Sustaining an arts career in the regions

From self-defeating fears about the quality of one's work to the joy of working in isolation, regional life is a challenging but attractive career opportunity for many arts professionals.
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The advantages of regional life can often outweigh the costs for arts professionals seeking opportunity.

As well as discussing the challenges of living and working in regional and remote areas, a well-attended session at the 2015 Australian Theatre Forum – facilitated by Tasmanian director/performer Robert Jarman and Darwin-based arts administrator Angela O’Donnell – also focused on some of the positives such environments provided.

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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