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Over the next three years, the State Government will inject an additional $9.4 million to Western Australia's major cultural institutions: Black Swan State Theatre Company, West Australian Ballet, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Opera, and Broome based Marrugeku dance company.

Additional funding of $7.8 million for small to medium arts, cultural and creative sector organisations will provide stability across two years. The small to medium arts organisations previously funded under this program include Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of WA, Barking Gecko Arts, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Perth Symphony Orchestra, PICA, WA Youth Theatre Company, WA Youth Orchestras, Art on the Move and Magabala Books.

WA's iconic FRINGE WORLD festival will be supported with a new multiyear commitment of $4.3 million across three years.

Digital game production will be further developed in our State with $2 million over two years to continue the production of Western Australian content. This funding will build the local capacity to produce a vibrant games and interactive technology industry in WA.

Video games are worth around $4.21 billion annually in Australia, while Australian-made games brought in $345.5 million in export revenue in 2022.

Meanwhile an extra $14.1 million is being contributed for maintenance of WA's arts assets, protecting the future of our creative buildings.

Photo by Jarred Seng 2020

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