On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

1 Sep 2025 14:12

Richard Watts

A red-headed young boy leaps high into the air, one fist raised triumphantly above his head. He wears blue jeans, white socks and no shoes, and an orange and white striped t-shirt. The photo's background, a semi-rural landscape, is rendered in shades of blue, against which the boy stands out dramatically. The photo illustrates ArtsHub's weekly On the move column, a round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

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Photo: Jackson Blackhurst, Unsplash.

The Albanese Labor Government has appointed the first members to the Implementation Advisory Group supporting Equity: the Arts and Disability Associated Plan (Equity).

The group is made up of 13 d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers who bring a broad range of experience from across the arts, screen, digital games and cultural sectors.

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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 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts