Uni can’t afford art with a conscience

Art with a social conscience has fallen victim to a university with an economic agenda, say students and staff.

27 Sep 2016 12:00

Richard Watts

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The University of Melbourne has announced it will discontinue all programs and operations at its Centre for Cultural Partnerships (CCP) after 31 December, 2016.

The University says it cannot afford to continue the Centre which is not aligned with its core values of producing artistic excellence.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts