Box office sales for Perth’s two major arts festivals have remained steady against last year’s figures, with Perth Festival on track to make $3.8 million and Fringe World Festival hitting $10 million.
As the only artist to claim a space at Cottesloe’s Sculpture by the Sea for each of the event’s 14 exhibitions, Ratimir Marijan (Ron) Gomboc has created his largest sculpture yet for the seaside display.
Former Wesfarmers chief executive Richard Goyder is set to take over the role of WA Symphony Orchestra chairman, succeeding Janet Holmes a Court who has been at the helm of the organisation for the past 20 years.
Coinciding with the launch of Cottesloe’s 14th Sculpture by the Sea, Rio Tinto has awarded its prestigious $50,000 Sculpture Award to NSW artist Harrie Fasher, with two Western Australian artists also claiming prizes for their seaside works.
Julia Hales is a pioneer for the state’s arts and disability community, as shown by the fact she has brought together three of the state’s key arts organisations to co-produce her latest play at the State Theatre.
Black Swan State Theatre Company has today announced chairman Mark Barnaba will stand down in April to be succeeded by current board member and Minderoo Foundation chief executive, Nicola Forrest.
This year marks a changing of the guard at the Perth Writers Festival, with Katherine Dorrington stepping down as program manager and The West Australian’s literary editor, William Yeoman, stepping in to curate the festival in a guest capacity.
Collaboration is key for the launch of the West Australian Ballet’s 2018 season, as ballerinas and indigenous dancers come together to perform the contemporary work Milnjiya, while opera singer Deborah Cheetham provides support with a score of traditional indigenous sounds.
The 2016 Aboriginal Western Australian of the Year, Rishelle Hume, has today launched a new not-for-profit organisation with Robyn Smith-Walley that aims to overcome Aboriginal disadvantage.
Lotterywest has increased funding for Fringe World Festival and Sculpture by the Sea, committing $1.9 million to the month-long arts festival and $77,000 across a three-year partnership with the coast
Not-for-profit organisation Dress for Success has secured a new six-month tenancy in West Perth, donated by local landlord Robert Harold McComb, via a listing with JLL.
City of Perth and Woodside are upping their input into Fringe World Festival this year as the arts event expands with new locations and online activity.
