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Tony Grybowski to head up team creating new Arts Plan for South Australia

The state’s first Arts Plan since 2000 will be developed over a six month period, with the results due to be released mid-year.

15 Jan 2019

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

Tony Grybowski; image supplied.

Former Australia Council for the Arts CEO Tony Grybowski, whose five year term at Council concluded in October 2018, has been appointed to lead the team of consultants responsible for developing South Australia’s new Arts Plan.

With the process including a comprehensive review of South Australia’s arts, cultural and creative sector and its underpinning funding structures, the Arts Plan will be developed over the next six months. The final document is expected to be delivered by mid-year.

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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