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Eight new Qld orgs receive core funding

Arts Queensland’s Organisations Fund has distributed $30.55 million over four years to 39 organisations in total.

6 Sep 2016

Richard Watts

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Publicity image for Backbone’s 2015 2high Festival of Art, Science and Ideas. Pictured: Stephanie Linsdell. Photography credit: Ruby Newport.

Queensland’s Palaszczuk Government continues to undo the damage wreaked upon the arts sector by the former Newman Government with the announcement yesterday of increased core funding for the small to medium sector through the $30.55 million Organisations Fund.

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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