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Two performers in a remote location. Text reads, Playing WA Grant Program.

Regional audiences to welcome 5 exciting performances

Feb 9, 2023
The Playing WA program will support 5 performing arts companies to tour their shows to communities in regional WA, sharing in $475,685 as part of the first funding round of 2022-2023.
Graphic with the words, 'Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place'.

Australia’s new National Cultural Policy — Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place

Feb 7, 2023
Australia’s cultural policy for the next 5 years.
Round 3 of Perth CBD Revitalisation Grant Program now open. Image of a carousel on a slow shutter speed creating light trails.

Round 3 of the CBD Revitalisation Grant Program opens

Feb 1, 2023
Don’t miss your chance to apply for the final round of the CBD Revitalisation Grant Program offering up to $100,000 in funding for eligible events.
A banner for Revive in front of historic staircase. Image Australian Government Office for the Arts.

Western Australia at National Cultural Policy launch

Jan 31, 2023
Western Australia’s Minister for Culture and the Arts is welcoming a new era for arts, entertainment and culture following his attendance at the National Cultural Policy launch on the land of the Bunurong people of the South-Eastern Kulin Nation.

Celebrating 50 years of our iconic Perth Concert Hall

Jan 27, 2023
Perth Concert Hall celebrations to mark 50 years of performances at heritage-listed venue. World-renowned acoustics and brutalist architecture key features of 1,891 seat building. Golden ticket giveaway, exhibit and guided tours for venue-goers part of 50th birthday.
FRINGE WORLD Festival. Photo by Jason Matz.

FRINGE WORLD 2023 launches with feel good vibes

Jan 20, 2023
FRINGE WORLD Festival is back, providing a stage for arts and culture to thrive in Perth, with funding assistance from the State Government.
Ghost Swim by Kelsey Ashe, Fremantle Biennale UnderCurrent19. Film Still Archival Photographic Print. Photography Kelsey Ashe.

Thirteen innovative arts projects share $668,353 funding

Jan 6, 2023
The State Government has delivered funding for 13 new Western Australian arts projects through the Arts 15k-plus program.
Graphic with words, 'Arts and culture monitor Western Australia 2022. Fact sheet and survey report are now available on the culture and the arts research hub.'

Arts and Culture Monitor 2022

Dec 21, 2022
An independent survey into how Western Australians view the arts shows strong public support for the value of the State’s arts and culture activities.
Inside the Bronze Box, State Theatre Centre of WA. Photo by Eva Fernandez.

Grants encourage vibrant theatre

Dec 20, 2022
Two local theatre projects have been the recipients of funding through the 2022-23 round of the WA Theatre Development Initiative (WATDI).
74% of Western Australian audiences say they are 'ready to attend now' — the second-highest rate in the country.

Audience Outlook Monitor

Dec 19, 2022
November 2022 results out now
A close up photo of a cinema projector

Screenwest gets $7.7 million funding support for 2022/23

Dec 19, 2022
The State Government has confirmed its commitment to the continued development of the screen industry in Western Australia, providing Screenwest with a $7.7 million Lotterywest grant to support the production of film, television and interactive projects in WA.
Illustrations from Alice in Wonderland are arranged around a pattern of colourful concentric circles

Come and fall down the rabbit hole and into Wonderland

Dec 16, 2022
Upend your expectations and reward your curiosity at the playful and highly immersive Wonderland exhibition, now on at the WA Museum Boola Bardip.
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