Carriageworks has named arts administrator and former Sydney Festival Artistic Director Fergus Linehan as its next Chief Executive Officer.

Linehan comes to the job having also led Edinburgh International Festival, Vivid Live at the Sydney Opera House and the Dublin Theatre Festival.

Linehan said he was excited about the potential for Carriageworks to grow in a way that engages and serves the community.

“In 2007, I stepped through the doors of Carriageworks as curator of the venue’s inaugural performance. The performance was a stunning convergency of cultures, art forms and perspectives that left me in awe. But it was the venue itself that left an indelible mark,” said Linehan, adding that he was “humbled and grateful” for the opportunity to serve the local and wider Sydney communities.

“I am also acutely aware of the responsibility that comes with it. Carriageworks sits on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, in a place of profound cultural and historical significance.”

Fergus Linehan and Cass O’Connor at Carriageworks. Photo © Nic Walker

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