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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

This week’s arts sector appointments include moves to replace La Boite’s outgoing Artistic Director, plus a swathe of new board members across the country.
25 May 2026 14:37
Richard Watts
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This week, La Boite announces that Artistic Director and CEO Courtney Stewart is stepping down in June, prompting the creation of an Artistic Advisory Panel to curate the company’s 2027 season. Other arts sector appointments see new faces joining the boards of Circa, Melbourne Art Foundation and more, along with two new staff members at Metro Arts.

Courtney Stewart, Artistic Director and CEO of Brisbane’s La Boite Theatre, will conclude her four-year tenure in June.

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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

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