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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week’s Australian arts sector appointments include a CEO stepping down from an iconic Sydney institution.

6 Jul 2026 9:00

Richard Watts

A photograph by Daniel Olah taken through an aeroplane's window at high altitude,showing part of the plane's wing, the horizon, and the cloud-covered planet below. arts sector appointments

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This week’s arts sector appointments include a CEO stepping down from an iconic Sydney institution, and new Chairs for organisations in Perth and Adelaide.

Louise Herron AM will step down as CEO of Sydney Opera House after 14 years at the helm of Australia’s premier cultural institution, tourism destination and globally recognised World Heritage building.

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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 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