Gina Fairley
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Labor puts arts at core of social agenda
A rallying call by the Labor Opposition has set a firm path to developing a National Arts Policy framework with…

The familiar can also be radical
A telephone call changed the way American artist Georgia O’Keeffe is viewed and was the catalyst to introducing three artists,…

An exhibition that wants to send you to sleep
From sleeping at the Venice Architecture Biennale to sleeping with others is a sculpture park, Matthew Bird alters our perception…

Finding success outside the gallery system
Perth-born New York-based artist Ian Strange offers advice on how to go it solo without a gallery and how to…

When are you too old for your arts jobs?
In the arts, retirement is often not an option.

Cartoonist Bill Leak dies aged 61
A veteran cartoonist and a fierce advocate for free speech, Leak will be missed from the hallowed halls of Parliament…

Secret art exposes artists' hidden lives
Would you display art prompted by an affair if you didn't want your spouse to find out? 24 Australian photographers…

Michelangelo and Picasso did it; now your kids can too
School holiday camp has been reimagined for budding artists, offering learning in an art school environment with NAS’s new Future…

Versus Rodin challenges how we view art
Set against queasy green walls, be prepared for a very physical experience with this exhibition – not just a rethink…

Time to stop calling ourselves women artists
Are we past the gender pigeonhole? Women artists are divided as to whether the adjective is helping or hindering their…