Tate Director delivers hard line on the future of museums

Maria Balshaw is no stranger to strong talk; in a conversation with ArtsHub she tackles the topics of gender equity, technology, and youth as pathways to the museum sector's future.

4 Apr 2018 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Directors of Tate and MCA join in launching the acquisition of artworks across their institutions with the assistance of Qantas; photo ArtsHub

When Sir Nicholas Serota left the directorship of the Tate galleries after 28 years, it was a woman who stepped into the UK’s top culture sector job for the first time in British history.

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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