Western Australia’s arts playground
Western Australia’s arts playground
17 July 2026
WA’s independent theatre scene is buoyant, but artists still face a difficult middle ground shaped by funding pressures, audience development and access to affordable venues. Ian Lilburne investigates what it will take for independent theatre-makers to build sustainable creative careers in WA.
8 July 2026
On Labour: Four Live Works created a courageous, collective holding space for bureaucratic fault lines we all battle in the arts, writes Patrick Gunasekera.
20 April 2026
Arts stalwart James Berlyn receives the inaugural Ripple Effect Award, in honour of Georgia Malone, as Freeze Frame Opera wins big at the 2026 Performing Arts WA Awards.
8 April 2026
As Georgia Malone’s legacy is honoured with a new Performing Arts WA Award, her many colleagues and friends are reflecting on her immeasurable contribution to the arts sector, writes Nina Levy.
5 February 2026
Perth’s PVI Collective’s latest activist participation artwork aims to recharge people’s flagging positive energy levels, Stephen Bevis writes.
28 October 2025
With 13 commissions and 20 world premieres our flagship arts festival is throwing its weight behind the local arts industry.
27 August 2025
Fremantle Biennale artistic director Tom Muller says this year’s theme has an urgency that goes beyond the port city.
12 August 2025
Sarah-Jayne Eeles spotlights The Night of the Muses, the Goldfields arts initiative by Mireia Gonzalaz and Marita Holdaway that turns historic venues into eclectic evenings of music, dance, theatre, comedy and visual art, celebrating local creativity.
31 July 2025
As arts education faces cutbacks across the globe, WAAPA continues to thrive by expanding, innovating, and preparing the next generation of performers – writes Will Yeoman.
21 July 2025
In her review of the Albany International Folk ‘n’ Shanty Festival, Rita Clarke captures a weekend of Celtic tunes, sea shanties, and spirited performances set against the stunning coastal backdrop of Albany.