Fringe World moves to assist artists after JumpClimb fiasco

With artists owed $200,000 following the collapse of independent event management company, JumpClimb, Fringe World is taking action to assist.

3 May 2018 12:00

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

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The Board of Perth’s Fringe World festival have signed off on two actions designed to assist artists devastated by the collapse of independent event management company, JumpClimb.

Legal action will be prioritised to ‘claw back’ artists’ fees and if such action is unsuccessful, the festival will return $85,000 in booking fees to the affected artists.

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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