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Mitzevich was appointed Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) in 2000 and in June, his five-year contract comes up for renewal.
Under his directorship attendance has risen 30% (last year recorded at just under 700,000), the gallery’s benefaction has gone up 400%, philanthropy alone increasing 100%, kids and family programming is a new stream of giving and is funded 100% by individuals, and volunteers have shot up to 285, a staggering number for a museum of this size.
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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