Archive for month: May, 2020

Urgent Message to Freo Sculptors
Each year, the outdoor sculptural exhibition showcases artworks from Western Australian artists, created from repurposed materials. Entires are regularly received…
LAYLA O episode 6: MMS, Magical Miracle Solution
Layla O, the incomparable, the irrepressible, the irresistible, the sometimes irritating, and very famous Agony Aunt, now weaves her particular…
Fine Photography – Brett Leigh Dicks
As his website explains, Brett’s photographic endeavours have led him to explore the world's natural and urban landscapes with the…
Wild Geese – Irish convicts continue to influence local art
Next time you are flexing your newfound freedom in Fremantle, look out for an enormous mural on Bannister Street. It…
Interview with Adin Lang
We recently interviewed the Mayor, Dr Brad Pettitt, about what’s happening around the City of Freo and his own hopes…
Feeling disconnected? Then be Connected! – Album Review
We at the Shipping News, strangely for us you might think, really like ambient electronic music. You can drive to…
Friday on my mind – Discombobulation, that’s the name of the game; As is Auslan
I’m a May baby, a Taurean. Once thought it was just me, and a few other strong-willed people with a…
Fine Photography – Lidia D’Opera
Our Editor, Michael Barker, had the great pleasure of discussing with Lidia a selection of her photographs, at an appropriate…
LAYLA O episode 5A: Wardrobe Malfunction
Layla O, the incomparable, the irrepressible, the irresistible, the sometimes irritating, and very famous Agony Aunt, now weaves her particular…
Interview with Anna Kanaris
16 years ago, Anna Kanaris and Arthur Clarke, her partner in life ‘and crime’, as Anna puts it, started up…