Fringe World report shows importance of Western Australia's cultural industries

A report on the value of Perth’s 2017 Fringe World shows this year's festival attracted more than 750,000 people and injected $84.3 million into Western Australian's economy.

The Festival, which featured 711 events at 147 venues involving 3,450 artists, resulted in more than $10 million in ticket sales.

The report mentions 96% of respondents believe the festival makes Northbridge and central Perth more vibrant places; and 90% of respondents agree the festival promotes Perth as a more globally connected city.

Commenting on the findings, Western Australian Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman stated “the report underscores the importance of the cultural industries sector in achieving the (Western Australian) Government's twin goals of generating jobs and adding vibrancy to Perth and Northbridge.”

The report was primarily based on more than 6,600 responses to public and participant surveys conducted online during February and March 2017.

The Western Australian Government provided $1.098 million to help stage the 2017 Fringe World, with the Department of Culture and the Arts providing $398,820 and Lotterywest contributing $700,000.

Minister Templeman added “building a strong arts and cultural industries sector is one of the pillars of the (Western Australian) Government's Creative WA policy.

"Events such as Fringe World help create jobs both directly through the hundreds of events staged, but also indirectly through associated jobs in areas such as hospitality and tourism."

Click here to view the report. 

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