Arts sector appointments: new board members and chairs announced
As the financial year concludes, several Australian arts organizations are welcoming new board members at their annual meetings. Notable updates include The Song Room, Regional Arts WA, and Theatre Network Australia, all of which have appointed fresh faces to their boards. Meanwhile, the community arts organization CAN in Western Australia had a tumultuous AGM that resulted in two new members stepping in following sudden exits. Additionally, the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation has appointed a new Chair, Richard Watts OAM, a prominent figure in the arts community recognized with multiple awards for his contributions.
Key facts
- New board members at The Song Room, Regional Arts WA, and Theatre Network Australia
- Two new board members joined CAN during an eventful AGM
- New Chair appointed at Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation
- CAN experienced sudden resignations and board instability
- Richard Watts OAM received OAM in June 2024
- Watts received Lifetime Achievement Award from Green Room Awards Association in 2021
- Watts won Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020
- Watts is life member of Melbourne Queer Film Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend
Entities
Artists
- Richard Watts OAM
Institutions
- ArtsHub
- The Song Room
- Regional Arts WA
- Theatre Network Australia
- CAN
- Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival
- Melbourne Fringe Festival
- Green Room Awards Association
- Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards
Locations
- Australia
- Western Australia
- South Australia
- Melbourne