OPINION: The new 10 Year Vision for Arts and Culture is David Templeman's parting gift to WA's creative industries. But what does the ‘vision’ need to deliver to the sector, and is it likely to be delivered?
The state government has revealed its long-awaited 10-year strategic plan for Western Australia’s arts and culture sector, backed by a $54 million funding package.
The federal government has swooped in to provide $1.5 million to Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe after its 2025 event was cancelled due to lack of funding.
Popular Perth arts exhibition has been cancelled for 2025 after the federal government's peak arts body Creative Australia confirmed it would not renew funding.
Perth billionaires Kerry Stokes and Alexandra Burt have been named among the major supporters of a $60 million fundraising campaign by the National Gallery of Australia.
Plans to build an Aboriginal cultural space on Rottnest Island are under way as ceremonies take place this week reflecting on the history of the former prison island.
The Forrests’ Minderoo Foundation has contributed $30 million towards the Edith Cowan University CBD campus, as part of a 25-year partnership with the educational institution.
UnionsWA secretary Owen Whittle has taken up a new role as West Australian Music chief executive after 12 years with the state's peak trades and labour council.
The newly opened Ruah Community Services’ centre for women and children fleeing domestic violence will be named after one the state's most reclusive billionaires, Angela Bennett.
Perth-based investment company Perron Group has reported another big profit while flagging plans to diversify its portfolio, anchored by property assets like Central Park and Cockburn Gateway.
Billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest will step down as Minderoo Foundation co-chairs to pass the baton to prominent barrister and company director Allan Myers.
Perth Festival has set its sights on East Perth power station as an event space, a site previously earmarked for redevelopment by Kerry Stokes and Andrew Forrest.
West Australian Ballet has postponed the search for a permanent artistic director while it completes a strategic review, with David McAllister to fill in for another year.
Andrew Forrest has called on the philanthropic and private sector to pour more support into humanitarian aid in Gaza, after donating an additional $18 million.
Chamber of Arts and Culture Western Australia has revealed several board changes, including Anthony Hasluck’s appointment as chair to replace outgoing June Moorhouse.
