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For whom the Bell doesn’t pay

The call for an unpaid Photographer in Residence to document Bell Shakespeare’s 25th anniversary year has been met with anger and concern.

16 Jan 2015

Richard Watts

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Image: Bell Shakespeare’s King Lear (2010). Photo by Wendy McDougall via www.arts.nsw.gov.au

Update: On Friday afternoon Bell Shakespeare announced the cancellation of the Photographer in Residence program and reaffirmed their commitment to valuing all artists.

Freelance photographers and other members of the arts sector, as well as the Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance have called on Bell Shakespeare to rethink their decision to employ an unpaid Photographer in Residence for a year to document the company’s 2015 season.

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Richard Watts

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