THE Shepparton Arts Festival have appointed Gareth Hart as Executive Producer, who brings a wealth of experience to take the Festival into its 30th Anniversary next year. He takes over from Diana Fisk, who has had to step down due to personal reasons.
Gareth has served as a producer or event manager for more than 30 independent creative projects and festivals, including CEO and Creative Director of Burrinja Cultural Centre and Executive Director of Arts, Mildura. Gareth has extensive experience living and working in regional communities, serving as Chair of the Regional Community Recovery Committee in 2022-23, and earlier this year was appointed as a Board Director of Regional Arts Victoria.
Gareth joins the Festival at an exciting time and will build on the many achievements that Diana had during her time.
“This is great news for Shepparton and for the Festival. We are delighted that Gareth has agreed to lead the Festival into its 30th Anniversary,” said Festival Board Chair, Tim Winkler.
“Diana has done an extraordinary job to move the festival forward this year, and has provided a great foundation for the future.
“We are of course very sorry to see Diana go, but can’t think of a better leader to build on Diana’s work than Gareth.”
Gareth stepped into the role of Festival Executive Producer on Monday, December 1.
