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We need to think beyond a standard invitation to the Minister to ensure politicians better understand the arts, says the Australia Council’s Chair.

2 Sep 2016 12:00

Richard Watts

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Invite the whole Cabinet for drinks, not just the Minister for the Arts. Photo by xlibber via Flickr.

Rupert Myer AO, Chair of the Australia Council for the Arts, has advised the sector to invite every member of Cabinet to opening nights, not just the Minister for the Arts, in order to encourage a more positive view of the arts sector at a Federal Government level.

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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