{"id":38,"date":"2025-10-13T07:52:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalcreators.news\/?p=38"},"modified":"2025-10-15T06:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T06:45:13","slug":"fremantle-biennale-2025-sanctuary-25-a-city-wide-immersion-in-contemporary-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalcreators.news\/?p=38","title":{"rendered":"Fremantle Biennale 2025: SANCTUARY 25 \u2013 A Celebration of Contemporary Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>The Details:<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>From 13 to 30 November 2025, Fremantle transforms into a living canvas as <strong>SANCTUARY 25<\/strong>, the Fremantle Biennale, returns to showcase contemporary art, sound, performance, and immersive experiences across the city. This edition celebrates spaces of care, resistance, and possibility, inviting visitors to explore Fremantle through the lens of experimental and site-responsive art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Biennale is a city-wide journey, encompassing public installations, intimate performances, workshops, and collaborative experiences, highlighting Fremantle\u2019s unique identity as a hub of creativity and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Highlights &amp; Featured Artists<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Performances and Installations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Vespers<\/strong> \u2013 Rachael Dease &amp; Tim Collins<br>Dates: 15, 22, 29 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/John+Tonkin+Reserve,+Applecross+WA+6153\">John Tonkin Reserve \/ Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct \/ Waylen Bay, Applecross<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A Predatory Chord<\/strong> \u2013 Ben Frost<br>Dates: 13\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victoria_Hall_(Fremantle)\">Victoria Hall \/ Manjaree Precinct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manjaree Music<\/strong><br>Dates: 13\u201316, 21\u201323, 28\u201329 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Bathers+Beach,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Microfictions<\/strong> \u2013 Hylozoic\/Desires (Himali Singh Soin &amp; David Soin Tappeser)<br>Dates: 14\u201316, 20\u201323, 27\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Naval+Store,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">The Naval Store<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sanctuary Within<\/strong> \u2013 Muriel Hillion in collaboration with Kaloune and Salama<br>Dates: 15, 21 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Heathcote+Reserve,+Applecross+WA+6153\">Lowerlands, Goolugatup Heathcote Reserve \/ Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community Kitchen<\/strong> \u2013 Amy Gadiaga<br>Dates: 13\u201316, 21\u201323, 28\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Bathers+Beach,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pool of Content<\/strong> \u2013 Wona Bae and Charlie Lawler<br>Dates: 13\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Old+Customs+House,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Old Customs House<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exhalation<\/strong> \u2013 Madeleine Flynn, Tim Humphrey, Vuth Lyno<br>Dates: 13\u201316, 20\u201323, 27\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Whalers+Tunnel,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Whalers Tunnel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sound Sauna<\/strong> \u2013 Various Artists<br>Dates: 13\u201316, 19\u201323, 26\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Bathers+Beach,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Room Service<\/strong> \u2013 Various Artists<br>Dates: 29\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/P&amp;O+Hotel,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">P&amp;O Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Symposium | Critical Conversations: Art, Access &amp; the Digital Now<\/strong> \u2013 Andreas Reichinger, Karen Anderson, Nat Lim, Riana Head-Toussaint, Sarah-Mace Dennis, Scott Hollier, Yan Zhang<br>Dates: 21\u201322 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/WA+Maritime+Museum,+Perth+WA\">WA Maritime Museum, Theatre<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guided Wrestling<\/strong> \u2013 Riana Head-Toussaint<br>Dates: 20\u201322 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Woolstores+Car+Park,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Woolstores Car Park<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nepenthe (Summer Palace Ruins)<\/strong> \u2013 Lawrence Lek<br>Dates: 13\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/PS+Art+Space,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">PS Art Space<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Everything Under the Sun<\/strong> \u2013 Keg de Souza<br>Dates: 13\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Princess+May+Park,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Princess May Park<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Some Sounds of Some Summer<\/strong> \u2013 Bruno Booth<br>Dates: 13\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Walyalup+Koort,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Walyalup Koort<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monastery of New Bayswater<\/strong> \u2013 Jessee Lee Johns<br>Dates: 13\u201316, 20\u201323, 27\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Bathers+Beach,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Where The Light Rests<\/strong> \u2013 Ken Meyer<br>Dates: 13\u201316, 20\u201323, 27\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Lieutenant's+Mess,+Fremantle+WA\">Lieutenant\u2019s Mess<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>can you hear me?<\/strong> \u2013 Saar Amptmeijer<br>Dates: 14\u201316, 20\u201323, 27\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Current+Gallery,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Current Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wallflower Sound System<\/strong><br>Dates: 21\u201322, 28\u201329 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/P&amp;O+Hotel,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">P&amp;O Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Veil<\/strong> \u2013 Duncan Wright<br>Dates: 13\u201316, 20\u201323, 27\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Bathers+Beach,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sonic Earth<\/strong> \u2013 Ilona McGuire, Merindi Schrieber, Natalia Mann, Nikki Doll, Wawumun<br>Dates: 15\u201316 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Bathers+Beach,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Midfield<\/strong> \u2013 Deepa Mani, Fitrya Ali, Imran Isabella Stone, Joshua Pether, Kathleen Szalay, Montserrat Heras, Natalie Allen<br>Date: 30 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Bathers+Beach,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FIFTY THOUSAND YEARS, or for as long as we remember<\/strong> \u2013 Raki Nikahetiya<br>Dates: 13\u201316, 20\u201323, 27\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Moores+Building+Art+Space,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Moores Building Art Space<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fremantle Biennale x s\u0101 Ladakh Biennale<\/strong> \u2013 Arunima Dazess, Stanzin Tsepel<br>Dates: 13\u201316, 20\u201323, 27\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Moores+Building+Art+Space,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Moores Building Art Space<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Creative Learning | Schools<\/strong> \u2013 Various Artists<br>Dates: 19, 26 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/fremantlebiennale.com.au\/program\/\">Various Locations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Creative Learning | Secret Shores<\/strong> \u2013 Various Artists<br>Dates: 13\u201316, 20\u201323, 27\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Cheap+Tongue+Gallery,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Cheap Tongue Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Access Program<\/strong> \u2013 Various Artists<br>Dates: 13\u201316, 21\u201323, 28\u201330 Nov<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Fremantle+Ports+Building,+Fremantle+WA+6160\">Fremantle Ports Building<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience SANCTUARY 25<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SANCTUARY 25 invites visitors to explore the city in new ways, moving between intimate installations, outdoor performances, and immersive sound works. 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