Legislation aimed at strengthening the State’s arts sector has received bipartisan support after being reintroduced into Parliament.
The Arts and Culture Trust Bill 2021 will replace Perth Theatre Trust with the Arts and Culture Trust and contains amendments to provide legislative authority for Western Australia’s proposed screen facility.
The amendments will enable the State Government to establish, own and operate the screen production facility business.
Minister for Culture and the Arts, David Templeman said the Perth Theatre Trust managed some of the State’s iconic theatres including His Majesty’s Theatre (pictured) and the State Theatre Centre.
“In addition to providing the legislative authority for the screen production facility, the Bill will extend the Arts and Culture Trust’s responsibility to a variety of art and cultural venues and public spaces,” Mr Templeman said.
“The trust will also have the capacity to optimise the potential of the assets it controls, creating flow-on benefits for local businesses around trust properties.”
The Minister said its role would include attracting and contracting events, activities and commercial tenancies to enliven cultural assets such as the Perth Cultural Centre.
“The Arts and Culture Trust will help achieve the Government’s vision of having a body that cannot only manage theatres, but also other cultural assets around the State entrusted to its care,” he said.
“This vision cannot be achieved under the current Perth Theatre Trust Act 1979.”
Further information on the Arts and Culture Trust Bill 2021 can be accessed at this PS News link.
