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Regional Arts WA team with Regional Arts Network representatives and special guests. A photo of a group of arts workers smiling and looking at the camera with a sign with the text 'REGIONAL ARTS WA'.
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A 30-year ambition: Regional Arts WA steps up the game to drive funding innovation

For its 30th anniversary, Regional Arts WA has launched a new investment framework that seeks to shift away from fragmented…

Make your own resin lazy susan at 2024 Margaret River Region Open Studios. Photo of a person holding a resin circular board resembling ocean waves.
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Everything from resin lazy Susans to clay pinch pots at Margaret River Region Open Studios 2024

Margaret River Region Open Studios allows visitors to see art, buy art, make art and meet over 100 artists.

Long open road in outback Australia. Tourism.
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Surprises as most cultural Australian cities (per capita) revealed

Recent data shows that regional cities offer top cultural experiences.

Two people hold up a large textile work in an outdoor setting.
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Craft as a universal language: IOTA 2024 reveals lead artists and theme

The Indian Ocean Craft Triennial returns for its second WA edition to channel the diversity and communicative powers of craft.

The front facade of REDSEA Gallery in Margaret River, housed inside a century-old building. Photo: Supplied. A black shed-like building taken from the outside. Leading up into the space is a long ramp with shrubs at the front. Inside the space are paintings showing through the gallery windows on both sides.
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A plethora of gallery activities

New galleries, reopenings and pop-ups, plus an Australian gallery to exhibit First Nations art in New York.

A children's book titled 'Manyi Nganyjaali' by Delphine Shandley. The orange cover has three people in a red car with 'bush tomatoes' written across it.
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Bilingual Indigenous books preserving language while storytelling

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the Baya Gawiy Buga yani Jandu yani u Centre have published four children's books by…

Still from Georgi Ivers' performance ‘You're So Brave’ (2022). During this part of the performance, Ivers is being attacked by voiceless enemies saying "your life must be so hard", "you're so brave" and "have you tried cutting out gluten?" in response to her symptoms. Photo: Minni Karamfiles.
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The case for flexible journalism

Negotiating voice, agency and interview practices for disabled and neurodiverse creatives.

Curators gathering at The Alternative Archive regional exhibition. Image: Courtesy of The Alternative Archive.
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Regional connections – a case for a Regional Arts Triennial

A West Australian project connecting regional arts and curatorial practice has seeded an ambitious statewide arts sector event.

Interior view of a gallery space at the Tate Britain museum showing a series of 17th century oil paintings in decorative frames.
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‘Free the art!’: artist in dialogue with state collection highlights gaps in digital access

A recent artist residency has looked into levels of online access to artworks held in Australian art collections. The results…

Aboriginal artist Mervyn Street, pictured in 2023, standing on a balcony of an old art shed. He wears a blue shirt and a cowboy hat.
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The art story behind the $180 million class action win led by Mervyn Street

A recent class action over stolen wages has brought past injustices to light. The paintings of the case’s Lead Applicant,…

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