Vote Arts lobby delivers regional arts funding boost

Following successful pre-election lobbying , the WA Government has committed $24 million to five new programs in regional arts.
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The newly formed Creative Regions Program will be rolled out over the next four years,providing $24 million to regional arts organisations, venues and touring programs.

WA Culture and Arts Minister John Day said this was one of the largest investments in regional culture made by a government in Australia. Grants will be made available annually to arts organisations through to 2018.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina