Cultural Industries

A bright idea cooked up in the early stages of the pandemic has provided 34,000 meals for people in need, while also supporting local hospitality venues.

WA arts organisations are engaging young professionals in philanthropy.

West Australian Ballet has received $7.5 million in donations for its endowment fund, and announced it would name a studio after major donors the Wright Burt Foundation.

Community services organisation Chorus has merged with disability services provider Kira, bolstering Chorus’s staff numbers and expanding its geographical reach.

Business News talked to former Rio boss Sam Walsh about life, leadership, and why he collects antique milk jugs.

A new study has found 97 per cent of Australian employers believe there are major benefits in hiring people living with disability.

In a year when many businesses were shedding staff and losing money, not for profit Cahoots doubled the size of its team and its revenue.

Multiplex boss Chris Palandri will be chair of Scitech, following Tony Joyner's announcement he would step down after serving in the role for eight years.

NDIS providers, disability advocacy organisations, and Western Australia’s Individualised Services will share in $5.5 million to transition to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.

Some WA publishers are rethinking their operations while others have achieved steady book sales.

Telethon Kids Institute’s Asha Bowen has been named as the Emerging Leader in Science at the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

Perth business owner Alexandra Burt was named today as the winner of the emerging philanthropist award in the annual Creative Partnerships Awards for the arts sector.

Perth-based bag brand Alf the Label beat international designers to be recognised at the UK Junior Design Awards 2020.

Home-grown artists will be highlighted in the 2021 Perth Festival program, which features Tim Minchin performing songs from his new album Alone Together with WASO as the headline act.

Jessica Machin has resigned as West Australian Ballet’s executive director to pursue a new, as-yet-unannounced leadership role.

Government, the public, and businesses need to work together to turn WA’s poor recycling record around.

Artwork from Western Australian Aboriginal artists will feature on large digital screens at the WA Museum Boola Bardip, as part of a $1.6 million public art program.

Almost 40 per cent of not-for-profit organisations in Australia recorded a decrease in philanthropic funding in 2020, according to a survey by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Year-round production of fresh produce and improved water quality are two aims in the latest $1 million round of Regional Economic Development (RED) Grant funding.

The highly anticipated WA Museum Boola Bardip will open later this month.

Victorian artist Serena Cowie is the 2020 winner of Western Australia’s richest art award, The Lester Prize for Portraiture.

An entrepreneurship program is opening doors for people who are deaf and hard of hearing.

A collaborative Western Australia-based research project is investigating whether treating hearing loss could reduce the risk of dementia in the elderly.

Telethon 2020 raised a record $46.3m for the Channel 7 Telethon Trust over the weekend, with 14 donors contributing the lion's share of the money.

As the aged care royal commission has exposed, the sector had problems well before COVID-19 infections spread and hundreds died in facilities nationwide.

Artists are still waiting for support from the Morrison government's $250 million package, with most of it unspent.

Up to 2,000 sporting clubs could benefit from a $5 million COVID-19 relief program announced by the state government today.

Creative organisations are congregating in areas of Perth to maximise resources and encourage visitation.

Support for Aboriginal peoples’ employment pathways and a sustainable sports program for local youth are among the initiatives in a $700,000 Horizon Power funding round.

The MACA Cancer 200 Challenge raised $3.6 million for Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research on the weekend, taking the total donated in 2020 to $4.5 million, despite COVID-19.

A team of Perth creatives has used the downtime provided by the COVID-19 pandemic to launch a new theatre company in Fremantle.

Percent for Art schemes have led to growth in the amount of public art in WA, and the boom is just beginning.