Glyn Roberts

Glyn Roberts is the Festival Director and CEO of the Castlemaine State Festival, Australia’s oldest regional multi-arts festival, spanning over 17 days, 100 events, 56,000 visitors, and every art form. In parallel to the festival, Glyn has been leading a highly successful project through the development of a large heritage site as multi-use art and cultural space for the community and HQ for the organisation.

Before arriving in Castlemaine, Glyn worked as as a curator of contemporary performance for Brisbane Festival.

2022 has seen Glyn sit on the jury for Prakriti Excellence in Contemporary Dance Awards in Bangalore, India, and represent Australia at the European Union's Global Cultural Relationships Programme held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Glyn is known for working across the Australian and international creative industries with a unique capacity to translate creative strategy into financially sustainable arts programs that engage and grow diverse audiences.