On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.
A photograph of a female surfer wearing in a black wetsuit and riding a wave; white spray flies up behind her board. The photo illustrates ArtsHub's weekly on the Move column of Australian arts sector appointments.

Black Swan State Theatre Company has appointed theatre-maker, performer, and director Naomi Pigram-Mitchell as its Associate Artistic Director, following her tenure as Resident Artist. A proud Yawuru and Wadjarri woman, Pigram-Mitchell brings a wealth of creativity, leadership and culture to her new role.

This appointment strengthens Pigram-Mitchell’s contribution to Black Swan’s artistic team, enabling her continued growth as a director under the mentorship of Artistic Director Kate Champion.

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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