MEDIA RELEASE
June
2015
MAJOR INVESTMENT FROM ROYALTIES FOR REGIONS -
CREATIVE REGIONS PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON CREATIVITY THROUGH REGIONAL WA
Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council is proud to
announce that they are receiving funding from the recently announced Royalties
for Regions’ Creative Regions program which will see the State Government
invest $24million in arts and culture in regional Western Australia over four
years.
Jessica Machin, CEO of Country Arts WA which four
years ago called on the State to open its eyes to the wide ranging benefits
delivered to regional communities through culture and the arts, congratulated Ravensthorpe
Regional Arts Council and praised the State government on its investment which
was unveiled this week by the Minister for Culture and Arts The Hon. John Day
and Regional Development Minister Terry Redman at the Bunbury Regional
Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 10 June 2015.
Ms Machin said the allocation of funds is the
largest and most significant investment in regional arts in Western Australia
and across the country would support vibrancy and capacity building and
positive social impact for the regions.
Known as the Royalties for Regions – Creative
Regions program, the initiative will be delivered through a memorandum of understanding
between the Department of Culture and the Arts (DCA) and the Department of
Regional Development (DRD).
Ainsley Foulds, current Chairperson of the Ravensthorpe
Regional Arts Council, stated that the organisation is excited at the prospects
this funding will enable it to achieve throughout the Shire of Ravensthorpe.
The committee expects to meet with Key Stakeholders and consult its Strategic
Plan to ensure this funding has a long lasting positive social impact on the community
and supports the committee’s sustainability goals.
Overview of
Scheme 4
Scheme 4 will be managed by
Country Arts WA on behalf of the Department of Culture and the Arts. It will
expand on existing partnerships and develop new partnerships and programs to
strengthen regionally based arts and cultural organisations in Western Australia.
The funding will provide services to regionally based arts organisations,
artists and art workers across all art forms.
Programs will be informed by regional funding priorities identified in a
2013 survey which revealed strong support for the arts for regional
people. More info
www.countryartswa.asn.au
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