Cultural Industries

The Boonji Spaceman, donated by US contemporary artist Brendan Murphy, has landed in Perth and is being prepared for installation.

The latest rental affordability snapshot paints a bleak picture for people on lower incomes in the private rental market.

The head of the industry peak body has resigned as the chamber faces funding uncertainty and is at risk of folding.

Employees from Shell, Chevron, Deloitte and Western Power will be playing at Amplifier Bar to raise funds for Perth Children's Hospital Foundation.

A collaboration with Hawaiian and Youth Focus is sparking conversations around youth mental health.

The construction of the new multimillion-dollar screen production facility in Malaga is well under way.

A new machine funded by Lotterywest is streamlining set design construction, resulting in lower costs and improved efficiencies for the wider arts sector.

With poverty rates rising, a new community movement has stepped up to address the problem.

Emerging and mid-career Western Australian Indigenous artists have their work on display at PICA in this year's Revealed exhibition.

The new facility, donated by a Perth businessman, has more than doubled the local charity’s capacity to help disadvantaged women in WA.

A development assessment panel has approved Bethanie’s $20 million lifestyle village plan, despite the City of Swan council recommending the proposal be refused.

Malcolm Steinberg’s philanthropic Malka Foundation extends the boundaries of enterprising education.

Accommodation provider St Bart’s has submitted two applications to build aged care residential facilities in East Perth, estimated to cost a total of $69 million.

The sizable grant will give not-for-profit leaders across the state access to Leadership WA’s esteemed programs.

St Bart's will close its women’s service in East Perth by July 1, after the organisation was unable to secure funding to continue the temporary accommodation.

Tourism Council WA has launched a new online toolkit to enhance the local tourism sector’s cultural inclusivity of First Nations people.

Medical research and healthcare programs were the major beneficiaries of an almost quadrupling of donations last year by McCusker Charitable Foundation.

A first-of-its-kind arts initiative in Australia is enabling Western Australian artists get creative with immersive digital technologies.

White Spark Pictures produces unique virtual reality documentary experiences.

A three-year pilot program has been launched to help provide urgently needed homeless accommodation for older Western Australians.

The Hawaiian Ride for Youth will take off in Albany today to raise funds for youth mental health awareness and prevention.

The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA board will today debate whether to wind-up the organisation due to a lack of funding certainty.

Disability services provider Rocky Bay offers a timeline for its accommodation upgrade, while sharing a downbeat outlook for the sector.

Sculpture by the Sea organisers have announced the iconic coastal art exhibition will go ahead in Cottesloe in 2026 following the event's axing this year.

Leading WA aged care providers respond to the new national Aged Care Bill, which becomes law in July.

WA aged care providers are preparing for a demographic shift while pursuing remedies for loneliness.

Roger Cook’s controversial $217 million plan for a new entertainment precinct at Burswood Park is likely to go ahead following the re-election of the Labor government.

Nicola Forrest-backed Coaxial has appointed Philippa Watson as chief executive, overseeing both its philanthropic and investment arms.

Novelist Holden Sheppard has won the Minderoo Artist Award for 2025, with eight other artists set to also benefit from the arts fund launched by Andrew and Nicola Forrest.

Minderoo has donated an additional $5 million to Ukraine, building on over $20 million of aid delivered to the country since the start of the war.

Perth Symphony Orchestra’s push into the regions has struck a chord but it targets a long-term funding model to support future planning.

Fly2 Foundation helps patients from the regions get to their city-based medical care services.