Cultural Industries

From the poignant to the political, many works in this year’s iteration of ‘Sculpture by the Sea’ are about more than its coastal setting, discovers Kim Kirkman.

Two architecture firms have been chosen to lead the $52.4 million redevelopment of the Perth Concert Hall.

Multiple screens and a poetic visual style lift Isaac Julien’s film works well above the ordinary in this Perth Festival installation, writes Craig McKeough.

In Become Ocean, WASO and WAYO offer two new works that tinker at the conceptual boundaries of Perth Festival’s theme “Wardan” (Water), writes Claire Coleman.

Public servant Catherine Stoddart has been named as Brightwater Care Group’s new boss, replacing outgoing chief executive Jennifer Lawrence.

Artrya co-founder John Barrington has been named to replace Wayne Martin as chair of the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.

Ertech founder Jim Giumelli is the driving force behind a training academy helping at-risk or disadvantaged students get into the workforce.

Ronald McDonald House Charities WA, a new Rare Care Centre at Perth Children’s Hospital and the Perth Lynx are the beneficiaries of three recent sponsorship agreements.

Art is moving away from institutions and into more creative locations.

Long-term solutions are needed to address the systemic shortage of aged care workers.

Mary Stuart, the great play Shakespeare could never write, has a flawlessly conceived and delivered staging at the Heath Ledger Theatre, writes David Zampatti.

More than 1,150 elderly people in Western Australia could be stranded in hospital as labour shortages in the aged care sector threaten to reduce capacity in nursing facilities.

Mark McGowan has confirmed the state's new film studio might not be built in Fremantle after a range of issues were found at the proposed Victoria Quay site.

The NDIS was designed as a job creator and economic driver, but is increasingly viewed through the narrow prism of cost.

An innovative Perth Festival performance work examines the beauty and power of rituals surrounding death, and Rita Clarke is mesmerised.

Perth Festival’s Panawathi Girl is a polished production that uses music to tell an important story and ignite the heart, writes Barbara Hostalek.

New private players are funding films to change the conversation about investment.

Cancer Council WA has donated $6 million of mechanical engineer John Street’s estate to the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation to fund the construction of a new hospice for kids.

Fortescue Metals Group has committed $750,000 over three years to The Salvation Army, while New Town Toyota has been made title sponsor of the Walk for Women’s Cancer.

An aged care sector already in crisis faces an even greater challenge to deal with an Omicron outbreak in WA.

Artrage, the not for profit behind Fringe World Festival, has appointed Hesperia’s Kyle Jeavons as chair to replace the long-serving Anthony Robinson.

The delayed opening of WA’s border has given organisations caring for vulnerable people additional time to prepare for challenges associated with a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Labor has hit out at a federal government proposal to give aged care workers a $800 bonus, calling the boost a "sugar hit" which ignored other problems.

West Australian Opera’s performance of Carmen at the WACA Ground in February has been postponed due to uncertainty around the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant and the possibility of further restrictions.

Laura Davis makes her return to Fringe after an international foray, and Erin Hutchinson welcomes her style of “positive pessimism”.

Kanopy founder Olivia Humphrey has launched her next business, Storyd Group, which is investing in films by female creatives and tech start-ups.

Young Western Australians are being encouraged to give of their time and boost volunteering in the state.

Last year’s Troy Story was one of those sneaky little surprises that makes getting out and about at Fringe World worthwhile.

City to Surf and Crab Fest have been cancelled for the third year in a row due to the threat of COVID-19.

A large-scale event to open the 2022 Perth Festival on February 11 will not go ahead due to the organiser’s concern about the potential spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

Tim Winton is bringing Ningaloo Reef to the world with a three-part documentary series supported by a $1.4 million grant from the Western Australian Screen Fund.

The festival will include new COVID protocols.