Gina Fairley
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Vale 2020: Saluting those we lost this year
We salute the lives and careers of the artists, performers and patrons who took their final curtain call in 2020.
Who made the FIVEX Billboard Art Prize cut?
From native bird calls to sonic visualisations of public space, the inaugural swag of finalists for the Fivex Art Prize…
A rallying cry for the future at Visions 2020
The future can't get here fast enough was the perfect start for ArtsHub’s Visions 2020 conference. We look at the…
Book Review: How local art made Australia's national capital
Anni Doyle Wawrzynczak offers a deep dive into Canberrra's local visual arts landscape, tracking its jostle against big muscle national…
13 non-COVID buzzwords for the arts in 2020
Our language tells us a lot about who we are, so what did 2020 say, outside the trending COVID-slang?
Calling for entries to Living Memory: National Photographic Portrait Prize
With supporting fees for all finalists, mentoring opportunities, and a remit to be inclusive in telling Australian stories, the National…
Theatre Review: PIPPIN, Sydney Lyric Theatre
PIPPIN is undeniably spectacular with high-octane choreography and staging, but this 70s revival production has thin moments.
So you want my arts job: Mona Director of Museum Concept and Vision
With an obscure title – and one totally befitting to the unique Mona brand – Elizabeth Pearce tells us about…
Indigenous designers are usurping the mainstream Australian fashion agenda
‘The timing is right now, because it’s led by First Nations designers,’ says Piinpi curator Shonae Hobson, of the first…
20x20: Disability access versus disability-led?
With International Day of People with Disability this week, we take a look back through our archive at how well…