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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Vale Glenn Wheatley

The musician turned manager was one of the most significant figures in the Australian music industry in the last 50…

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The regional centre that embraces culture year-round

From a chamber music festival to an exhibition celebrating the King of Rock’n’Roll, Bendigo is a cultural tourism hotspot in…

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

MAGNT Director to step down, Darlinghurst Theatre Company recruits Executive Director, changes at Circus Oz Board, and more.

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New festival celebrates circus arts

To be held in Brisbane in 2022, CIRCfest Meanjin aims to develop touring opportunities for Australian circus acts here and…

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Chaos for artists over WA border closure

Cancellation and confusion have followed last week's announcement by Premier Mark McGowan.

An abstracted landscape of rocks and waves in which the colour blue evokes the artist's memories of Guerilla Bay in Yuin Country.
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Paper prize encourages artists to push the boundaries

Entries to Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s 2022 National Works on Paper are now open.

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$20,000 Gallipoli Art Prize encourages entrants to think outside the square

Loyalty, courage and camaraderie are among the many themes artists are invited to respond to when entering the Gallipoli Art…

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

Executive Director joins CircuitWest, new Chair for Bendigo Art Gallery, and more.

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$5.5M allocated for performing arts touring

$5.5 million for 16 creative projects visiting 151 locations around Australia has been allocated in the latest Playing Australia round.

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NSW announces events fund to ease COVID disruption

The Perrottet Government’s Event Saver Fund will enable organisers to pay staff and suppliers and recover costs caused by COVID…

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