Asian arts centres offer opportunities for Australians

Two way traffic between Australia and Asia can benefit the industry on both continents.
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Fushimi-ku, Japan. Photo by Chris Lu via unsplash.com

The conversation between Australia and our Asian neighbours is often one-sided, focused on trade and touring opportunities that will benefit Australian organisations and companies. But the arts sector is developing a two way insight that has much more than just economic benefits.

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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