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27 Jun 2022 8:05

Richard Watts

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Amy Barrett-Lennard is stepping down as Director of the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) after 16 years in the role.

Barrett-Lennard joined PICA in 2006, following five years as Director of Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, now Linden New Art, in Melbourne.

‘My time at PICA has been the most rewarding of my professional career. It’s been a powerful journey, but after 16 years, it’s time for me to look forward to a new future of my own,’ said Barrett-Lennard.

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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