Multiculturalism honoured in Queen’s Birthday list

The top Queens Birthday Honours that cite arts went to a philanthropist and a multiculturalism advocate, not artists.

14 Jun 2016

Richard Watts

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Governor Hieu Van Lee and SA Premier Jay Weatherell with their wives and Aboriginal dancers at the Governor’s swearing-in ceremony. Image via www.governor.sa.gov.au

Strong advocates for multiculturalism and Indigenous arts were among those honoured in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

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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