Protests exploit Archibald Prize announcement

Usurping media attention set for the Archibald Prize, SCA students take their fight to a wider audience.
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Student hold a vigil at AGNSW to coincide with Archibald Prize announcement; photo by ArtsHub

Usurping media attention around the announcement of the Archibald Prize – arguably the greatest moment annually for Australia’s visual arts sector, when the national media corp and the arts collide – students, alumni and supporters of Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) gathered on the steps of the Art Gallery of NSW today for a good old fashioned sit-in.

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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