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From harbour to spire: Arts Centre Melbourne’s new CEO

After 11 years at Sydney Opera House, Claire Spencer is getting her head around a new set of budgets, venues, programs and issues.

29 Oct 2014

Richard Watts

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Claire Spencer’s cardinal rule, when she officially starts in her new role as Chief Executive of Arts Centre Melbourne on 10 November, is to not compare procedures at her new workplace with Sydney Opera House, where she’s worked for the past 11 years.

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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