Advocacy

Advocacy that is informed, collective and sector led.

Democracy Repair Services. Photo by Edwin Sitt. The Blue Room Theatre.

As the peak body for arts and culture in Western Australia, the Chamber provides collective, informed advocacy to government, industry and the wider community so policy, investment and public understanding reflect the value and impact of our sector.

We organise the insights and experience of artists, organisations and creative workers across the state, and translate them into clear advice that supports effective policy, investment and long-term sector development. In doing so, the sector can speak with greater clarity, credibility and influence.

FRINGE WORLD Festival, 2024. Buffet Du Cabare.
Photo By Adrian Thomson.

A Valued Secor

We influence public policy, shift community perceptions, and secure the conditions for a thriving creative ecosystem in Western Australia.

Strong cultural sectors are created when the right conditions are in place. The Chamber's role is to bring people together around shared priorities and ensure sector representation is clear, credible and influential.

RICK HEATH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Towards the Next National Cultural Policy: designing the conditions for culture to thrive

The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has submitted its response to the Australian Government’s consultation on the next National Cultural Policy, calling for a more coordinated, ambitious and sustainable national approach to arts, culture and creativity.

The Chamber supports building on the foundations established through Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place. The next National Cultural Policy must develop the systems, investment settings, and public policy conditions that enable cultural life to thrive sustainably, visibly, and equitably across the nation.

Policy must move from recognition to implementation. It must shift from describing the importance of culture to building the practical architecture that enables it: stable investment, stronger coordination across portfolios, sustainable creative careers, cultural participation, arts education, First Nations cultural authority, regional equity and long-term infrastructure planning.

Read the Chamber's Submission