- Regional Arts Venues Support program provides funding to support the expansion of
annual programs delivered by arts venues in regional Western Australia
- 11 regional public art
galleries and 11 regional performing arts venues to receive annual grants of up
to $70,000 per annum until 2027
- The funding will allow
regional art venues to cater to wider audiences through expanded programming
Eleven
regional performing arts venues and 11 regional public art galleries are set
to benefit from up to $70,000 per annum over three years through the Regional
Arts Venues Support program (RAVS).
RAVS is a competitive grants program open to regional arts venues
operated by local government authorities and not-for-profit organisations.
RAVS consists of two funding branches:
Regional Exhibition Touring Boost (RETB) for public art galleries, and Regional
Arts and Cultural Investment Program (RACIP) for performing arts venues.
The
funding will help regional theatres, civic centres, public galleries and other
arts venues to expand their annual programming to better engage the local
community and create opportunities for cultural tourism.
Some of
the programs funded include initiatives that will support productions written
for and by First Nations people, greater participation by children and young
people, and the upskilling of artists and arts workers in regional communities.
RAVS
funding will have a major impact on the accessibility of regional performing
and visual arts and support the local tourist economy.
Eleven
performing arts venues have received program funding through the RACIP
Performing Arts Venues category:
- Arts Margaret River, Nala Bardip
Mia/Margaret River HEART 2024-2027 - $70,000
per annum;
- Arts Narrogin, In The House - Connecting
Community through Performing Arts Program 2024-2027 - $70,000 per annum;
- Bunbury Regional Theatre, An Explosion of
Arts Activity - Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre 2024-2027 - $70,000 per annum;
- City of Busselton, Saltwater Performing Arts
Centre Opening Program - $70,000 per
annum;
- City of Greater Geraldton - Queens Park
Theatre, Something More - $70,000 per
annum;
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder - Goldfields Arts
Centre, Expanded Program 2024 to 2027 - $69,935
per annum;
- Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council, Rave
About Arts: Inspiring the Possibilities Within -
$70,000 per annum;
- Shire of Broome - Broome Civic Centre, See
you at Civic - $70,000 per annum;
- Shire of Harvey - Harvey Recreation and
Cultural Centre, Expanded Annual Performing Arts Program 2024-2027 - $70,000 per annum;
- Shire of Moora, Moora Performing Arts Centre
Extended Program 2024-2027 - $70,000 per
annum; and
- Southern Forest Arts, More Than Applause:
Cultivating Vibrant Communities - $50,000
per annum.
Eleven
regional galleries have received program funding through the RETB Public Art
Galleries category:
- Beverley Station Arts, Visual Arts for All -
Exhibition Programming Expansion and Public Programming - $35,000 per annum;
- City of Albany, Public Program Expansion - $70,000 per annum;
- City of Bunbury, Aboriginal Curatorial
Development Residency Program - $70,000
per annum;
- City of Greater Geraldton, Geraldton
Regional Art Gallery Membership Program -
$45,530 per annum;
- Goldfields Arts Centre - City of
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Artist in Residence program -
$50,668 per annum;
- North Midlands Project, Threads in Common
Expanded Exhibition + Public Program -
$69,500 per annum;
- Shire of Carnarvon, Carnarvon Art Gallery
Program Expansion - $58,000 per annum;
- Shire of Shark Bay, Rose de Freycinet Art
Gallery Expanded Programming - $55,240
per annum;
- Southern Forest Arts, Stretch and Connect
Visual Arts Program - $70,000 per annum;
- The Cannery Arts Centre, Expansion of
Exhibition Program: Art Room Gallery Activation, Touring Exhibitions and
Technical Training - $25,450 per annum;
and
- Warmun Art Aboriginal Corporation, Expanding
and Enhancing Warmun Arts Centre's Annual Exhibition Program - $70,000 per annum.
RAVS is supported by Royalties for Regions through Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural
Industries and the Department of Primary
Industries and Regional Development.
Learn more about
RAVS: https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/arts-funding/regional-arts-venues-support
Comments attributed to Culture
and the Arts Minister David Templeman:
"Our regional
communities are diverse and talented. The State Government is proud to deliver
funding that encourages a diversity of voices and audiences in the regional
arts sector.
"This funding highlights the Cook Government's commitment
to ensuring access to quality and
consistent arts programming in the regions."
Comments attributed to
Regional Development Minister Don Punch:
"The benefits
of a thriving arts sector for regional communities are felt by our local
artists, audiences and economies.
"In a State as large and diverse as WA, we're proud to be
supporting a vibrant cultural landscape which offers something for everyone, no
matter where you live."
