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ACT Minister seeks advice from artists

The ACT’s Minister for the Arts and Community Events is seeking expressions of interest from artists for a new advisory body, which will help shape the Territory’s arts policy.

17 Aug 2018 12:00

Richard Watts

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Expressions of interest are currently sought from members of the ACT art sector, for a new advisory body which will help inform ACT Government arts policy and facilitate strong communication between Canberra’s creative communities and Government.

‘I believe that really good policy comes primarily from good listening,’ Minister for the Arts and Community Events, Gordon Ramsay, told ArtsHub.

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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