For Arts Industry

We're backing WA artists and arts workers with free opportunities.

Our Arts Industry program offers opportunities for networking, knowledge sharing and ways to push your practice. We encourage cross-border collaboration and convergence by providing space for you to create connections with peers throughout our neighbouring region. 

Our programs are aimed at artists, curators and collaborators making work in all art forms and those who do both. 

Subscribe to our Arts Industry enews to keep up to date with the latest industry opportunities, call outs and info.

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Arts Industry Pass

Get priority booking, discounts and more! Passes are free for our fellow arts industry friends.

Stay tuned for 2026.

Festival Lab

Festival Lab is an annual program that encourages participants to deeply engage with the Perth Festival program. Emerging artists from any discipline have the opportunity to link in with other emerging artists and experience the breadth of Festival offerings together. You'll have the chance to reflect on your artistic practice with an arts leader as your guide and navigator.  

In the Frame

This is our pilot program dedicated to Perth Festival Lotterywest Films. We gave up to four emerging film critics from any background the opportunity to watch and reflect on our programmed films.

Connect Hub

Your favourite daytime spot to catch up on conversations and make connections throughout the Festival. The Perth Festival Connect Hub at Blue Room Theatre was our central place to drop-in or meet up, work on projects or collaborate on new ones.  

at The Backlot

Industry Screenings

Our international cinema program hosts media and screen industry previews giving the Western Australian industry a chance to see new celebrated films before they screen to the public. Some screenings also feature Q&A's and curated talks with creators and local practitioners to join in thoughtful discussions throughout the cinema season.