Hand-in-hand with its healthy outdoor image, Perth is a city with a strong and long-lasting appreciation for culture and the arts.
The Perth Cultural Centre is home to the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the Western Australian Museum and the State Reference Library, which are open most days of the year.
Innovative arts venues - the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art and the Blue Room Theatre are located at the Cultural Centre, while the alternative performance venue Rechabite's Hall is located around the corner on William Street. Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre is an important indigenous theatre group based in the City of Perth.
In the CBD, the City's theatres include the impressively Edwardian His Majesty's Theatre, the acoustically magnificent Perth Concert Hall and the Playhouse Theatre. BOCS Ticketing is the major agency ticketing these venues.
Independent art galleries in Perth include Form ( formerly CraftWest ), Greenhill Galleries, Creative Native and Artplace in the CBD, Glass Mad and Goddard de Fiddes in West Perth and the Holmes a Court Gallery overlooking the river in East Perth.
The City of Perth has over 200 historical and modern public artworks scattered across the city, dating as far back as 1863 when the first sculpture was made in Western Australia. The "Art City" brochure, available from the City of Perth, describes some of these artworks, which can be discovered on a free guided tour with the i-City Hosts.
Follow this link for more information on the: "Art City" public art walk.
