Western Australia
Fremantle
Artitja Fine Art
South Fremantle, 6162. T (08) 9336-7787, 0418-900-954. E info@artitja.com.au W www.artitja.com.au Directors: Anna Kanaris and Arthur Clarke Celebrating 15 years in 2019, Artitja Fine Art Gallery is a private gallery based in South Fremantle and curates up to six pop up exhibitions a year in public spaces, details of which can be found on our website.At all other times the gallery is open by appointment. Specialising in Aboriginal art, Artitja Fine Art partners with remote art centre communities from Western Australia,Northern Territory and the SouthAustralian APY Lands in bringing the art to the city. This unique business model allows for a personalised and informative approach to viewing and collecting art, in a relaxed home environment. Recipients Fremantle Business Awards: Outstanding Cultural Enterprise in 2017. Corporate Social Responsibility in 2016. Jan 4 to 26, 2020 at Earlywork: 330 South Terrace, South Fremantle SUMMER Salon: The Marketplace. This annual salon style exhibition brings together art and objects from remote art centre communities including licensed merchandise which send royalties back to Indigenous artists. A marketplace atmosphere during this holiday month, the gallery style might be casual, but the art is fine and significant.
Fremantle Arts Centre
1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle 6160. (08) 9432-9555.Free entry. Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To Jan 27, 2020 – will showcase original paintings, sculptures, studies and sketches from his most recent book ‘Tales from the Inner City’. The book tells a story about the relationships between humans and animals, a heartfelt and empathetic gaze into a world where natural and urban environments merge in a transient, post-industrial world. Enjoy an up-close, intimate look at the texture and atmosphere of the large paintings has created to illustrate this book. Also, – today catastrophe looms on many fronts – we see environmental collapse, disruptive technologies, rising political nativism and global financial uncertainty. While established political systems fail to address these challenges, preppers are hard at work preparing for the worst. They hoard food and weapons, develop extreme survival skills, and practise violent tactical responses to attack and threat. examines this global subculture and its distinct aesthetics, jargon and apocalyptic fantasies. The exhibition features sculpture, installation, video and hanging works by five artists mutually fascinated by the prepper lifestyle: (NSW), (WA/NSW), (USA/TAS), (WA) and (UK).
