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What Melbourne’s lockdown means for the arts sector

Another blow for Victorian arts organisations as a 7-day snap lockdown closes doors again, just as events were returning.

27 May 2021 12:00

Gina Fairley

All Arts

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The Victorian Government has announced a snap lockdown for Melbourne CBD, and extending to Greater Melbourne and the Bendigo, in an attempt to curb the recent outbreak of the highly contagious Indian variant of the Coronavirus, which overnight escalated the new cluster to around 26 active cases, with 12 acquired locally in the last 24-hours.

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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