THE Ten Days on the Island board will scour the globe for a new artistic director following the shock departure of 2013 festival boss Jo Duffy.
Ms Duffy recently informed the board she would not be renewing her contract for the March 2015 event despite the success of this year's festival, which featured 175 performances across 10 Tasmanian towns.
The reasons for Ms Duffy's decision are unknown. She is holidaying in Europe and could not be contacted yesterday, but the festival's executive producer Marcus Barker said her exit had come as shock to the tight-knit Ten Days team.
"When something like this happens it does resonate through the team," he said.
"It was a surprise to everyone, but we're taking it in our stride and looking forward to finding the new person to replace Jo."
The position is sure to attract a field of high-quality applicants, given Tasmania's new standing as an arts hot spot.
"When we recruited Jo almost three years ago, we had an overwhelming number of applications all of the calibre we were looking for," Mr Barker said.
"Given the way the arts scene has changed in Tasmania, it's a lucrative position for any artistic director or creative producer to consider seriously.
"It's one of the plum roles within arts festivals in Australia."
Meanwhile, Festival of Voices director Kris Stewart is set to leave the state following this year's event (July 5-14) to take up the role of artistic director at the Brisbane Powerhouse.
But Mr Stewart will continue to work on the FoV alongside Paul Kooperman, who was brought in as general manager this year and will play an even bigger role in 2014.
"I'm really proud of how the event has grown, and this is a nice time to change to the next stage of growth for the organisation," Mr Stewart said.
"Paul will run the company and the festival and make sure it is really sustainable and vibrant, and I'll take on a smaller, strategic programming role.
"Being part of the touring network on the mainland, I'll be able to leverage off that to bring even more artists down to Tasmania."
kane.young@news.com.au
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