On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week’s arts sector appointments include a new Executive Director at Lucy Guerin Inc and a farewell to Speak Percussion’s founding Artistic Director.
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Melbourne-based contemporary dance company Lucy Guerin Inc has announced the appointment of Kylie McRae as the company’s new Executive Director and Co-CEO.

A producer with over 20 years’ experience, McRae has supported the creation of new work across a wide range of artforms, from children’s films to award-winning Australian operas and contemporary performance. Passionate about helping artists extend their practice and realise ambitious new projects, she has spent the past eight years playing a key role in catalysing multidisciplinary performance at Chamber Made.

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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