Douglas Gautier has served on a number of arts, media and tourism boards in Hong Kong and the Asian region. Since arriving at the Adelaide Festival Centre he has initiated a major ‘program-led’ approach to double audiences over seven years. This has included two new annual events – The Adelaide International Guitar Festival and OzAsia Festival– a showcasing of cultural links between Australia and the Asian region.

4. 88%
of South Australians
visited at least one
cultural venue or events
in 12 months*Australian Bureau of Statistics 2009-2010 Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia

5. 53%
of South Australians
attended at least one
performance arts event
in 12 months*Australian Bureau of Statistics 2009-2010 Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia

6. 48%
of South Australians
attended at least one
sporting event in 12
months*Australian Bureau of Statistics 2009-2010 Spectator Attendance at Sporting Events, Australia

7. And there were
612,454ticketed attendances
for events at the
Adelaide Festival Centre
(BASS ticket sales data 2013)

36. OzAsia Festival Since 2007
• Australia’s largest Asian focused cultural
event
• 60,000 attendances

37. Engaging local Asian
communities

38. Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Regional
LeadershipIndia
Sri Lanka
Macau
China
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Japan
Korea

46. Economic Contribution
EY Study
• $76.3m Economic Contribution
(Return of $7 to $1 per Government provides in operating grant)
• $45.4m Social Contribution
• 841 jobs Direct and Indirect Employment
• $26.7m in commercial Revenue in 2012/13

47. Importance of self-generated
revenue

50. the 2 big
consumer attractions
arts/entertainment
and sports
will be the main
audience drivers
the 2 big
consumer attractions
arts/entertainment
and sports
will be the main
audience drivers