Nearly 70 Western Australians were recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list this year, with three appointed Officers of the Order of Australia for their distinguished service.
Premier Roger Cook traversed everything from Karl Lagerfeld to economic development when he opened a private art gallery run by former WA Ballet executive director Olivier David.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Simona Chady, Anna Reece, Iain Grandage, Dan McAulley, Donna Nelson, Sandra Eades, Mike Nelson, Paul Laybourne, Lance Malone and Mark Ritter.
Perth Festival will return next year with a full line-up of interstate and overseas acts, a free opening event at Joondalup and expectations for a big increase in income.
Perth Festival is budgeting for a doubling in box office sales next year after signing up acclaimed Icelandic performer Björk for an Australian-exclusive season.
Perth Festival's box office sales increased slightly from the 2021 iteration, but total attendance was heavily disrupted by cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A large-scale event to open the 2022 Perth Festival on February 11 will not go ahead due to the organiser's concern about the potential spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
Perth Festival has released a dramatically changed program for 2022 along with its first-ever 12-month financial report since becoming a stand-alone company.
Overall attendance increased while box office sales lagged at Perth Festival this year after border closures resulted in a smaller program of local acts.
Fringe World Festival shows will begin from 7pm tonight while Perth Festival has been postponed another week, until February 15, under advice from the state government.
Home-grown artists will be highlighted in the 2021 Perth Festival program, which features Tim Minchin performing songs from his new album Alone Together with WASO as the headline act.
The 2020 Perth Festival has proved to be the most successful in the event's history, with $5.98 million earned at the box office, despite some programming cancelled due to COVID-19 and lower audience numbers.
Ambitious plans to attract more visitors from outside Western Australia for next year's Perth Festival and beyond are top-of-mind for executive director Nathan Bennett.
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.
For the first time in its 65-year history, Perth Festival has appointed a home-grown artistic director, Iain Grandage, whose creative vision will be executed across a four-year tenure starting in 2020.
