Creating an exciting new vision for contemporary arts and culture

Brisbane Powerhouse unveils a revitalised program for contemporary arts in the RiverCity following Covid and floods.

Appointed just 14 months ago, CEO and Artistic Director of the Brisbane Powerhouse, Kate Gould, returned to the RiverCity after an 18-year absence. With a solid background in programming, plus management roles at the Adelaide Festival and the creation of Dark Mofo festival in Tasmania, Gould arrived with an enthusiastic vision to rejuvenate and revitalise the current arts programming.

‘The strengths here were the incredible building, which offered so many riverside opportunities, plus inheriting a very hard-working team,’ said Gould.

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Suzannah Conway is an experienced arts administrator, having been CEO of Opera Queensland, the Brisbane Riverfestival and the Centenary of Federation celebrations for Queensland. She is a freelance arts writer and has been writing reviews and articles for over 20 years, regularly reviewing classical music, opera and musical theatre in particular for The Australian and Limelight magazine as well as other journals. Most recently she was Arts Hub's Brisbane-based Arts Feature Writer.