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12/08/2026

📣 **GOLDFIELDS ABORIGINAL ARTISTS – THERE’S STILL TIME! 🎨**

Applications for **REVEALED 2027** are still open!

WA Aboriginal artists and art centres can apply to be part of the **Revealed Exhibition and Aboriginal Art Market** in Boorloo/Perth – WA’s biggest celebration of Aboriginal art. 🖤💛❤️

This is a brilliant opportunity to get your work in front of thousands of people, connect with the wider arts industry and be part of a major statewide showcase.

⏰ **Applications close 5pm Monday 17 August – so you’ve still got time!**

Goldfields artists, get those applications in! And tag someone whose work deserves to be seen 👇

https://revealed.org.au/

10/08/2026

🎨 The Census is tomorrow night, so make sure your creative work counts!

If you’re an artist, musician, performer, writer, designer, maker or other creative worker, record your arts work accurately, even if it’s freelance, part-time or alongside another job.

Good data helps prove the true size of our arts sector and supports the case for more funding, services and opportunities.

Creative work is real work. Make sure it’s counted.

Read more here:

On Tuesday 11 August 2026, Australians will complete the 2026 Census.  

09/08/2026

ART DROP OFF!!!

If you've entered the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder ART PRIZE its time to drop off your completed work!

Drop off times:
Monday 10th - Friday 14th: 10am-3pm
Saturday 15th: 10am - 2pm
at Goldfields Arts Centre

09/08/2026

🎬 GOLDFIELDS FILMMAKERS, ANIMATORS AND STORYTELLERS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU! 🎬

Got a short film idea scribbled in a notebook? An animation bubbling away in your brain? A brilliant local story that deserves a screen?

Applications are now open for the 2026 Lotterywest Elevate Initiative, supporting early-to-mid career WA creatives to develop a high-quality scripted short film, animation or online series.

You do not need to live in Perth to have a big creative voice. We know there is serious talent, wild imagination and incredible stories right here in the Goldfields. 🌟

Funding streams:

Elevate 30 – up to $30,000 per project, for projects up to 7-minutes long.

Elevate 70 – up to $70,000 for projects up to 10-minutes long.

An additional $2,000 is available to recipients to contribute towards the costs of marketing the completed project and submitting it to festivals.

This could be the opportunity that helps turn your idea into something real, polished and ready for audiences!

⏰ Applications close Monday 28 September at 5pm AWST

🎥 Find out more and apply:
👉 https://www.screenwest.com.au/funding-incentives/initiatives/

Tag a local filmmaker, animator, writer or creative dreamer who should absolutely go for it!

Screenwest Lotterywest

Our initiatives include production, project development and skills development programs, designed to support Western Australian practitioners and companies.

08/08/2026

The organisers of The Night of the Muses really do care about performers and audience comfort and have decided to move the event INSIDE tonight with a nice warm wood fire!

Join us for Night of the Muses August 26, an unforgettable evening of art, music, and good vibes!

08/08/2026

Looking for something fabulous to do tonight?

Get yourself down to the Kalgoorlie Country Club for the biggest ever The Night of the Muses!

Regional Arts WA Lotterywest

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1F2UW4uBAH/

Tickets available online or at the door
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/night-of-the-muses-8th-of-august-tickets-1993455639480?fbclid=IwdGRjcAThN25wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHpLCdzLueMgi3iZ6XE1F95YWUAi_C6IfzSHJYShNjelOayKffKMCvY4yi29k_aem_OeLzO1K-bO-mI1jqOi5DGw

Join us for Night of the Muses August 26, an unforgettable evening of art, music, and good vibes!

08/08/2026

07/08/2026

👉 Census night is this Tuesday 11 August.

Every role matters!

If you work in the arts and creative industries, check out the 2026 Census: Occupation guidance for the creative sector from Creative Australia

“Better data helps inform better decisions

Reliable Census data gives governments, industry and researchers a clearer picture of the workforce, helping to inform future planning, skills development and infrastructure.”

On Tuesday 11 August 2026, Australians will complete the 2026 Census.

07/08/2026

🎤 PERFORMERS WANTED FOR PAID GIGS!

Singers, bands, quiz masters, drag queens and kings, poets, speakers, MCs and all kinds of performers, we want you!
Emerging artists and first timers welcome!

There are actual venues looking to book people right now, with more opportunities coming.

Think of Artgold as your free booking agent. We connect you with venues, take no fee, and add you to our performer database for future paid gigs.

Email us, comment below or tag someone brilliant! 🎭✨
Email: [email protected]