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Youth arts orgs lose out in funding cuts

Arts Queensland has cut triennial funding for a range of youth arts organisations, including peak body Youth Arts Queensland.

1 Nov 2013 12:00

Richard Watts

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Youth arts organisations have borne the brunt of the latest funding cuts from Arts Queensland, with peak body Youth Arts Queensland, Backbone Youth Arts, Feral Arts and Contact Inc among those companies whose applications for triennial funding in 2014-2016 were unsuccessful.

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Richard Watts

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