Best of Artbest – 2 September 2022

Maxxi May takes over the studio to deliver your weekly arts and culture news across Boorloo for Artbeat...

She is joined by WAAPA graduate and Julie Prize Cabaret winner [Maverick Newman](http://friendsmusical.com.au/cast_member/maverick-newman/), who stars as Chandler in the Perth production of [Friends The Musical](https://friendsmusical.com.au/?utm_source=acmn-digital&utm_medium=sea&utm_campaign=per&gclid=Cj0KCQjw94WZBhDtARIsAKxWG--AE92rATSKZixyF13Y3WH0LUJj6vp4SH1F3kTg4PtDdt3X0ciQho0aAqH_EALw_wcB).

Tania Ferrier stops by to chat about [Pop Porn](https://www.fac.org.au/whats-on/post/tania-ferrier-pop-porn-city-of-fremantle-art-collection/), a new exhibition at Fremantle Art Centre featuring her famous reworked playboy magazines to challenge misogynistic gender ideals and giving voice to feminine authority.

And [FORM](https://www.form.net.au/)CEO Tabitha McMullen discusses the new Southern Exposure series Coalesce: Artists of the Margaret River Regionand their current exhibition showcasing South West art, now being displayed at The Goods Shed.

You can catch up on past episodes of Artbeat [here](https://rtrfm.com.au/podcasts/best-of-artbeat-on-rtrfm/).