Welcome to Best of Artbeat your weekly podcast exploring the best of art and culture in Perth.

In this latest episode presenter Bec Bowman caught up with Sculptures by the Sea site manager and artist Noah Birch, the man in charge of the iconic Cottesloe and Bondi sculpture installations.

Andrew Verona stops by to chat about art buying as well as his fledgling art gallery dubbed Sweet Pea, which has recently opened in the City of Perth.

And Jacqueline Maley, Senior Journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers, joins Bec for a yarn about her latest fiction, The Truth About Her – which will be the topic of discussion as part of the Sunday’s Perth Writers Festival panel discussions.

Make sure you catch up on more episodes of Artbeat [here](https://rtrfm.com.au/podcasts/best-of-artbeat-on-rtrfm/).

Or tune in live Friday 9am-12pm on 92.1.