BLEACH Festival 2021 cancelled. Image MYORA, supplied.
By this stage in the COVID game, we have all felt the impact of cancelled arts events firsthand. That doesn’t mean being faced with that decision has become any easier – logistically or emotionally.
It is the checklist that everyone dreads: manage ticketing returns, check venue contract clauses, review sponsor obligations, revisit artist contracts, lay off casual staff hired for event delivery …. the list goes on.
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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