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

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How entering an art prize can break boundaries in your practice

As well as offering a $10,000 main prize, the Hornsby Art Prize ensures finalists’ works are exposed to new eyes…

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Albanese Govt appoints Special Envoy for the Arts

Susan Templeman MP, the Federal Member for Macquarie, will be promoting and supporting the arts in her newly created role.

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New Minister to end attacks on the arts

Newly appointed Minister for the Arts Tony Burke MP is keen to support Australia’s creative sector and puts consultation on…

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Audience diversity the focus of new research project

An ambitious new project aims to better understand why the sector’s stated goal of increasing audience diversity has had limited…

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

The Australian Ballet’s Executive Director to step down, QSO announces new Chief Conductor, and more.

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Theatre review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Condensing the theatrical epic from two parts to one results in a sometimes breathless production, but one in which emotion…

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Preserving the memory of Australia’s performing arts heritage

Did you know Australia’s oldest surviving printed document is a theatre playbill? These and other treasures are now showing in…

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How an artist helped turn Kooyong teal

Book designer WH Chong tells ArtsHub why he helped campaign for Dr Monique Ryan, the newly elected independent member for…

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Sector celebrates Labor win

Peak bodies welcome the new Labor government and the many Greens and Independents who were also elected on Saturday.

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

Shepparton Art Museum appoints new CEO, La Boite announces Executive Director, new GM at Stompin, and more.

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