Arts venues opening up in NSW

All eyes will be on NSW as the state emerges from lockdown and is trialling a new vaccination-led roadmap for arts venues.
Cast of SIX the musical dance and sing on a lit stage.

As the NSW Public Health Order (PHO) comes into effect today, arts venues are opening up – based on workers and visitors being vaccinated. This will have an immediate impact on staff scheduling for any organisation included in the vaccine mandate which will include, at this stage, public galleries and other arts or ‘entertainment’ venues. 

Upcoming exhibitions opening in spring include Matisse Alive (from 23 October), Family: Visions of a Shared Humanity (from 6 November), and the Sydney International Art Series exhibition, Matisse: Life & Spirit, Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, Paris (from 20 November). There is also a newly installed 20-metre long outdoor art commission by Kaylene Whiskey can now be viewed along the project site’s hoarding on Art Gallery Road.

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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