We are fed the mantra about needing to have a roadmap, but often that road is full of U-turns and dead ends. Does getting it wrong matter for a career in the arts?
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Any career is peppered with crossroads leading to multiple possible futures, each of which could be equally incredible. On most accounts, when potential career changes happen people tend to go with their gut feeling, crossing their fingers that their decision is right. But the right outcome isn’t always the most successful one.
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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