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WA Government investment secures future for CircusWA and Fremantle Press

Jul 10, 2025
Two of Fremantle's iconic arts organisations — CircusWA and the Fremantle Press —have secured a new home, thanks to support from the Western Australian Government.
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🎶Funding is now open for WA musicians to take up career defining opportunities!

Jul 8, 2025
The WA Government extended its initial 2018 commitment of $3 million for a Contemporary Music Fund in 2021 with an additional $3 million over 4 years through to 2025.
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Supporting the next generation of WA creatives

Jul 2, 2025
Two new grant programs will soon open to support the next generation of Western Australian artists and arts workers, as part of the WA Government's plan to grow our creative industries
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Transformation of the Perth Cultural Centre progressing

Jul 1, 2025
Find out what’s happening and what’s to come in the rejuvenation project
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A renewed focus for WA’s Creative Industries

May 19, 2025
Culture and the Arts renamed Creative Industries highlighting importance in WA’s economic diversification.
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre volunteer (centre) Hannah Bremner.

Connecting communities through volunteers

May 19, 2025
National Volunteer Week (19 to 25 May 2025) begins today with thousands of events and activities taking place across the country to celebrate.
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Creative workforce scoping study

May 16, 2025
Creative Australia and Service and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA) recently released the Creative Workforce Scoping Study.
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Entries now open for local innovators and exporters

May 16, 2025
We know WA’s creatives punch well above their weight. This is your chance to be recognised. Two awards programs opened in early May recognising local achievements.
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Funding boosts children's participation in flagship writers' festival

May 5, 2025
Western Australia's largest annual regional literary festival, the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival (MRRWF), aims to foster a love of literature and the arts for the WA community.
Creative WA: A 10 year vision to grow and sustain our creative ecosystem

Creative WA vision in motion

May 2, 2025
Implementation commences with sector information sessions.
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Funding brings cultural understanding to students, teachers and school communities

Jan 24, 2025
Aboriginal cultural understanding is coming to more classrooms across WA schools, with cultural initiatives receiving support through the WA Government’s Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) program.
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Arts funding ignites creative performances across WA’s regions

Jan 15, 2025
WA’s regions are set to host a variety of exciting and unique performing arts experiences including performances of puppetry, dance, theatre, singing and more, through WA Government culture and the arts funding.
Page reviewed 10 June 2025
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