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

Richard Watts's Latest Articles

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Dancing across borders: empowering students to become agents of change

A new Master of Dance begins at the University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2022, offering…

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Preparing for a National Arts, Culture and Creativity Plan: Webinar 2

Kate Fielding, CEO of A New Approach, discusses some of the current thinking around the development of a new national…

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New website coming soon

A brand new ArtsHub will soon be ready for you to peruse, so you’ll notice a small reduction in story…

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Darwin Festival turns up the heat in 2021

Darwin Festival celebrates First Nations voices, gives young people the microphone, showcases cross-cultural collaboration, and puts on a Top End…

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Taking art and life to the extremes: The ArtsHubbub episode 15

In the latest episode of our podcast, journalist Jenny Valentish talks about how some people push themselves to extremes and…

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Connecting with Country through theatre

Mitch King's new work is about storytelling on Country, with and for the community, and about the Yaegl people's connection…

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Building back better for everyone

Renowned arts and disability advocate Suzanne Bull MBE, founder of the UK’s Attitude is Everything, is one many speakers at…

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$20M emergency support for events sector announced by VIC government

The package includes a range of support, from $500 per cancelled event for musicians and performers, through to $250,000 for…

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Balancing the scales of women’s representation in fine music

She Speaks, a day of concerts and conversations presented by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, celebrates the works of female composers…

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Why firsthand arts knowledge is invaluable for tax specialists

The team at Michael Fox Arts Accountant & Valuer live their values and love the arts, ensuring they’re perfectly placed…

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