On 30 January 2023, the Federal Government released the long-awaited National Cultural Policy. Within its pages was the Action proposing long-term loans from the National Collection:
As a result, it has turned to its knowledge of the National Gallery’s current Loans Agreement Scheme to shape expectations of this new program. ArtsHub writer Jo Pickup captured some of those concerns last week, largely over potential inequality caused by infrastructure shortfalls, which may mean that some galleries just aren’t up to the mark to receive artworks from the National Collection.
