$300,000 artist support program announced in Brisbane

The new program aims to give Brisbane creatives the time and support required to present shows of a professional standard.

27 Nov 2017 12:00

Richard Watts

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Brisbane’s Story Bridge; photo by Darren Tierney via Shutterstock.com.

A four year, $300,000 initiative designed to support local artists and producers has been jointly announced by Brisbane Powerhouse and Brisbane City Council.

Called ‘The Bridge’, the new program will focus on a different art form over each of its four years. Supported projects must have a performance outcome at the Brisbane Powerhouse.

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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