Gina Fairley
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Rethinking NSW Arts Funding to put the sector first
Responding to feedback from the sector, the NSW Minister for the Arts has reworked how grants are assessed and delivered,…
Review: The Quiet Activist: Juno Gemes Survey, Macquarie University Art Gallery
Aptly titled 'The Quiet Activist', this survey by Juno Gemes does more than capture a social or political zeitgeist –…
Australia’s Culture Building Boom: Galleries
Are Australian galleries feeling the pressure to sign a starchitect in the global building boom, or are they responding to…
As contemporary life suffocates, artists remind us how to breathe
In moments of anxiety or meditation we concentrate on our breath to find balance. A group of artists show that…
Review: I love you Melissa, The Lock-Up (NSW)
How graffiti in a police cell led five artists to explore the thorny topic of love and devotion - The…
First Nations leadership is about letting go, and holding on
Indigenous professionals discuss what First Nations leadership looks like, and why it might offer a more viable model for bringing…
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…
NSW Minister delivers $871m for the State
A 22% increase in recurrent funding for arts, screen and culture has been announced today as part of the 2019-2020…
Review: Paper and Place, Gosford Art Gallery (NSW)
A sensitive and erudite two-person exhibition that digs deep into history, and yet finds contemporary currency through the medium of…
Review: James Drinkwater, Newcastle Art Gallery (NSW)
From a Kenyan schoolyard, to making art on Berlin's streets, to Newcastle's sea pools, this exhibition reminds us that everything…