Gill Minervini, Vivid Sydney Festival Director. Image supplied. Courtesy Destination NSW.
Gill Minervini has been at the helm as Vivid Sydney Festival Director for a few short weeks, signing on with Destination NSW in April.
ArtsHub spoke with her on the 100th day lead-in to the festival, which has previously drawn crowds in excess of 2.4 million guests (in 2019) breaking all records for attendance and international visitation.
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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