It was ambitious – and it was expensive. The Federal Government’s commitment to Sharing the National Collection came with an $11.8 million investment, which would be rolled out over four years.
When the initiative was announced last year, as part of the Government’s National Cultural Policy, Revive,Minister for the Arts Tony Burke said, ‘The National Gallery’s Collection belongs to all Australians, but at any point in time 98% of it is in storage. That’s all changed with Sharing the National Collection.’
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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