Regional arts

Regional applicants are encouraged to apply to all funding programs offered by the department however there are a number of programs specifically for regional Western Australia.

These programs, Regional Exhibition Touring Boost (RETB) and Regional Arts and Cultural Investment Program (RACIP), are supported by Royalties for Regions through DLGSC and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

From 2023-24 to 2026-27, DLGSC will build on previous investment into the regional arts and culture sector through 3 strategic focus areas:

1. project funding
2. organisational development
3. sector capacity building.

New grant programs will be listed here as announced.

Project funding

Organisational development

Regional Arts Sector Investment

The department partners with Regional Arts WA to fund employment and operational support for regional arts organisations.

Sector capacity building

As part of the RACIP and RETB, the department partners with:

• AACHWA to deliver business development for Aboriginal Arts Centres and to support increasing Aboriginal training and employment pathways in the regional creative industries.  
• CircuitWest to provide capacity building services to the State’s performing arts venues.
• Art on the Move to service the regional visual arts sector by delivering baseline exhibition touring services, professional development, and training programs across Western Australia
• Art Gallery of Western Australia to tour artworks from the State Art Collection to galleries in regional Western Australia.
• Regional Arts WA to increase capacity and leadership in young regional artists.

For the purposes of RACIP and RETB funding, regional WA is defined by the 9 regions.