Cultural tourists head for the outer suburbs

Cultural tourism is not just for the majors. Regional arts organisations are tempting day-trippers to the metropolitan rim with global conversations.
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Angela Tiatia’s video Woman’s Movement (2016) commissioned by Campbelltown Arts Centre

In recent years we have become familiar with the terms destination and cultural tourism. Today, such strategic initiatives can’t be ignored. Arts organisations that sit on the metropolitan rim and regional outreaches need to think beyond their local audiences to survive, and many of them are thinking globally.

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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