On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Arts leaders move on from a peak body, a major gallery and the Adelaide Festival Centre in this week’s round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.
Arts sector appointments are covered every week in ArtsHub's On the Move column. A low-angle photo of a skateboarder skating past autumn leaves on a quiet, tree-lined street.

Music Victoria CEO, Simone Schinkel, has announced her decision to finish with the organisation at the end of this year.

During her almost four-year term at Music Victoria, having started in the midst of the pandemic, Schinkel has guided crucial advocacy and change, including securing over $88 million in direct sector investment from the Victorian Government.

Under Schinkel’s leadership, Music Victoria delivered a program that included research, industry resources, professional development opportunities, targeted promotion, a help desk and ongoing industry engagement and advocacy.

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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