There's so much on offer in Artrage it's hard to catch everything. It's always a hit and miss affair with the visual art exhibitions; some you miss because the listing in the catalogue is inaccurate or the presentation is only on for a few days, and some you wish you missed because they're down right awful. However the few hits you find make it worth the effort.

Three hits I discovered were Vernon Bartlett's drawing at Impressions, enhanced digital images by Paul Ikin at the Kurb and informal photographs from around the world at Central TAFE Gallery. These exhibitions display well considered ideas brought to fruition with an honest effort that allows the viewer to accept the few minor flaws as part and parcel of the whole process.

Bartlett's exhibition Creature of Habit sees 85 black and white drawings in conte, charcoal or graphite hung at eye level around the whole gallery. The works are listed in themes to include Portraits, Sub Cultures, Domestic, etc. and the technique ranges from simple line drawing to a heavy working of the medium. These are not pages from a sketch book but finished compositions that seem to illustrate the artist's thoughts and activities over a length of time. Drawing is practised to hone the eye and discipline the hand but it's also an excellent artform in it's own right. Bartlett knows this; his calligraphic line transforms a simple Thong or a busy crowd scene into an interesting drawing. He also understands how the play of tonal values can soften the face of William Borroughs or enliven the posture of Peter Garrett 2. Hope to see more of his work soon.

Ikin's exhibition Another Time Another Place also leaves us wanting to see more. These digital images are full of colour and present a strong sense of the unusual. Ikin digitally manipulates his own photographs, prints them on canvas then works back into them with diluted ink so each mixed media work is an original. The images are fascinating and futuristic with an occasional touch of the funky. A personal favourite is Horseshoe Bridge which appears to have been transformed into an overflowing weir. Ikin has a good eye for composition and knows when to stop so there is room for the viewer's imagination to continue manipulating the image.

Participants from Africa to the Netherlands, Narrogin to Essex responded to eight Arts Management students from Central TAFE, called the iPROJECT group, who requested photographs be taken on a typical Saturday night and sent to Perth. The resulting exhibition, 10:15 on a Saturday Night records how people from a variety of cultures are pretty much the same when it comes to the weekend. In Tel Aviv it's shop and socialize, in Japan it's prayer, in Hanoi they're scooting around the city, in Iceland they're hanging out at home, in Kuala Lumpur you head to the food hall and in East Victoria Park you're off to the pub. Happy snaps they may be but they do provide a peek into the public and private lives of ordinary folk in a manner we can all relate to. An enjoyable and informative display.