Exit interview: Elizabeth Rogers, Regional Arts NSW

Leading with tireless energy, Elizabeth Rogers has grown Regional Arts NSW over her 15 year tenure.

11 Oct 2021

Gina Fairley

All Arts

Elizabeth Rogers at Artstate Tamworth, 2019. Photo Anthony Hand.

No one would rebuke describing Elizabeth Rogers as a firecracker of energy – an indominable force behind the promotion and advocacy of regional arts practice in NSW.

‘It’s genetic – I have got buckets of energy,’ Rogers said with a laugh. For the past 15 years she has been at the helm of Regional Arts NSW (RANSW) – a fifth of the organisation’s 75-year history.

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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