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Major State Budget support for key arts organisations and events

Apr 21, 2026

This year's 2026-27 State Budget will continue to support Western Australian arts organisations with nearly $40 million to back WA's creative industries.

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A silent disco is taking place in a rotunda in a park

Major State Budget support for key arts organisations and events

Media release

This year's 2026-27 State Budget will continue to support Western Australian arts organisations with nearly $40 million to back WA's creative industries.

two women look through unframed paintings on canvas at a market

Western Australian Aboriginal art showcase returns to Boorloo 🎨

Western Australia's top Aboriginal art showcase Revealed will return to Boorloo (Perth) on Saturday 18 April 2026, showcasing the strength and diversity of Aboriginal creativity through a free exhibition and vibrant open-air art market.

Text graphic reads: WA Music Week 4026, 7 to 16 August

WA Music Week 2026 back with major boost for WA's music industry ♪♫♪

Media release

Western Australia's vibrant music scene will step into the limelight again this August, with the return of WA Music Week 2026 in Fremantle.

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Revealed is coming…

WA’s biggest celebration of Aboriginal art returns to Boorloo (Perth) this April.

The Perth Concert Hall undergoing redevelopment works showing a building shell

Main works are underway for the Perth Concert Hall!

The redevelopment of the Perth Concert Hall is now in full swing with the main works underway, marking an exciting new chapter in the revitalisation of Perth’s iconic home of music and entertainment.

Photo of a child in a theatre with text: Kids Access All Areas - claim by 31 May 2026

It’s nearly curtain call!

Thousands of WA kids have enjoyed arts and culture thanks to the Kids Access All Areas Vouchers program.

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Australian Judy Davis in first production at the Perth Film Studios 🎬

Media release

Australian actress Judy Davis will star in the first production at the Perth Film Studios, a new Stan Original series Two Birds with Stephen Peacocke and British BAFTA award winner Sheridan Smith.

4 people stand next to Margaret Medcalfe

WA’s second State Archivist turns 100

Celebrating her 100th birthday today, former Western Australian State Archivist, Ms Margaret Medcalf OAM, has made some noteworthy marks in history or her own.

A group of primary school children sit around a yarning circle with an Aboriginal elder in the centre

PALS program empowering reconciliation through education

Media release

Western Australian schools will deliver initiatives that strengthen Aboriginal cultural learning, with 41 schools sharing in $192,667 through the State Government's Term 4 Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) program.

Rushes drone crop circle, Biosphere Boodja Arts and Wild Things Festival Goomalling 2025. Photo Steven Aliyan

Creativity takes centre stage with new funding for WA artists

Media release

A vibrant mix of performances, arts projects, and cultural initiatives will be delivered across Western Australia.

Captivating female performer standing on stage in student theatre club during emotional recital

Vision for the ECU Mount Lawley Redevelopment finalised

17 February 2026

The WA Government has today launched the ECU Mount Lawley Redevelopment Master Plan, setting the blueprint for the transformation of this unique, centrally located site into a vibrant and inclusive urban community.

Kamsani Achil Bin Salleh standing by his artwork for the AFL Origin game.

Kamsani Achil Bin Salleh mural brings the spirit of AFL Origin to life

13 February 2026

Bin Salleh was once reluctant to call himself an artist, but through his body of work drawing the eye of the WA Government and AFL, he began to realise his skill set.

A large group of people on a stage at Perth Design Week

Celebrating Perth Design Week 2026 with landmark exhibition

11 February 2026

Media release

Perth Design Week (PDW) events program is launched with the opening of 'Chirriger Moort: A 30 Year Retrospective of the Work of Peter Farmer' at WA Museum Boola Bardip.

A scene from the performance Be-Bop to Hip-Hop by WAYJO and Zero Emcee

Regional Performing Arts funding backs live performance across WA's regions

11 February 2026

Media release

Regional Western Australia will benefit from a diverse program of live performing arts experiences, with ten projects supported through the WA Government's Regional Performing Arts program (RPA).

3 school students sit on a paved area painting a colourful floor mural

Funding supports regional festivals, artists and creative planning

6 February 2026

Media release

Artists across regional Western Australia will be able to deliver more community-led arts and cultural activities after receiving a funding boost through the 2025-26 round of the Arts Activities in Regional Communities program

A still from the production We Bury The Dead.

Zombie thriller showcases Western Australia with cinematic release

5 February 2026

Western Australian survival thriller, We Bury the Dead, will be screening in cinemas across Australia and New Zealand from 5 February following an impressive run in the United States.

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