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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

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 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