Festival gig for Queensland Arts Council head
The CEO and artistic director of the Queensland Arts Council, Arthur Frame, will bring 'a mix of experience and fresh ideas' to Festivals Australia, says the Federal Minister for Arts and Sport, Senator George Brandis.
Mr Frame, a director on the board of Regional Arts Australia, has been appointed to the position for three years. He was also the director of the largest and most significant regional arts event in Australia, The Pacific Edge, staged in Mackay last year.
"It's an honour to become a national committee member at a time when colourful, diverse and downright unusual festivals are popping up all over Australia," Mr Frame said.
"I've always been a very strong believer in the culturally-led revitalisation of regional communities, and have seen for myself the difference that the arts, and particularly festivals, can make to a regional community," said Mr Frame.
The Festivals Australia Committee provides advice to the Minister on programs supported through Festivals Australia and Festivals Australia Regional Residencies.
The Queensland Arts Council supports 62 local arts councils across Queensland. Its schools program alone last year reached 419,302 students.
