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The Western Australian State Cultural Treasures Awards honour senior Western Australian artists who have made a lifelong contribution to their art form and their community.
Our vision for Western Australia is to be the best place it can be to live, work and play thanks to the contribution of its arts, culture and creative industries.
The former Minister for Arts, The Hon. Peter Foss QC MLC, initiated the State Living Treasures Awards to honour those artists whose lifetime work has enhanced the artistic and cultural life of Western Australia.
This is the second time the awards have been presented, the first being in 1998.
The Western Australian State Living Treasures Awards were inaugurated in 1998 to honour senior West Australian artists who have made a lifelong contribution to their art form and their community.