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Arts figures recognised in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours

A concert pianist, an arts patron and many more have been recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours.

9 Jun 2026 15:23

Richard Watts

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Which artists and arts workers have made this year’s honours list? Image: Paul Miller.

An acclaimed author, a concert pianist and an arts patron and philanthropist are among the 949 Australians recognised in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours list.

Calvert-Jones has been an Emeritus Trustee of the Tapestry Foundation of Australia since 2023. She is also a benefactor of the National Portrait Gallery, a Maestro Patron & Member of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Europe Circle, a financial supporter (Soloist Patron) of The Australian Ballet, a donor to Rock Art Australia and a donor to the National Gallery of Victoria.

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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