Cultural Industries

The disability services provider celebrates 85 years in 2023, with big plans to grow for the longer term.

Ralph Addis will step down as chief executive of Lotterywest and Healthway after less than two years in the role and two months earlier than his contract was due to expire.

Dick Lester hopes to widen interest in his eponymous portrait prize.

An East Kimberley arts project six years in the making will tour WA, heading to its final home at the museum.

Ingrid Puzey talks about the big changes at West Australian Ballet and her plans for its future.

WA opts for a fresh strategy to help the arts and culture sector build on its post-pandemic recovery.

Short Back and Sidewalks signs up its first paid employee to help drive its expansion to tackle homelessness.

Businesses based on the popular concept are taking advantage of a strong market to grow.

Mossenson Galleries celebrates 30 years and owners Diane and Dan Mossenson reflect on their contribution to the WA arts sector.

Fremantle Biennale has launched its fourth iteration SIGNALS 23, announcing more than 70 events and putting the historic Elders Wool Stores to use for the first time in over 30 years.

Grants to help volunteers buy equipment or reimburse training costs aim to boost the dropping number of Aussies who are serving their communities.

A spirit of creativity and collaboration energises and transforms those lucky enough to hear WAAPA's next generation of stars, writes Tess Palmyre.

The Hypotheticals is a contemporary tale of potential baby-making that's thoughtful, refreshing and pleasingly subversive, says Claire Trolio.

Poet and artist Charmaine Papertalk Green strives to break the stigma around aspiring regional artists moving to the city.

Minderoo Generation One director Shelley Cable has called it quits after nearly four years with the Forrest family's philanthropic foundation.

A small Rotary club in suburban Perth has had a big impact on an international medical charity.

Linde Ivimey's captivating sculptures and Susan Roux's striking large scale paper works make for a rich and rewarding experience at Art Collective WA, discovers Craig McKeough.

The operators of DOVA Collective say they have delivered a new business model for art galleries.

WA-based Good Sammy has opened its first hospitality venue Good Thanks cafe at the Kwinana Recquatic recreation centre.

Sitting with a $7.6 billion endowment following a mammoth donation of Fortescue Metals Group stock, Minderoo Foundation has sought to refine its areas of focus.

Will two successful short dance works stand up to being revived and extended for West Australian Ballet's 2023 STATE program? Kim Balfour finds out.

The donation, to the Forrests' Minderoo Foundation, came in the form of 220 million Fortescue Metals Group shares.

FORM collaborated with artist Stormie Mills to engage at-risk youth in the healing power of creativity.

WA has some very prominent philanthropists, detailed in our updated list of foundations, and there is a push to expand giving across the wider community.

Hall & Prior has received approval to demolish buildings on the corner of Stock Road and Canning Highway to construct a six-storey aged care facility in Palmyra.

The rising cost of living has flooded charitable organisations with those in need of a range of support services.

In a production worthy of the big stage, WAAPA's cast and crew make all the right moves. Julie Hosking prepares to cut loose – Footloose.

With powerful performances and impeccable staging, Kate Champion's direction of Andrew Bovell's Things I Know To Be True impresses David Zampatti, even if he has some doubts about the play.

The orchestra is huge and so is the music. Bourby Webster revels in the masterful direction of two of opera's greatest composers and welcomes the next generation to the stage.

The WA arts industry has celebrated change and embraced inclusivity over 30 years.

Fremantle Theatre Company's production of The Effect, by Succession writer Lucy Prebble, is as intelligent and engrossing as David Zampatti has come to expect from this local outfit.

A $150 million upgrade to the heritage-listed venue due in 2024 will involve rectifying a 'number of structural issues' with the car park underneath the venue to open once additional supports have been installed.