Community & Arts

The 2010 Perth Fashion Festival has been hailed a success with record ticket sales and sold out events.

SMALL businesses can sometimes struggle to effectively connect with the not-for-profit sector – there may be a lack of focus as to which sector to support, or a feeling the presence of corporate players is overwhelming their contribution.

CORPORATE social responsibility has become embedded in the cultures of many Western Australian businesses and those operating in the state. But what makes a partnership attractive to both the corporate sector and not-for-profit parties?

EACH July for the past 17 years, artists and art lovers have trekked to the state’s one-time pearling capital, Cossack, 1,600 kilometres north of Perth, for Australia’s most remote regional art exhibition and richest acquisitive art prize – the Cossack Ar

The director of one of the UK's largest and oldest arts festivals, Jonathan Holloway, has been appointed to take over as artistic director of the Perth International Arts Festival from 2012.

FOR some not-for-profit organisations, choosing a demographic for fundraising is not difficult – they’ll search as far and wide as possible to collect money for the cause.

A unique Western Australian arts organisation, Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts (DADAA), has this week launched a new website to share its knowledge base with others operating in the sector.

DESPITE an increased focus on homelessness by both state and federal governments of late, services in Fremantle are bursting at the seams, with needs growing beyond the capacity of financial support.

DIFFICULT as it may be for Western Australian artists to use Perth as a launching pad for a career on the international stage, the challenge is even greater for those in remote and regional communities.