LNP promises $9 million for arts as QLD election heats up

Promised initiatives include funding for regional arts infrastructure, professional development, and bringing the Pop-Up Globe Theatre to Brisbane.

14 Nov 2017 12:00

Richard Watts

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Brisbane will get a visit from the Pop-Up Globe Theatre if the LNP are elected to government. Image via www.facebook.com/PopupGlobe/

Queensland’s Liberal National Party (LNP) has promised an additional $9 million for the arts sector if elected to government on 25 November.

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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