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This week’s arts news and trending topics

What are people talking about in the arts this week? Get up to speed with our weekly news summary.

16 Jun 2023 11:37

Richard Watts

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What caught our readers’ attention this past week? Everything from the King’s Birthday Honours to an obituary for a leading artist from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Here are ArtsHub‘s most-read stories this week.

Women outnumber men in Honours List
The King’s Birthday Honours List was revealed at the weekend, with a number of people in the arts and cultural sector recognised.

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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