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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Victorian government announces $32.3 million more for arts and culture support

The latest funding announcement includes money to support galleries, museums and arts centres and also live music industry workers.

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Vale Arthur Dignam

The Australian stage and screen actor, whose work included roles in The Devil’s Playground and The Dismissal, has died of…

Features

Artists in iso: Claire Edwardes, Ensemble Offspring

The internationally acclaimed percussionist and Artistic Director of Ensemble Offspring says her intimate studio concerts presented over Zoom have generated…

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Nominate your champion of private giving today

The Creative Partnerships Awards 2020 celebrate the magic that occurs when the arts, philanthropy and the business community come together.…

Features

Artists in iso: David McMicken and Tim Newth, Tracks Dance Company

In the second part of our new series we look at how the co-ADs of Darwin’s Tracks Dance Company have…

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Exit interview: Angela Conquet, Dancehouse

After eight years as Artistic Director, Angela Conquet has moved on from Dancehouse. Here she reflects on challenges, triumphs and…

Features

Slamming shut a window of possibility: youth theatre in crisis

Artistic directors of three youth theatre companies from three different states reflect on a sector in crisis and call for…

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Victorian Government announces $16.8 million arts survival package

With the creative industries among those hardest hit by COVID-19 shutdowns, the Victorian Government is stepping in to help both…

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Creation in isolation: The ArtsHubbub episode four

In the latest episode of our podcast we speak with artists about adapting to life in lockdown, and a psychologist…

Opinions & Analysis

Poll Results: Dealing with Centrelink ‘easy’ say majority of respondents

While many respondents have described applying for JobKeeper and JobSeeker support as difficult and confusing, the majority of participants in…

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