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Challenging year marked by expansion of Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards

Expanded from three awards to eight, the 2020 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards recognise arts champions across the nation.

13 Apr 2021 12:00

Richard Watts

Theatre

2020 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award recipients (L-R): Sean Pardy, Kylie Bracknell and The Street Theatre’s Caroline Stacey.

In recognition of the challenges the arts sector faced last year, the 2020 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards have been expanded from three awards to eight.

Established in 1984 to commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the death of philanthropist and arts lover Sidney Myer, the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards traditionally recognise three recipients: an individual, a facilitator and a group or organisation.

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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