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Boehme out and Martin in as YIRRAMBOI changes Creative Directors

The sudden dismissal of Creative Director Jacob Boehme, and the speed with which he was replaced, has left some in Melbourne’s arts sector scratching their heads.

5 Nov 2018 12:00

Richard Watts

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Ex-YIRRAMBOI Creative Director Jacob Boehme; image supplied.

No explanation has been offered for the abrupt dismissal of respected Aboriginal artist and arts leader Jacob Boehme, who last week was removed as Creative Director of YIRRAMBOI, the City of Melbourne’s First Nations arts festival.

The new Creative Producer, Caroline Martin, was announced today (Monday 5 November).

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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 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts