Chamber of Arts and Culture - Western Australia

Chamber of Arts and Culture - Western Australia The Chamber coordinates effective and influential advocacy for Arts and Culture in WA.

Arts and culture plays an integral role in the lives of Western Australians and our communities. This enriching role is at times unsung and unrecognised in both its contribution and its benefits to our State. People throughout WA are actively engaged in arts and culture either through direct participation or through appreciating the vital contribution that arts and culture makes to the vibrancy, s

ophistication and creativity of our region. FTI WA Students

Engagement in, and attention to the development of arts and culture in Western Australia is essential to the future of our State and can underpin many of our aspirations for an enriched society that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. We also have an opportunity to be a leader in some keys arts and cultural areas driven by our strengths in these sectors. Indigenous arts and culture, music, dance, theatre are just some areas where Western Australian talent has excelled gaining international attention and admiration. Buzz Dance Theatre Workshop

Local, State and Federal governments and the private sector must further recognise the importance of arts and culture as a key contributor to WA’s prosperity. We also have the chance to embrace a role as a leading contributor and collaborator to arts and culture in the ASPAC and global community in which we are so closely tied through our trade relationships.

WA Life are seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from artists and creatives for a series of significant public art comm...
19/06/2026

WA Life are seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from artists and creatives for a series of significant public art commissions for the New Women and Babies Hospital Project.

The project will deliver modern health care facilities that will support Western Australian families for generations to come. This EOI process will establish a pool of artists who may be shortlisted or directly engaged for a range of commissioned artworks for the project.

The commissions include sculptural works, integrated artworks, printed graphics, painting, digital works and photography. Artists of all levels of ability and disciplines, including those from non-traditional public art disciplines are strongly encouraged to apply. This includes (but is not limited to) illustrators, painters, print makers, photographers, furniture makers, craftspeople, ceramicists, textile-artists, poets and writers, digital media artists, sound and lighting artists, as well as sculptors and traditional public artists.

More information, including the EOI form to apply can be found here:

New Women and Babies Hospital Project Please review the following information in detail. This information can also be downloaded via the links at the bottom of the page. This website should be viewed on desktop rather than mobile.The website is intended to take you through the EOI steps as follows:R...

03/06/2026

“A federation of custodians can do much more than a population of competing claimants.”

One of the most intelligent and practical assessments of the current state of arts value and investment…

Kudos David Reece

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“A federation of custodians can do much more than a population of competing claimants.”One of the most intelligent and p...
03/06/2026

“A federation of custodians can do much more than a population of competing claimants.”

One of the most intelligent and practical assessments of the current state of arts value and investment.

Kudos David Reece.

Part 1 of Rethinking the Model argued that the cultural sector's problem is one of form. Part 2 showed its economics are inverted. In this third part, Baker Richards' David Reece argues that the sector has spent 40 years proving its value, and that proving value is not the same as having any power o...

Last week we had the pleasure of convening a roundtable and culture and creative industries sector briefing with A New A...
19/05/2026

Last week we had the pleasure of convening a roundtable and culture and creative industries sector briefing with A New Approach (ANA).

Thanks to Rupert Myer (ANA) and Nicola Forrest (Minderoo) for their leadership and support of the sector.

👉 Help shape the future of arts and culture in Perth 👈The City of Perth is seeking expressions of interest for the Cultu...
14/05/2026

👉 Help shape the future of arts and culture in Perth 👈

The City of Perth is seeking expressions of interest for the Culture and Arts Advisory Group (CAAG) – a key forum guiding the City’s cultural direction.

CAAG brings together leading thinkers and practitioners to provide strategic insight on arts, culture and heritage in Perth. Members play an important role in shaping a creative, connected and culturally rich city, contributing to major initiatives including planning for 2029 bicentenary and the renewal of the City’s Public Art Strategy.

This is a unique opportunity for individuals and organisational representatives to contribute their expertise and help guide the City’s cultural direction.

CAAG includes up to 11 members from across the creative and heritage sectors. The group meets three times per year, with additional opportunities to contribute to workshops and discussions.

The City are seeking people with expertise or lived experience across a range of areas, including creative industries, heritage, urban design, cultural tourism, public programs and First Nations and Whadjuk Nyoongar cultural knowledge.

Nominations close at 5pm on Wednesday, 3 June 2026.

For more information, including how to apply, visit the CAAG page

https://engage.perth.wa.gov.au/culture-and-arts-advisory-group-call-for-nominations

📸 The cast of West Australian Opera’s Wundig wer Wilura. West Beach Studio.

The 2026-27 federal budget announced last night invests $1.1 billion in Australia’s arts and cultural sector, of which $...
13/05/2026

The 2026-27 federal budget announced last night invests $1.1 billion in Australia’s arts and cultural sector, of which $22.9 million is new money.

But it is evident that there is still important work to be done to grow a deeper understanding across government of how investment in arts and culture contributes to the outcomes governments are trying to achieve.

Read the Chamber's and other peak body responses to the budget in the ArtsHub article below.

No shocks but few real surprises for the arts in the Albanese Government’s 2026-27 Federal Budget.

11/05/2026

Parliament House Artist-in-Residence

Heading into Budget lockup today. Looking forward to getting the Creative Industries detail!
06/05/2026

Heading into Budget lockup today. Looking forward to getting the Creative Industries detail!

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