Department of Culture and the Arts

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Department of Culture and the Arts
Agency overview
Dissolved1 July 2017
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Government of Western Australia

The Department of Culture and the Arts was part of the Government of Western Australia.

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Preceding authorities

The earlier governmental agencies or authorities concerning the arts were advisory boards or councils; [1] it was not until 1986 that the department for the Arts was created. [2] [3] [4]

The Department of the Arts was to co-ordinate and review the major cultural institutions, incorporating the Censorship Office and absorbing the activities of the Western Australian Arts Council. The department was given the responsibility of ensuring artistic and financial evaluation and accountability from receipts of arts grants. [5]

It was followed by the Ministry for Culture and the Arts, which existed between 1997 and 2001. [6] [7]

The department

The department was known as the Department of Culture and the Arts and it commenced operating on 1 July 2001 and was amalgamated into the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries on 1 July 2017. The Culture and the Arts department portfolio included the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the State Library of Western Australia, the Western Australian Museum, the Perth Theatre Trust, and Screenwest.

State Living Treasures

Former Minister for Arts, The Hon. Peter Foss QC MLC, initiated the State Living Treasures Awards in 1998 to honour artists whose lifetime work had enhanced the artistic and cultural life of Western Australia.

The Minister presented the awards at a special ceremony at Kings Park on Western Australia Proclamation Day, 21 October 1998.

The awards were also presented in 2004 by The Hon. Sheila McHale MLA, former Minister for Culture and the Arts.

In 2015 they were awarded by The Hon. John Day MLA, former Minister for Culture and the Arts at a ceremony at the Art Gallery of Western Australia in October 2015. [8]

2015 Recipients

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Past recipients

2004

1998

Distinguished artists

(having passed away prior to the 1998 awards)

Notes

  1. the Western Australian Arts Advisory Board (1 Jan 1970 ~ 1 Jan 1973), and the Western Australian Arts Council (1 Jan 1973 – 1 Jan 1986 )
  2. "Western Australia. Department for the Arts - Full record view - Libraries Australia Search".
  3. Peter Alexander - Head of the Dept. for the Arts talks about its creation and objectives] Open access, Vol.148 (16 Apr. 1987), p.2,
  4. Interview with David Parker about the new Department for the arts, Music maker, Jan./Feb. 1987, p.44-45,
  5. "AU WA A4 - Department for the Arts". State Records Office of WA. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. Western Australia. Ministry for Culture and the Arts (1998), Strategic directions, 1998-2001, The Ministry, retrieved 16 April 2012
  7. Western Australia. Ministry for Culture and the Arts (1997), Annual report, The Ministry, ISSN   1441-161X - Established on 20 May 1997, the Ministry for Culture & the Arts, comprises six agencies which were formerly part of the Arts Portfolio, namely: ArtsWA, the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the Library and Information Service of Western Australia, the Western Australian Museum, the Perth Theatre Trust and ScreenWest.
  8. "Living Treasures". Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, Government of Western Australia. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  9. "Western Australian State Living Treasures 2004". Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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