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Leigh Small has worked at the pinnacle of the arts sector for more than 30 years.

Leigh Small has worked at the pinnacle of the arts sector for more than 30 years.

Creative director of the Four Winds Festival, Lindy Hume. Photo: Lisa Herbert. THE sense of excitement is palpable at the Four Winds office in Bermagui as its inaugural creative director, Lindy Hume, takes over the reins for the 2021 and 2022 Easter fes tivals.  Hume is one of Australia’s best-known festival and opera directors, with stints heading up Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival, West Australian Opera, Victoria State Opera, OzOpera and Opera Queensland, but she’s no ...