Marcus Canning

SPECIAL REPORT: An increasingly competitive funding environment has prompted several arts and cultural organisations to sharpen their focus on audience development as a means to boost sustainable income streams.

Gage Roads Brewing Company has bested eastern states competitors and secured a two-year partnership with Rugby Australia, supplying the HSBC Sydney 7s event with its first craft beer.

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.

The 2018 Fringe World Festival has matched last year’s $10 million in box office sales, levelling out after years of successive growth.

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.

SPECIAL REPORT: An eclectic mix of corporate heavyweights, private philanthropists and innovative disruptors have helped to shape the state's arts sector.

An independent events company responsible for organising one of Fringe World Festival's major venues has allegedly failed to pay about $200,000 owed to performers as it prepares for voluntary administration.

Fringe World Festival is taking steps to mitigate losses to performers left $200,000 out of pocket, with plans to appoint a liquidator over the independent event company that failed to make payments.

A resurgence of heritage restoration has started to take shape across the CBD, with a number of initiatives aiming to boost renewal.

The state’s two leading arts festivals have a large role to play in the cultural and creative vibrancy of Perth during the summer months, according to their impact reports released this week.

The financial performance of WA’s major arts organisations has fluctuated widely over the past year, research by Business News has found.

The opening of a new heritage-listed live entertainment space in Northbridge later this year is the latest example of Marcus Canning’s cultural impact on WA.

Oil and gas giant Woodside Petroleum has increased support for Perth’s Fringe World Festival, with a three-year sponsorship agreement including naming rights for the festival’s Pleasure Garden

Artrage chief executive Marcus Canning has announced he will leave his role at the end of next year’s Fringe World Festival.

SPECIAL REPORT: As he takes his final bow next year, Marcus Canning will leave a legacy of major change to the artistic and cultural vibrancy of Perth.

Box office sales at this year's Fringe World Festival were up by 15 per cent on 2018 figures, while 13 per cent more people attended ticketed events, according to a report released last night.

Rechabites Hall in Northbridge was officially relaunched as a 1,500-capacity, multi-use venue earlier this month, with the overhaul driven by former Artrage chief executive Marcus Canning.

One of the world’s biggest fringe festivals, a stunning street art scene and key regulatory changes have been hailed as catalysts for Perth’s progression from dullsville into a destination.

With construction nearing its end point, the WA Museum is shifting its focus to content development at the state’s newest cultural facility.

A refined Fringe World Festival is giving audiences and artists a chance to reconnect after a tough year.

Former Artrage chief executive Marcus Canning and Fortescue deputy chief executive Julie Shuttleworth were among the Western Australians recognised by the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours.