Significant investment into WA arts orgs

Oct 24, 2019, 15:54 PM

Thirty-seven Western Australian arts, cultural and creative sector organisations will share in more than $31 million in funding over three years as part of the Arts Organisations Investment Program (AOIP).

The competitive funding program, starting in 2020, will support organisations from a range of art forms to create high-quality diverse arts and cultural experiences for the people of Western Australia.

One of the new recipients, Sensorium Theatre, creates immersive theatre experiences tailored for children with disabilities. Sensorium have presented several highly acclaimed productions in Western Australia, at the Sydney Opera House and internationally at the Lincoln Center in New York and The Artground in Singapore.

Other successful organisations include Perth Symphony Orchestra which presents classical music in playful and unexpected ways, and the Aboriginal Art Centre Hub WA which supports the extensive network of Aboriginal Art Centres across Western Australia.

The AOIP contains two categories: 'Producing and presenting' or 'Service'. Producing and presenting organisations develop, produce and/or present professional arts, cultural and creative programs. Service organisations provide professional support for artists, cultural practitioners, creatives or for a particular art form. They may also provide opportunities for specific groups to engage and participate in arts, cultural and creative activities.

Applications to the AOIP went through a competitive process and were assessed by an independent advisory panel of highly skilled and experienced members of Western Australia's arts and business communities.

Arts Organisations Investment Program recipients (in alphabetical order)

Producing and presenting organisations

1.    ART ON THE MOVE

2.    Artrage

3.    AWESOME Arts

4.    Barking Gecko Theatre Company

5.    Co3 Australia

6.    DADAA

7.    FORM

8.    Fremantle Arts Centre

9.    Fremantle Press

10.  International Art Space

11.  Magabala Books

12.  Marrugeku

13.  Perth Centre for Photography

14.  Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA)

15.  Perth Symphony Orchestra

16.  pvi collective

17.  Sensorium Theatre

18.  Spare Parts Puppet Theatre

19.  The Blue Room Theatre (part of the Performing Arts Centre Society)

20.  The Last Great Hunt

21.  The Literature Centre Inc.

22.  TURA New Music

23.  WA Youth Jazz Orchestra

24.  WA Youth Orchestra

25.  WA Youth Theatre

26.  Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Corporation 

Service organisations

27.  Aboriginal Art Centre Hub WA (AACHWA)

28.  Artsource

29.  CircuitWest

30.  Community Arts Network

31.  Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC)

32.  Performing Lines WA

33.  Propel Youth Arts WA

34.  Regional Arts WA (formerly Country Arts WA)

35.  STRUT Dance

36.  WAM (The West Australian Music Industry Association Incorporated)

37.  Writing WA