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6 Jun 2022 9:05

Richard Watts

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Perth International Jazz Festival (PIJF) has appointed Richard Evans to the new role of General Manager.

Evans, who is highly experienced in creating and managing music and cultural events, has been based in New York City for the past 20 years, working as the Strategic Development, Events and Media Director for one of the world’s leading contemporary art advisory firms, Kim Heirston Art Advisory.

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Richard Watts

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 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts