Kunmanara (Peter) Mungkuri, Yankunytjatjara people, (1946-2021), near Indulkana, South Australia, 2018. Image: Courtesy Iwantja Arts and APY Art Centre Collective. Photo: Rhett Hammerton.
It is always a “twiddling thumbs moment” waiting, waiting, and then a scramble each year, as the major galleries announce their exhibition program for the year ahead.
In 2024, the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has bounced out of the gates exceptionally early. Last week it announced its 2025 program, right through to December. This unprecedented move, however, is welcomed, allowing arts lovers more breathing space to plan (and save) to make those art journeys for key exhibitions.
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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