Cultural Industries

West Australian Ballet launched a new endowment fund at Government House last night, with two separate donations from Jack Bendat and Alexandra Burt's foundations totalling $4.1 million.

Former Art Gallery of WA chief executive and director Stefano Carboni has relocated to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to assist in broadening the country's cultural offerings as part of Saudi Vision 2030.

Iain Shields is acutely aware of the challenges around social housing, having experienced them personally in the UK and then in a professional capacity in Australia.

Liam Nunan had never entered an art competition before winning the The Richard Lester Prize for Portraiture 2019 for a painting of his friend Jonny Hawkins on Friday night.

Perth philanthropist Annie Fogarty has been announced this year's WA Australian of the Year for her work in education advocacy.

The West Australian Ballet has announced it will tour China with a performance of ‘Giselle' in October of next year, as part of the company's recently announced 2020 season.

Artistic director Iain Grandage launched the 2020 Perth Festival program last night and announced the first week of the 24-day festival will be dedicated to First Nations performances.

Wesfarmers' newly announced partnership with Rowing WA is part of a broad range of sports-related community programs gaining popularity in WA.

The Australian Institute of Company Directors has announced EON Foundation chair Caroline de Mori and South Coast Natural Resource Management board member and audit committee chair Joanne Gilbert as the winners of the PwC Director Awards for Excellence in the Not-for-Profit Sector in WA.

Western Australia's two biggest charity events, Telethon and the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for Research, raised a collective $47.4 million for medical research over the weekend.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service WA has appointed its former chief executive Tim Shackleton and HBF chief executive John Van Der Wielen to the board.

Community Arts Network has announced a partnership with The City of Perth to bring ‘Djinda Djinda Kanangoor', a Noongar version of the lullaby ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', to outdoor screens throughout Yagan Square, Perth Cultural Centre and Northbridge Piazza this summer.

Elizabeth Perron has been given the daunting task of continuing her late father's philanthropic legacy. She spoke to Business News about how she is tackling this task.

Business colleagues Jonathan Stewart and Graham Dowland have found two very different ways to make a philanthropic impact.

Helping to establish a $35 million endowment fund for the WA Museum is the latest step in Jenny Allen's philanthropic journey.

Fundraising is a mechanical process and 90 per cent of the work is research, according to an international expert visiting Perth next week.

Emerging visual artist Curtis Taylor will hold his first solo exhibition at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts later this month, titled ‘Untitled (Uura)'.

With the rollout of the NDIS due to be completed by mid-2020, disability service providers are turning to IT solutions to improve efficiency and make the system more accessible to users.

An ABC serialised drama is providing consistent work for creatives in WA's television industry.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Foundation has announced a $US300 million ($440 million) commitment to establish a new industry-focused initiative to end worldwide plastic waste.

A new alliance was launched in Perth this month to promote investment in organisations focused on environmental, social and cultural good while also creating financial returns.

Indigenous skincare business Jummi Factory has gained financial backing from Minderoo Foundation after receiving top prize at the inaugural Dream Summit in Sydney last week.

Peter Buckman says he loves his work with the Friends of Kings Park because he can see the positive impact of his efforts.

New Artrage chief executive Sharon Burgess reckons she has the best job in Perth, allowing her to combine her passion for the arts with her business experience.

WA Symphony Orchestra (WASO) has announced the appointment of Perth soprano Sara Macliver to its board of directors.

The Royal Automobile Club has posted strong full-year revenue and profit figures, but the not for profit also wrote-down the value of two of its business ventures.

Family Business Australia has appointed a new state chairman in the same month it launches its national event, Family Business Day.

Perth will soon be home to three venues with a very different type of entertainment - axe-throwing - adding to a growing number of nightlife options offering interactive activities to lure in punters.

Lifeline WA is on its way to meeting its ambitious goal to answer the equivalent of all the state's crisis calls by June 2020, after doubling its volunteer workforce in the past three years to answer a record 32,000 calls last year.

A unique mobile service for homeless people will benefit from a recent injection of funding.

Two Western Australian arts organisations have made changes to their boards, with appointments including David Shirley, Rowena Albones, Ben Lisle and Rishelle Hume.

Wesfarmers played a big role in bringing credibility and respect back to the business sector after the turbulent events of the 1980s.