The Fremantle Arts Centre occupies a graceful Gothic limestone complex on a quiet hill ten minutes' walk north-east of the centre. It is one of the leading contemporary arts venues in Western Australia, with rotating exhibitions across several gallery spaces, a working artists' residency programme, a craft shop, and a courtyard café.
The summer Sunday concert series — free, on the lawn under the Moreton Bay figs — is a Fremantle institution and a calmer alternative to the South Terrace bars. The building alone, with its outer veranda and the play of light in the courtyard, repays a visit; the gardens are open at all hours.