Can Powerhouse Photography deliver where ACP failed?

Sector voices have raised concerns over the history of management at the Australian Centre for Photography, but the deeper question is about what happens next.

29 Nov 2022 23:18

Celina Lei

Visual Arts

Where will Powerhouse Photography be heading? Image: Alex Suprun via Unsplash.

In October, Powerhouse announced the acquisition of the Australian Centre for Photography (ACP), which will enter a new chapter as Powerhouse Photography.

In 2019, the ACP found a new home in Darlinghurst, but by 2020, its operating revenue, mainly sourced from teaching courses, had fallen to a ninth of what it was in 2011.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_