Art and Culture in King´s Park and Fremantle Market

i) Fremantle market is similar to that of a flea market that sells almost anything. The most common item sold was fresh produce. We expected more art stalls and activities around. The market place had migrants and locals selling their products. The place had more locals visiting than expected. This indicates that this place is more than just a tourist destination. The market has been dated for quite a few years back and is added to the registered of heritage places. There are some stalls that were present for over thirty years and a few new stalls. Since, Australia is a growing migrant country. The increasing number of migrants allows interactions between different ethnicity and culture. The migrants brings with them a variety of products for the visitors. This is why people come back since it is not things you can always find in shopping malls. It has become quite well-known to many, drawing in lots of revenue from the tourist and locals.

The market allows everyone to share their own culture, build social cohesion among the people and contribute to community development. From how the stallholders interact we can tell that they are a tightly knit community. The market seems to show the culture of the people in Fremantle since the locals do visit this market. They use producing a historical narrative of a nation to create a Australian identity. The market history is shown in the current stalls in the market. Despite the long history of the market it still retain its past as “a wholesale food and produce” as well as a “packing and distribution centre”. Thus, visitor can experience the history of the place. It is a historic place that acts as culture as a shop window. It main purpose is to generate revenue. Therefore, through the ma...

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...reating a lot of limitations on the performance they can put up. For example they are not able to put up blockbuster performances as they are not able to accommodate the huge audience capacity. Due to all this constraints it takes a toll on the visitor experience thus affecting the visitor ship.

The theatre received a lot of support from the community. It was due to close after the commercial operators step down but due to public outcry the state stepped in. this show how much it contribute in building social cohesion and community development. The organisation has a mix of instrumental and institutional. In their programmes they try to cater to the whole community and also try to bring people closer to the arts. Besides being the history and the arts product it is also a living cultural product. Where the tourist can interact with the locals who visit the theatre.