Artists respond to budget cuts by offering free tickets

Finucane & Smith’s upcoming Collingwood season is #FREEFORARTISTS.
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Instead of responding to the recent Federal budget cuts and suspension of Australia Council programs with anger, Melbourne company Finucane & Smith have shown creative leadership by offering their fellow artists a helping hand.

On Monday, Moira Finucane announced on Facebook that artists would receive free tickets to their upcoming Collingwood season of Glory Box la Revolucion.

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Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts