The state government has ruled the auditorium Spare Parts Puppet Theatre leases from them is unsafe, forcing the organisation to cancel its upcoming shows.
The state’s performing arts industry recognised its best last night with The Bleending Tree by Angus Cerini taking out four awards and Co3 winning three for its dance work Archives of Humanity.
Five local studios have been granted $50,000 to attend a computer and video games event in Germany, while $2 million has been allocated to help the industry access federal tax offsets.
Newly appointed boss of the WA Alliance to End Homelessness David Pearson said it was not ‘normal’ for a city like Perth to have high numbers of people experiencing homelessness.
Retirement villages will be forced to pay exit entitlements within 12 months under amendments to laws regulating retirement villages proposed by the state government.
An $80 million plan to redevelop the former Woodside hospital in East Fremantle is progressing with applicant Hall & Prior recently submitting an application.
Western Australian customers of several major arts organisations may have been impacted by a cyber breach of the digital marketing platform used by the Arts and Culture Trust.
Ten mid-career artists will share in $210,000 in grants from Minderoo Foundation, with two recipients offered extra funds for childcare in recognition of the pressures of caregiving.
Investment policies must align with a not-for-profit’s mission, rather than reflect the loudest voice in the room, writes Pitcher Partners’ Simon Montgomery.
A mandatory labelling scheme for inauthentic Aboriginal art could curb the sale of fake souvenirs, according to a new draft report by the Productivity Commission.
Workpower Inc will be able to provide more opportunities for people with disability after it acquired property maintenance business Greg McKenna Property Services.
Barking Gecko, Tim Watts and Arielle Gray make wonderful theatre out of Cicada, Shaun Tan’s parable for all ages, write David Zampatti and junior reviewer Pippa Turnbull.
Alcoa Foundation has committed a further $655,000 to not-for-profit Waalitj Foundation’s employment and business support programs over the next three years.
The Simon Lee Foundation is supporting the Art Gallery of WA to establish a five-year curatorial initiative to exhibit and collect work by contemporary Asian artists.
A disability support service that hires professional athletes has landed in Perth and recruited players from the Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Fever.
Not-for-profit Nulsen Group has rebranded as PeopleKind Group and undergone a restructure to help it operate under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Traversing a range of human emotion, West Australian Ballet’s latest triple bill is an evening of beautifully performed contemporary dance, reports Kim Balfour.
Liquidators of Perth Fashion Festival have failed in their bid to bolster a probe into collapsed industry body Fashion Council WA in the hope of clawing back half a million dollars.
Members of an arts district in West Perth, including Janet Holmes a Court, are opposing a $25.5 million proposal for a five-storey building in which a hardware store could be a major tenant.
Planning minister Rita Saffioti has stepped in to decide on Ruah Community Services’ proposed relocation in Northbridge after the application was refused by City of Perth.
From an exquisite performance by Lior to mashed up anthems of gender equality, the opening weekend of the Perth International Cabaret Festival provides plenty of reasons to come hear the music play, writes David Zampatti.
West Australian Ballet has announced Ingrid Puzey is replacing Sherry Duhe as chair, a day after the company revealed its executive director Olivier David was departing.
