Gina Fairley
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Vale: To those we lost in 2019
We salute the lives and careers of the artists, performers and patrons who took their final curtain call in 2019.
$7.2m in grants under NSW funding round rehash
Under the new Create NSW Grants Framework, organisations received 66% of funding for annual operations, with a noted increase also…
Hugh Ramsay, National Gallery of Australia (ACT)
Curator Deborah Hart takes a look at the lesser known artist Hugh Ramsay, a prodigy who died at just 28,…
Matisse and Picasso, National Gallery of Australia (ACT)
It’s a challenge to curate a fresh take on Matisse and Picasso, two of the most widely shown artists, but…
Celebrating Australian artists showing abroad
One of the healthiest ways of supporting contemporary art practice might be placing it beyond our shores – and then…
Water, QAGOMA (QLD)
Bouncing between spectacular installations and intimate considerations, Water is a nuanced exhibition that tackles tough climate challenges.
Hot blockbuster exhibitions to catch this summer
30 major exhibitions to keep you in the cool this summer – with air-con but more importantly the wow factor.
Hi-Vis Futures, Canberra Museum and Gallery (ACT)
Alexander Boynes and Mandy Martin team up with sound designer Tristen Parr, to create a poignant multi-dimensional exhibition that taps…
Talking to politicians about art
Advice from business leaders on asking governments for money, embedding culture in the political agenda, and getting the language right…
9 techniques for generating game changing ideas (from the archives)
From group drawing to dissident behaviour, stealing innovation to tricking the brain into being creative, Nicole Velik of The Ideas…