Gina Fairley
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Do women make better curators?
A burst of female couplings prompts us to wonder whether gender matters when pairing artists and curators.

Inspire60: Nick Mitzevich
VIDEO: Director of Art Gallery of SA, Nick Mitzevich, finds inspiration by going on a journey though artists' eyes, hearts…

Gifting money versus gifting art
In the past few weeks the AGNSW has received two gifts by private benefactors , highlighting the complex question of…

Rethinking the art of war
As we come out of a year of ANZAC centenary celebrations, three summer exhibitions force a new narrative on the…

Beyond the racist hyphen
Over the past 20 years the term Asian-Australian has evolved. But whether it acknowledges identity or builds a ghetto is…

What success looks like in mid-career
Six visual artists vying for a $30,000 fellowship and Artbank commission share the challenges of maturity.

A new plan to make Adelaide Contemporary
Art Gallery of South Australia Director, Nick Mitzevich, has a vision for a $260 million contemporary art museum that will…

Inspire60: Abdul Abdullah
VIDEO: As a Muslim Australian, Abdullah has found his work has become more political and 'deliberately abrasive'.

A job no one else has
Sydney Living Museums has perhaps the most obscure curatorial position in the country – but it is also one with…

Big boost for Indigenous arts
South Australia is experiencing unprecedented high unemployment but there's cause to celebrate the economic stimulus that culture is bringing to…