Submissions
We take submissions year round of written work including feature articles, artist profiles, stories about creative projects and initiatives, and articles about arts events and workshops happening across regional WA.
We also support photo-essays that capture the vibrancy of regional arts and culture.
What we’re looking for:
We aim to share stories that inspire, inform, and connect our regional arts community. Stories are published on our wesbite and syndicated across social media and in our monthly e-newsletter.
We welcome:
- People profiles: Stories about artists, arts workers, and creative practitioners who are making an impact in their regional communities
- Listicles: How-To’s, Guides, and Top 10s that are relevant for artists and arts workers
- First Nations stories: Celebrating Aboriginal arts and culture across regional WA (these submissions will be assessed in consultation with appropriate cultural authorities)
- Photo essays: A series of images that capture regional arts events, workshops, or creative projects
- Stories from WA’s nine regions: Including the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Mid West, Wheatbelt, Peel, South West, Great Southern, and Goldfields-Esperance. These might highlight how to navigate these regions for visitors chasing arts and cultural experiences
- Events and workshops: Coverage of arts activities, skill-sharing opportunities, and creative development happening in regional WA
We accept pre-written articles from 500-1000 words as submissions, or ideas for content with examples of previously published work. Photographers can submit a series of images that fit within a theme for a photo essay.
Please see our writing and photography guidelines here.
Email: enews@regionalartswa.org.au
Examples of Past Stories
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Jenna Pickering Loves Wrinkles
Listed in categories:Artist Profile, Stories. -
The Art of Mental Health
Listed in categories:Stories. -
Shared Stories & Sacred Trust
Listed in categories:Artist Profile, Sector News, Stories. -
Cultural Pride in Motion
Listed in categories:Artist Profile, Sector News, Stories. -
Championing arts accessibility in regional WA – Artist of the Month Paulette Jadzinski
Listed in categories:Our News, Stories. -
Capturing light, landscape and life as an artist: An Interview with Artist Leon Holmes
Listed in categories:Our News, Stories. -
Vivienne Garrett: A Lifelong Performer Making Waves in Margaret River
Listed in categories:Our News, Stories. -
Building Pathways: WAAPA Student Kris Long’s Impactful Secondment with Goolarri Media
Listed in categories:Our News, Regional Arts Network, Sector Development, Stories, Thrive!. -
AiR Here and There by Carolina Furque and Stephen Eastaugh
Listed in categories:Our News, Stories.