Richard Watts

2 days ago | artshub.com.au | Richard Watts

Adelaide Fringe has announced the appointment of Emily Farrell to its Board of Directors. Farrell brings a globally informed perspective to Adelaide Fringe, shaped by her career in law, industrial relations, government relations, and public policy in Australia and the United States. After earning a Bachelor of Law from the University of Adelaide, she relocated to New York, where she worked for six years in nonprofit legal advocacy and at a leading U.S. immigration law firm.

2 days ago | artshub.com.au | Richard Watts

Alison Neville grew up in Albury, on the border of New South Wales and Victoria – also known as the home of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. It was there that her passion for circus began. At 16, she shifted focus to technical production. Through HotHouse Theatre she earned a  Certificate IV in Live Production, Theatre and Events under the mentorship of renowned lighting designer and operations manager, Rob Scott.

1 week ago | artshub.com.au | Richard Watts

The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) and Vote Music 2025, a collective of 20 contemporary music organisations (the members of which include the Australian Festival Association (AFA), the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office (NATSIMO) and youth organisation The Push) have welcomed the re-election of the Albanese Government and its renewed commitment to the national cultural policy, Revive.

2 weeks ago | artshub.com.au | Richard Watts

At the end of this week, Timothy ‘Tim’ Jones leaves the Seymour Centre at the University of Sydney, where he has served as Artistic Director and General Manager since January 2009. His 16-year tenure at the multi-venue Seymour Centre has ensured the institution is an essential part of Sydney’s cultural landscape.

2 weeks ago | artshub.com.au | Richard Watts

Brisbane Powerhouse has appointed Louise Bezzina – currently the Artistic Director of Brisbane Festival – as its new CEO/Artistic Director. Bezzina founded the Gold Coast’s highly successful Bleach Festival in 2012 and was its inaugural Artistic Director and CEO; she was a co-Creative Lead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Cultural Program and became the Artistic Director of Brisbane Festival in 2019.