04/18/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/17/2024 18:17
Organisers of a much-loved music festival and art enrichment programs are among the recipients of funding in the latest round of the Regional Arts Sector Investment Program (RASI).
RASI invests in regionally-based arts organisations that create and present arts activities in regional communities. It provides operational funding that supports organisational sustainability, which in turn supports the regional arts sector and contributes to the cultural and economic diversity of regional Western Australia.
In the latest round, 17 organisations have been funded for the next three financial years to 2026-27. The recipients sharing in $680,000 annually for three years are:
A 23 per cent increase in funding this round has allowed for a greater number of recipients. Two of the groups funded are First Nations organisations. This round's new recipients are Nannup Music Club, Arts Margaret River, Kimberley Arts Network, Mara Arts Aboriginal Corporation, Gardiner Street Arts Collective and Wheatbelt Arts & Events.
Organisations funded deliver activities such as arts and music festivals, small arts events, community cultural development programs, art programs and enrichment, and support for visual artists.
Delivered by Regional Arts WA, the RASI is a competitive grants program delivered as part of the Regional Arts and Cultural Investment Program.
Comments attributed to Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman:
"Not only is it important to have a vibrant arts scene, but it's also important to have a diverse one - one where many voices can express themselves in many different ways.
"The arts play a central role for many people in regional towns. It's not only an outlet for creativity but a way to connect, create and strengthen community.
"I'm pleased to see in this round the addition of six new recipients, such as the Nannup Music Club - which puts on the much-loved Nannup Music Festival - and the Gardiner Street Arts Collective based in Moora."