A total of 80 Western Australians were recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2022 including Carmen Lawrence, Murray McHenry, Amber Hasler and Geoffrey Stooke.
Fringe World Festival was due to wrap up on Sunday, but organisers have launched an encore season after losing five days of programming due to Perth's COVID-19 lockdown.
The official launch of Fringe World Festival on Thursday night was interrupted by local artists protesting the festival's partnership with Woodside Petroleum.
Box office sales at this year's Fringe World Festival were up by 15 per cent on 2018 figures, while 13 per cent more people attended ticketed events, according to a report released last night.
The state's two leading arts festivals have a large role to play in the cultural and creative vibrancy of Perth during the summer months, according to their impact reports released this week.
Box office sales for Perth's two major arts festivals have remained steady against last year's figures, with Perth Festival on track to make $3.8 million and Fringe World Festival hitting $10 million.
City of Perth and Woodside are upping their input into Fringe World Festival this year as the arts event expands with new locations and online activity.
Blackburne managing director Paul Blackburne was last night named the 2016 Business News 40under40 First Amongst Equals, ahead of a talented and diverse field of candidates.
The Subiaco Arts Centre will tomorrow launch its own independent festival, with high hopes to continue the strong public support for such arts events which has been evident at the Perth International Arts Festival and Fringe World Festival.
Ticket sales for the 2014 Fringe World Festival are tracking ahead of levels at the same time last year, with event organisers confident of bettering the record revenue from the 2013 festival.
