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Youth arts orgs lose out in funding cuts

Arts Queensland has cut triennial funding for a range of youth arts organisations, including peak body Youth Arts Queensland.

1 Nov 2013

Richard Watts

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Youth arts organisations have borne the brunt of the latest funding cuts from Arts Queensland, with peak body Youth Arts Queensland, Backbone Youth Arts, Feral Arts and Contact Inc among those companies whose applications for triennial funding in 2014-2016 were unsuccessful.

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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