1.2km from FAC. You can walk from the station to the Arts Centre in approximately 15 minutes.

COVID SAFE From 31 Jan 2022 the following conditions of entry apply to all visitors to FAC: • Register your visit – all visitors must check in via the Safe WA or Services WA apps or manual register at our entrance • Show proof of vaccination – patrons 16 years and over must demonstrate proof of a double dose of COVID-19 vaccination or a medical exemption • Wear a mask as required – mask wearing is currently mandatory within the FAC building • Observe capacity limits and maintain social distance where possible For the latest COVID information visit fac.org.au/covid-safe

KEEP IN TOUCH Subscribe online to receive the FAC e-newsletter at fac.org.au FremantleArtsCentre #FremantleArtsCentre FremantleArtsCentre FreoArtsCentre

access Fremantle Arts Centre celebrates diversity and difference and we are committed to ensuring our spaces, programs and events are as accessible as possible to all.

QUIET HOUR

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS

The hour between 9am and 10am is quiet hour at FAC and is available on request. Individuals, groups and families with special needs wanting to experience our exhibitions in a more relaxed, unhurried environment can request access to the galleries for an hour before they open to the public.

Due to the heritage nature of Fremantle Arts Centre we have some areas where access is currently limited. If you are in a wheelchair or have mobility impairment, please contact us to discuss your requirements.

TACTILE TOURS THU 26 MAY / 10:15AM

Two ACROD parking bays are located on Finnerty Street, next to FAC’s entrance.

Our Tactile Tours are co-designed with DADAA for people with disability, their friends and carers to experience the exhibition with an experienced guide. Each tour will be followed by a hands-on arts workshop to create artworks inspired by the exhibition. FAC will run two Tactile Tours per exhibition. Each tour will run for two hours. Bookings essential.

AUSLAN We can provide AUSLAN interpretation services on request for our events. Subject to availability.

ACROD PARKING

To request a service or if you have any access enquires please contact artscentre@fremantle.wa.gov.au or phone 08 9432 9555.

what's on VISUAL ARTS

Undertow (p2)

MUSIC & SPECIAL EVENTS

APRIL

Artists in Residence Open Studio (p23)

FAMILY FUN Story Time (p20) Buster (p20)

MOORES The Through Line (p26)

VISUAL ARTS Revealed Exhibition (p4) Nih! Yeyi Yorga Waangkiny (p8)

MUSIC & SPECIAL EVENTS

MAY

FAC Yeah! (p16) Baredfaced Stories 6160 (p18) Revealed Art Market (p6) Disclosure: National Reconciliation Week (p10)

CREATIVE LEARNING Term 2 Adult Courses (p22)

FAMILY FUN Story Time (p20) Buster (p20)

MOORES Foto Freo (p26)

VISUAL ARTS Revealed Exhibition (p4) Nih! Yeyi Yorga Waangkiny (p8)

JUNE

MUSIC & SPECIAL EVENTS FAC Yeah! (p16) An Evening with the Collection (p12) Leave the Lights On (p14)

CREATIVE LEARNING Term 2 Adult Courses (p22)

FAMILY FUN Story Time (p20) Buster (p20)

MOORES Foto Freo (p26) Intl. Watercolour Exhibition (p26)

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