Cementing art in regional towns

How does a small regional town cope when 60 contemporary artists descend upon it for four days? Cementa shows how it is done.
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Image: Courtesy of Cementa

Kandos is a small town in rural NSW between the mining town of Lithgow and the wine regions of Mudgee. The town was founded around 100 years ago, ‘to house the work force of the Kandos Cement Works,’ explained Cementa’s website. Cement from Kandos was used in the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and much of the burgeoning city, however, in 2012 the works closed.

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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