Australia Council announces new CEO

The Australia Council for the Arts has today welcomed the appointment of Adrian Collette AM as its incoming Chief Executive Officer.

12 Oct 2018 12:00

Richard Watts

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Currently employed as the Vice-Principal (Engagement) at the University of Melbourne, Adrian Collette AM was today (Friday 12 October) announced as the new CEO of the Australia Council for the Arts.

Collette, whose career to date also includes a 16 year stint as Opera Australia’s Chief Executive and 10 years in the publishing sector, will commence in his new role in January 2019.

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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