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Monsters by the sea, sandcastles with personalities, mining excavators with attitudes and farm equipment with eyes to watch your every move! Imaginations soar and stories are inspired by David Miller’s whimsical sculptures on display at the State Library.

David Miller is an author and illustrator and paper has always fascinated him. He has written a book called You Can Make Paper Sculptures and his latest book is Big and Me. Bring the children to the State Library for a journey to another world.

The area between William, Roe, Beaufort and Francis streets in Northbridge, which includes the State Library, WA Art Gallery and WA Museum, will be transformed with new cafes, entertainment, improved security, an orchard and free wireless internet.

Planning and Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said the exciting changes for the Perth Cultural Centre over the coming weeks and beyond was part of an $11million commitment to revitalising the area.

Read the Minister's statement.

Students and teachers from schools as far-reaching as Bidyadanga in the Kimberley to Balcatta and Wanneroo senior high schools in Perth will be the first to benefit from the ArtsEdge Artists in Residence (AIR) Grants Program.

Minister for Culture and the Arts, John Day and Minister for Education Liz Constable today announced more than $270,000 in funding to regional and metropolitan schools and artists as part of the inaugural AIR Grants Program.

A research paper has examined issues faced by culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) artists and how opportunities can be developed to support multicultural arts throughout Western Australia.

Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Minister John Castrilli and Culture and the Arts Minister John Day today announced the public release of the report ‘Western Australia Intercultural Arts Research Project’.

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The iconic Tim Winton novel ‘Cloudstreet’ will be made into a six-hour television series in Western Australia with filming due to commence in the first half of next year.

Culture and the Arts Minister John Day today announced that the State Government through ScreenWest had helped secure the filming of ‘Cloudstreet’ for WA through its Production Attraction Fund.

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The State Government has announced the winner of the $1million situate international sculpture competition which will take pride of place at the centre of the Forrest Place forecourt in Perth.

Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said artist James Angus, consulting engineer Doug Knox, lighting designer Peter Mclean and industrial designer Sebastian Adams had been chosen from five finalist teams.

When installed, their brightly coloured hollow-cast aluminium three-dimensional biomorphic form will be 11 metres long, three metres wide and 6.5 metres high.

Read the Minister's statement.

Applications for the Contemporary Music Grants round close this Friday September 11.

Now in its sixth year, the Contemporary Music Grants Program continues to contribute to the growth of a vibrant and profitable contemporary music industry.

Western Australia’s largest fashion festival kicks off in Perth today, presenting a powerhouse of local and international models and designers. 

Tourism Minister Liz Constable said the six-day event included a new venue - Fashion Paramount, 53 fashion events and Foxtel’s Fashion TV, which was secured through Eventscorp funding.

The State Government supports the Perth Fashion Festival through Eventscorp’s Arts and Cultural Event  (ACE) Scheme, a scheme designed to assist in developing arts and cultural events in WA, and through funding provided by the Department of Culture and the Arts.

Read the Minister's statement.

Images from the five finalists for situate - an international sculpture competition offering $1million for an artwork to transform Perth’s Forrest Place - have been released.

Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said the five teams invited to develop their concept designs had made their final submissions, which are now available to the public in the lead up to the announcement of the winning entry on Friday, September 11, 2009.

Read the Minister's statement.

The State Government has recognised the success of the arts and cultural sector with the inaugural Western Australian Cultural Achievement Awards at tonight’s Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Awards in WA.

Culture and the Arts Minister John Day presented the two new awards, ‘Excellence in Arts Enterprise’ and ‘Excellence in Arts Management’ at a function at Government House.

Read the Minister's statement.