LNP promises $9 million for arts as QLD election heats up

Promised initiatives include funding for regional arts infrastructure, professional development, and bringing the Pop-Up Globe Theatre to Brisbane.
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Brisbane will get a visit from the Pop-Up Globe Theatre if the LNP are elected to government. Image via www.facebook.com/PopupGlobe/

Queensland’s Liberal National Party (LNP) has promised an additional $9 million for the arts sector if elected to government on 25 November.

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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