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Australia Council invests $8.8 million in projects and companies nationwide

Across Australia, 256 creative projects will benefit from the Australia Council’s latest investment in the sector.

16 Jun 2021

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

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The latest funding allocation from the Australia Council for the Arts has invested $8.8 million in 256 creative projects across Australia.

Funding has been distributed from several different programs, including Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups; Arts Projects for Organisations; Cultural and Creative Solutions: Re-imagine Sector Recovery Initiatives; and International Development.

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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