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On the move: latest arts sector appointments and departures

ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of who’s going where and who’s leaving what role in the Australian cultural landscape.

25 Mar 2025 9:00

Richard Watts

On the Move is ArtsHub's weekly wrap of Australian arts sector comings and goings. The photo shows a wet white dog leaping excitedly in the water at a beach.

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On the Move is ArtsHub’s weekly wrap of Australian arts sector comings and goings. Photo: Shane Aldendorff, Pexels.

New Director of the Art Gallery of NSW announced

Maud Page has been appointed as the 10th Director of the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW), making her the 154-year-old institution’s first-ever female Director. She commences in the role this Friday 28 March.

Since joining AGNSW in 2017, Page has been driving the Gallery’s expansion and reach beyond its home in the Domain. Through innovative programming – ranging from community outreach initiatives to international blockbusters like Magritte – she has played a key role in engaging new audiences, particularly in Western Sydney and regional NSW.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's former 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