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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.
8 Sep 2025 11:51
Richard Watts
A close-up photograph of a person jumping from bollard to bollard on a stretch of road; the photo shows only their legs and feet. The person is wearing black pants, white socks and black and red sneakers. The photo illustrates Artshub's weekly On the Move column, which summarises the week's arts sector appointments across Australia.

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Geelong Arts Centre appoints two Associate Artists

Bron Batten and Keziah Warner have been appointed as Geelong Arts Centre’s new Associate Artists. Both artists receive over $40,000 in cash support to develop new work and focus on their artistic practices, and up to $15,000 in rehearsal studio time and mentorship support.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's former 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 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts

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