The Arts Leadership Group (ALG) was formed to provide a long-term strategic direction for the arts and cultural sector in Western Australia.

In May 2015, the ALG released a discussion paper seeking feedback from the community on the future challenges and opportunities of building and sustaining a vibrant art, cultural and creative sector in Western Australia to help inform a strategic direction for government, the sector and the community for the next 15 years.

More than 100 submissions to the discussion paper were received from across the sector. These comments were aligned with the latest trend forecasts and the ‘State Planning Strategy 2050’.

The Group then also introduced new themes identified in the initial consultation and a vision presented for the State with five year targets of what government, the sector and the community will need to achieve together in order to deliver that vision by 2031.

This document presents an update of the previous document incorporating information from all of the submissions received. This is the first time that a unified vision for arts and culture in WA has been presented.