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Abstract
A striking achievement of the RAN over its first five-year period is the large number of inter-regional relationships and statewide collaborations that formed between Hub organisations, which have been established or strengthened because of RAWA’s focus on fostering connections and trust. One of the most challenging features of WA’s regional arts sector is its wide geographical spread, which places many WA regional arts organisations at great physical distance from one another. Part of the RAN’s mission in its first five years sought to provide these organisations with readier access to a robust peer network through which they could “stand stronger together”. Through the five-year period, Regional Arts WA has provided seed funding to collaborative projects led by the RAN organisations. This has enabled organisations to explore broader possibilities and expand their reach in collaboration with their peers servicing many regional communities, and providing economic and social benefits to regional, rural and remote communities across WA. Three feature projects that demonstrate this are the Regional Arts Triennial, Ebb + Flow and The Jury Art Prize.
Keywords
Regional Arts Network (RAN), Regional Arts WA (RAWA), regional arts organisations, inter-regional relationships, statewide collaborations, peer networks, community engagement, arts collaboration, seed funding, regional development, rural communities, remote communities, cultural networks, arts funding
Document Type
Report
Date of Publication
2026
Type of File
Publisher
Regional Arts WA
School
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) / Centre for People, Place and Planet
RAS ID
100618
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
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Full object
First Page
1
Last Page
7
Recommended Citation
McKenzie, V. & Pickup, J. (2026). Regional Arts Network 2019–2025. Case study 1: Outcome: Strong inter-regional connection. Regional Arts WA. https://doi.org/10.25958/vnxp-1f71
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