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Perth Festival’s dynamic new vision for visual arts

Transformation and conversation unites Perth Festival's visual arts program, as curator Gemma Weston takes the reins to further strengthen the role of the visual arts in festival programming.
20 Feb 2020 12:00
Gina Fairley

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Gemma Weston, Perth  Festival Visual Arts Program Associate. Image supplied.

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Gemma Weston describes Perth Festival’s Visual Arts Program for 2020 as being united by two ideas: transformation and conversation.

The first-time Festival Associate of Perth Festival has been charged with delivering a program in sync with Artistic Director Iain Grandage’s overall rebrand for Perth Festival – one that has removed the word “international” and draws on the Noongar word Karla – meaning fire, but also signifying a place where people can gather – a place of belonging.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina

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