News

Jan 15, 2024

Western Australian writers are being urged to enter the 2024 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, which have opened for books published or self-published in 2023.

Dec 20, 2023

A recipient of our regional arts funding program has just been recognised as the Best Mainstage Production at the 2023 Performing Arts WA Awards.

Dec 12, 2023

As filming for the psychological thriller The Surfer wraps up in the South West this week, figures are coming to hand showing the flow on economic benefits to the region from the State Government supported production.

Nov 17, 2023

Forward works will begin at the site of Western Australia's new screen production facility located along Marshall Road, to the south of Whiteman Park, near the Malaga METRONET station precinct.

Nov 10, 2023

Students from across Western Australia have read a total of more than 363,000 books in just 4 months — a new record for the Premier's Reading Challenge.

Nov 3, 2023

More than $1 million in additional funding over 4 years has been approved for the successful Wirnan Cultural Engagement and Learning Project involving 6 art centres in the Kimberley.

Oct 20, 2023

The Department of Local Government, Sport, and Cultural Industries is actively supporting the Community Recovery Grants Program, which is aimed at assisting communities affected by the events associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie.

Oct 18, 2023

With the aim of ensuring a thriving cultural and creative industry, the State Government is providing organisational funding to Western Australia's peak arts and culture body, the Chamber of Arts and Culture, over the next 2 years.

Oct 13, 2023

2 Western Australian artists have been handed a rare career-boosting opportunity to support Coldplay at their upcoming sell-out Perth concerts.