Harnessing the arts voice at election time

A public forum brings the arts sector together to find a unified voice in order to amplify the voice of the arts in the face of current challenges.

1 Jun 2016 12:00

Gina Fairley

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With the outcomes of the devastating 2015 Budget flowing through to lost funding just weeks before the 2 July election, the impetus for arts advocacy has rarely been stronger.

Read: 65 arts organisations lose funding from the Australia Council

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina