Liz Hawkins – “Redeveloping Adelaide Festival Centre and Her Majesty’s Theatre”

Liz Hawkins is the Director of Programming, Development and Venue Sales at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Liz has just returned from Hong Kong and has exciting news about the 2018 Adelaide Festival and what is happening at the Adelaide Festival Centre. We are fortunate to have Liz as our speaker as the CEO Douglas Gautier has commitments overseas.

Liz is a professional arts administrator and performer, with over 30 years experience in project management, programming and fundraising. In 2010 Liz became the Development Manager at the Festival Centre and in 2012, she became Director of Programming, Development and Venue sales. She is on the Board of Directors for CASE Asia Pacific (Council for Advancement and Support of Education), is a Director of the Adelaide Festival and serves on the Arts Industry Council. She is involved as a volunteer and consultant for several not for profit organisations. Liz speaks regularly on fundraising, corporate sponsorships and arts management and serves as a mentor for young fundraising professionals.