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Creative WA: A 10 year vision to grow and sustain our creative ecosystem

Following its release in late 2024, implementation of Creative WA: A 10 year vision to grow and sustain our creative ecosystem is gaining momentum. 

Creative WA provides the State Government’s vision for the future, as a roadmap to guide priorities and support for WA’s culture, arts and creative industries over the next 10 years.  

We recently hosted information sessions to introduce the vision, its guiding principles, strategic priorities and spotlight communities. 

The sessions saw a positive turn out of community members to engage on how the WA Government will grow thriving creative industries that increasingly contribute to the prosperity and diversity of the WA economy. 

Implementation and governance frameworks of the 10 year vision were key topics and included the introduction of an outcomes framework system and evaluation and tracking processes which would enable clear and simple reporting on outcomes. 

Participants were also updated on the existing and planned strategies and policies that sit underneath the vision of Creative WA which include the WA Screen Industry Strategy and the soon to be developed Creative Industries Strategy. 

Many participants tuned in to learn about the initial commitments made under Creative WA. 

Representatives from Lotterywest and Circuitwest joined the information sessions to present on the initiatives that they are leading. 

The WA Government, Lotterywest and Healthway have jointly committed $54.06 million to fund key initiatives identified as short-term priorities over the next 3 years. A breakdown of these allocations is as follows: 

New Creative WA Fellowships and Internships 

  • $640,000 available for Creative WA Fellowships and Internships per annum 
  • The fellowships and internships will prioritise Creative WA spotlight communities: 
  1. Young people 
  2. First Nations people 
  3. People living in regional and outer-metropolitan locations. 
  • The fellowships will invest in WA creatives to take a ‘big leap’ in their career trajectory to support them to become sector leaders and grow our creative economy. 
  • Internships provide a stepping stone to skills development and assist in filling skills gaps, shining a light on career pathways into the culture, arts and creative industries.

Creative Learning program extension 

  • $1,763,000 per annum to extend the Creative Learning election commitment over three additional years 
  • The Creative Learning program includes: 
    • The Creativity for Schools program, which partners schools and creatives to deliver transformative creative learning experiences across multiple curriculum areas that engage students in deep learning through creativity. 
    • Creative Learning Partnerships Program to deliver 2-year creative learning programs that increase access for students and teachers to engage in learning through arts experiences, with a key concern being those students who are disadvantaged and least likely to have access to such opportunities to enrich their overall learning and engagement.   

Technical Services Industry and Workforce Development initiative 

  • $350,000 over two years for the Technical Services Industry and Workforce Development strategic initiative led by Circuitwest. 
  • This project will engage a workforce development manager over two years to respond to increased issues raised by the performing arts sector in relation to technical staffing capacity and capability. 
  • The intended outcome is to create significant and long-term change in the areas of career development, employment conditions, work culture, sector recognition, education and training. 

Creativity and Wellbeing for Young People program extension 

  • $1.5 million joint funding over two years shared between the State Government — ($1 million) and Healthway ($500,000) to continue the Creativity and Wellbeing for Young People program. 
  • The program is a partnership between the DLGSC and Healthway. 
  • It aims to organically build health outcomes for young people participating in arts and creative activities with a particular focus on those that identify as: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD), LGBTQIA+, or are impacted by a level of socio-economic disadvantage. 

Lotterywest

Lotterywest is committing up to $45 million across the next three years to support upgrades for arts and cultural infrastructure and spaces across the State.  

This responds to strong feedback from WA's arts sector and seeks to support vital cultural organisations with infrastructure, equipment and technology necessary for arts and cultural activities. The commitment includes: 

Targeted support to culture and the arts infrastructure

  • $30 million over three years towards arts and culture infrastructure upgrades. 
  • Lotterywest is providing an opportunity for metropolitan and regional organisations to improve existing facilities, equipment and technology needed to bring communities together through arts and cultural spaces.
  • For example, grants could go towards creating a more functional and effective space, equipment supporting volunteer participation, capital works to support enhanced accessibility, or shared spaces for creative workshops. 

Targeted Support to Aboriginal Art Centre Infrastructure  

  • $15 million over 3 years towards Aboriginal Art Centre Infrastructure. 
  •  Lotterywest's support for Aboriginal Arts Centres across the State is aligned with recent infrastructure audit recommendations. Lotterywest is working with the peak body, Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub WA, to ensure support Is coordinated and staged effectively. 

Creative WA is now in the early stages of implementation with further activities and details will be rolled out in stages.

Creative WA will be evaluated annually and measured against milestones over the next 10 years.  

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Page reviewed 27 February 2023
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