City of Fremantle Festival of Photography 17 March - 15 April 2012

Issue 8: March 2010

The first few hectic weeks of FotoFreo 2010 are over and most of our interstate and international guests have departed.  However, the exhibitions are still open for another 2 weeks until April 18 and there is a lot to see!

Here are a few of the festival highlights so far:

FotoFreo 2010 Festival Opening Night

The opening of the FotoFreo 2010 festival was enjoyed by more than 900 guests on a beautiful and warm autumn evening at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Friday March 19.  After a welcome by the Mayor of Fremantle, Dr Brad Pettit, and some encouraging words from David van Ooran, Director of Eventscorp, Gary Dufour, Chief Curator & Deputy Director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia declared the Festival open.  Guests enjoyed a preview projection from the 2010 exhibitions and were able to view Another Story: Chinese Contemporary Photography; Magda Stanova, In the Shadow of Photography; Joy Horwood Cooke,  A Vision of Africa. 

 The evening culminated with a projection of work by the students of the Magnum Workshop Fremantle.
City of Fremantle eventscorp Western Australia form Asia Pacific Photo Forum Nikon Epson Department of Culture and the Arts Australia Council for the Arts