Glenn Watson - Co-founder & Director of Operations, Strange

Glenn is the co-founder and the Director of Operations for Strange, an annual arts festival in Perth. Taking place over 10 days, the festival transforms vacant spaces in the CBD and showcases artists of all disciplines. With a focus on unconventional content, Strange gives emerging artists a platform to display their work to a large audience. In its second year, Strange 2023 featured over 40 visual artists, 40+ musicians, performing artists, and a pop-up cinema. The festival attracted an estimated 78,000 patrons, proving there is a demand for the weird and unusual in Perth's event calendar.

Glenn Watson is an Events Specialist with over 15 years’ experience in the industry across Site Management, Event Management, Approvals & Compliance, Stakeholder Management, Logistics Operations and Safety, with experience in both green-field events and permanent event spaces, for government agencies and commercial events alike, all of which has been drawn up to deliver Strange.