The Lester Inc

The association promotes and presents visual arts through portraiture to promote creativity within Australia. Pursuant to the Constitution, the objectives of the association are: a) To provide a forum in which Artists can showcase their work and contribute to the culture of Western Australia; b) To focus attention on Artists and in particular Western Australian Artists; c) To promote the work of Artists and in particular the work of Western Australian Artists, within Western Australia, Australia and Internationally; d) To develop lasting and sustainable relationships between Artists, corporations, institutions and the community as a whole for their mutual benefit and the benefit of society as a whole; e) To foster and stimulate the growth of culture, Art and Artists in Western Australia; f) To encourage community, public and private sector investment into Art and Artists so as to contribute to the social, cultural and economic development of Western Australia; g) To establish, promote, manage and maintain an Art prize for portraiture of statewide, national and international merit and standard; and h) To celebrate and encourage a multiplicity of perspectives of interpretation of the world through Art.