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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

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4 Mar 2025 10:02

Richard Watts

ArtsHub's sweekly On the Move column is an overview of Australian arts sector comings and goings. The photo depicts a person skipping rope at the beach, with the focus being their bare feet as they skip, the sand and the skipping rope itself.

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The Adelaide Festival Corporation Board yesterday (3 March) announced that Matthew Lutton OAM has been appointed as Artistic Director of the Adelaide Festival for 2026, 2027 and 2028.

Lutton will take the creative leadership of Australia’s preeminent cultural event after nine years as Artistic Director and co-CEO of Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre. His appointment follows an extensive global search and significant interest from candidates both internationally and within Australia.

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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