Uncertain future for Cockatoo Island

Will the bureaucratic 'swings and roundabouts' determining Cockatoo Island's use be a boon or a bust for the arts?
A figure in the centre of 2 buildings.

Released this week, the NSW Government kicked off its new summer campaign to get domestic tourists to visit Sydney – highlighting the jewel venues of the harbour city. Notably Cockatoo Island (increasingly known by the name used by the traditional owners, Wareamah) was not included.

The venue was also recently nixed by the Biennale of Sydney, which announced its venues for the 2022 edition of the important, expansive exhibition last month (17 November).

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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