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How not having my shit together helped my career

We are fed the mantra about needing to have a roadmap, but often that road is full of U-turns and dead ends. Does getting it wrong matter for a career in the arts?

5 Jun 2017

Gina Fairley

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Any career is peppered with crossroads leading to multiple possible futures, each of which could be equally incredible. On most accounts, when potential career changes happen people tend to go with their gut feeling, crossing their fingers that their decision is right. But the right outcome isn’t always the most successful one.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina