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On the move: latest sector appointments

A new Artistic Director, a new Chair, and more arts sector movements.
15 Jan 2024 9:00
Richard Watts
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Michael Gonski has been appointed Chair of an expanded Carriageworks board.

Gonski is a partner at law firm Herbert Smith Freehills and also chairs Reach Out Australia, a digital mental health platform. He was founding chair of the Sydney Story Factory and is a past director of Philanthropy Australia and a past young philanthropist of the year.

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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

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