Arts funding was on the menu at a business breakfast co-sponsored by Business News and Screenwest this week, with panelist Ben Elton advocating development of a film studio in Perth to boost the sector.
SPECIAL REPORT: A focus on creating and sustaining a liveable, connected and internationally appealing city is driving arts and culture development and construction projects across Perth.
The state's premier screen industry event, the WA Screen Awards, has been postponed this year due to the uncertainty of future funding arrangements surrounding its organiser, the Film & Television Institute WA.
WA Local Government Association chief executive and former WA businesswoman of the year, Ricky Burges, joined Business News at Julio's in West Perth to discuss her professional journey and what lies ahead.
SPECIAL REPORT: An app co-developed in WA could revolutionise the way organisations around the world measure the impact and intrinsic value of arts and culture programs.
SPECIAL REPORT: Slower growth in discretionary spending is a challenge for some local fashion hopefuls, but export markets and tech-style accelerator programs are presenting opportunities.
SPECIAL REPORT: A specialist indigenous publisher in Broome has achieved its most successful fundraising campaign, after Creative Partnerships Australia helped it secure the backing of two philanthropic family foundations in Perth.
More than 30 Western Australian arts organisations are set to share in $29 million worth of state funding, with some organisations likely to secure up to six years worth of grants.
Artrage was founded as an alternative arts organisation, yet under chief executive and former 40under40 award winner Marcus Canning, its turnover is heading towards $20 million.
The Fremantle Chamber of Commerce board has appointed Olwyn Williams as the new chief executive officer, replacing Tim Milsom who resigned in September.
The state government has begun the tender process to find a builder for its $430 million Museum of Western Australia, set to be built at the Perth Cultural Centre.
Construction and contracting firm Decmil Group will build the pedestrian bridge for the island at Elizabeth Quay, under a $19.9 million deal announced today, while the state government is also seek
The state government will invest $21 million in preparation work for the new Museum of Western Australia in the 2014-15 financial year - starting with an upgrade of the Welshpool Collections and Re
The state government will take on the management of Western Australia's performing arts venues, including His Majesty's Theatre, the State Theatre Centre of WA and Perth Concert Hall, squeezing out
Western Australia's voice for multicultural arts has announced it can no longer survive after having funding withdrawn by the state government - a claim which Minister for Planning, Culture and the
With Treasury chief Tim Marney departing for a role in the mental health sector, the Barnett government faces the task of finding permanent senior executives for several key departments.
The Art Gallery of Western Australia today launched Picasso to Warhol: Fourteen Modern Masters, the first exhibition in a series of six from New York's Museum of Modern Art that director Stefano Ca
