A sacked director, tax troubles and public protests have not stopped Newcastle City Council pushing ahead with a restructure that Museums and Galleries experts say simply won't work.
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Shaun Gladwell’s video one of the work in the gallery’s rich collection gifted last year through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program. It is on show this month. Source NAG.
Newcastle’s cultural facilities are facing uncertainty and controversy as the Council moves ahead with plans to remove independent leadership from its Museum, Gallery and Theatre.
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.
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