Advice on how to cancel, respectfully

It’s easy to get swallowed up in the fast-paced logistics of cancelling an event. So how do you maintain empathy and care for those involved?

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.

ArtsHub spoke with those who have navigated the storm, and offered their tips.

‘There is nothing like the feeling of a decision being made for you, and it is gone – all that you worked towards – you just have to let it go,’ she told ArtsHub.

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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