News

Eight artists receive 2018 Australia Council Awards

Eight recipients have been recognised by the peer-nominated Awards, which recognise and celebrate significant contributions to the artistic and cultural vibrancy of the nation.

5 Mar 2018 12:00

Richard Watts

[This is archived content and may not display in the originally intended format.]

Writing and Publishing

La Mama’s Artistic Director, Liz Jones. Photo by Stuart McEvoy.

Liz Jones, who has served as Artistic Director of Carlton’s La Mama Theatre for almost 45 years; innovative choreographer Phillip Adams, the founder and Artistic Director of Phillip Adams BalletLab; and NT-based community cultural development worker Christian (Bong) Ramilo are among the eight artists and arts workers honoured in this year’s Australia Council awards.

Unlock this content?

Access this content and more

Join Now Login

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