Ruth Mackenzie CBE, Artistic Director of Adelaide Festival, has resigned from Australia’s preeminent multi-arts festival in order to take up a new role with the South Australian Government.
Adelaide Festival Corporation Chair Tracey Whiting AM said, ‘We thank Ruth for her incredible service and the difference she has made to Adelaide Festival in her time with us. The record attendance we saw in 2024 is a testament to the public’s engagement in her extraordinary program. We wish her well in this exciting new position.’
Mackenzie said: ‘It has been a joy to develop the Adelaide Festival strategic plan 2024-2027 and begin to deliver its priorities in the 2024 Adelaide Festival, which achieved record audiences of 555,505. The 2024 Adelaide Festival delivered our commitment to First Nations First in the program of world-class artists, a step change in community engagement, and work with and for young people.
