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After 20 years, Lindy Hume has programmed her final festival

Having curated 12 international arts festivals in 20 years, Hume says it’s time for a change of direction.

2 Feb 2023 10:30

Richard Watts

All Arts

Artistic Director Lindy Hume. Photo: Michelle Dupont.

Artistic Director Lindy Hume AM loves international arts festivals, but they’ve taken up a lot of her time over the last two decades.

Hume has just launched her third and final program for the pan-Tasmanian arts festival, Ten Days on the Island. Her 12^th international festival as Artistic Director in 20 years (she has previously directed four Perth Festivals, three Sydney Festivals, and two Four Winds Festivals), Hume has announced that it will also be her last.

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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