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APAM heading to WA

The Australian Performing Arts Market will be hosted in Western Australia by PAC Australia in 2026, 2028 and 2030.

14 May 2024 15:03

Richard Watts

A natural rock formation in the rough shape of a window looks out over a river and surrounding Nanda Country. Two children wearing Akubra hats sit in the window, their backs to the camera.

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APAM will open an international window on Western Australian arts practices. Pictured: The natural rock formation known as Nature’s Window in Kalbarri National Park, WA. Photo: Nick Dunn, Unsplash.

The biennial Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) is heading to Western Australia for six years from 2025 to 2030.

The announcement, made on Monday (13 May) by Creative Australia, marks the first time the long-running arts market has been presented in WA.

The 2026, 2028 and 2030 editions of APAM will be hosted by PAC Australia, the national peak body for performing arts centres, presenters and producers, with the support of the Western Australian Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC).

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts