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Started in 1958, The City of Fremantle Art Collection includes some 1500 artworks which continue to shine a light on Fremantle's past and help us make sense of what it means to live and work in Fremantle today. In this episode the Collection's Curator Andre Lipscombe selects six significant works from City's collection as part of a virtual gallery talk. Click the link in the show notes to view the images while listening to this episode.

The artworks discussed in this episode are:

George Forsyth (1843-1894), (Arthur head Fremantle and mouth of the Swan River Estuary with storm clouds), 1893, oil paint on mill board, 33.4 x 53 cm, no.1471, Courtesy City of Fremantle Art Collection

Kathleen O’Connor (1876-1968), Still Life with Flowers, c1935-9, oil paint on canvas, 90 x 72.5 cm, no. 218, Courtesy Kathleen O’Connor Advisory Committee

Sharyn Egan (1957-), Walyalup Dreaming (triptych), 2002, acrylic paint and photography on plywood, 90 x 181cm, no. 1092.1-3, Courtesy the Artist

Kevin Ballantine (1950-), Cup City (Rad Series)1983 /4/01, B&W photograph, 2/3, 60 x 60 cm, no. 1507, Courtesy the Artist

Kevin Ballantine (1950-), Cup City 09/01/1987/02/09, B&W photograph, 1/5, 60 x 60 cm, no. 1508, Courtesy the Artist

Kevin Ballantine (1950-), Cup City 02/01/1987/05/01, B&W photograph, 1/5, 60 x 60 cm, no. 1509, Courtesy the Artist

Kevin Ballantine (1950-), Cup City 17/01/1987/11/03, B&W photograph, 2/3, 60 x 60 cm, no. 1510, Courtesy the Artist

Kevin Ballantine (1950-), Cup City 16/04/1987/27/18, B&W photograph, 2/3, 60 x 60 cm, no. 1511, Courtesy the Artist

Tania Ferrier (1958-) & James Kerr, If these walls could speak (series), digital photographs, 80 x 54 cm each,

Jan Davis (1952-), Solomon, 1995, 7 volume artist book in casement digital print, 14.7 x 9.7 x 14, no. 936.1-7, Courtesy the Artists

Music Credits:

Ain't Nothin' - Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics

Production Credits:

Produced and presented by Davey Craddock, Events Coordinator, Fremantle Arts Centre

Interviewee: Andre Lipscombe, Curator, City of Fremantle Art Collection

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