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  • Spring into the school holidays
    Kids

    Spring into the school holidays

    21 September 2023

    From Awesome activities to magical nannies, there are so many marvellous ways to have a jolly holiday, writes Julie Hosking.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
  • Variety is the spice of life at Print Award
    Reviews

    Variety is the spice of life at Print Award

    1 September 2023

    From sepia dreams to a vibrant tribute to life, the 46th iteration of Australia’s longest running print prize has generated innovation aplenty, discovers Jaimi Wright.

    Reading time • 6 minutesVisual Art
  • A work from Revealed, which depicts the Perth skyline bathed in red. In the foreground are indigenous plants, silhouetted against the firey sky. A large white images of an Aboriginal elder hovers like a ghost superimposed over the scene. An exhibition that will ignite your liyarn
    Reviews

    An exhibition that will ignite your liyarn

    7 June 2023

    You’ll want more than one visit to absorb the invigorating array of art works by Aboriginal artists, on display in this year’s iteration of Revealed at Fremantle Arts Centre, says Savannah Travia-Dann.

    Reading time • 6 minutesVisual Art
  • A man in dark shirts, with his arms folded, looks at the camera. Writers Weekend: Drawing on the imagination
    Features

    Writers Weekend: Drawing on the imagination

    22 February 2023

    James Foley loves tapping into childlike wonder. In the final interview with local talent ahead of Writers Weekend, the author and illustrator tells Julie Hosking how his creations come to life.

    Reading time • 10 minutesLiterature
  • A woman with long blond hair smiles into the camera. She is wearing a black turtleneck top and sporting red lipstick. Writers Weekend: Just what the doctor ordered
    Features

    Writers Weekend: Just what the doctor ordered

    17 February 2023

    Michelle Johnston is an emergency doctor whose lifeline is writing. In the second interview with West Australian talent ahead of Writers Weekend, she tells Julie Hosking why we need to keep looking for those slivers of joy.

    Reading time • 10 minutesPerth Festival
  • A scene from Seven Sisters showing young performers, holding cradles of fairy lights. Telling stories to the stars
    Reviews

    Telling stories to the stars

    14 February 2023

    Star gazing is the starting point for WA Youth Theatre Company’s new work, transporting us into the worlds of young people and the challenges they face. The result, says David Zampatti, yields many rewards.

    Reading time • 5 minutesTheatre
  • Author Holden Sheppard smiles broadly into the camera. He is sporting a small black mohawk on an otherwise bare head and wears a black t-shirt and silver and black jewellery. Writers Weekend: Love from the fringes
    Features

    Writers Weekend: Love from the fringes

    13 February 2023

    Rather than fight his feelings as an outsider, Holden Sheppard uses them to empower his work – and connect with others. In the first of a series of interviews ahead of Writers Weekend, he tells Julie Hosking why authentic voices matter.

    Reading time • 10 minutesPerth Festival
  • A sculpture depicting two sheep at Marawar-ak Sugar and spice at Marawar-ak
    Reviews

    Sugar and spice at Marawar-ak

    14 December 2022

    From introspection to tongue-in-cheek fun, two complementary exhibitions at Fremantle Arts Centre transport Jaimi Wright.

    Reading time • 7 minutesVisual Art
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