Eight ways to celebrate Chinese New Year

The Chinese new year is the ideal time to explore the cultural offerings of one of Australia's oldest and culturally rich ethnic communities.

2 Feb 2016

Gina Fairley

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina