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The power of the arts to effect social change is widely touted and instinctively understood by anyone in the arts industry. But proving this value to governments and the wider society has long been challenged.
‘Social impact is extremely important and everyone wants to talk about it – everyone wants to know what it is – but there has never been a proper measurement of it,’ said Professor Jenny Onyx.
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.
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