Uni can’t afford art with a conscience

Art with a social conscience has fallen victim to a university with an economic agenda, say students and staff.

27 Sep 2016

Richard Watts

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The University of Melbourne has announced it will discontinue all programs and operations at its Centre for Cultural Partnerships (CCP) after 31 December, 2016.

The University says it cannot afford to continue the Centre which is not aligned with its core values of producing artistic excellence.

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Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts