Performance Contemporary, Sydney Contemporary 2025. Photo: Wes Nel Photography.
When Sydney Contemporary made its debut inside the expansive, industrial space of Carriageworks in 2013, the pitch from London-based founder and fair entrepreneur Tim Etchells was unapologetically ambitious.
The original ambition was clear – to inject vital capital directly into the hands of living artists, to nurture a new generation of contemporary art collectors, and establish a regional hub that could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of international fairs like Frieze or Art Basel.
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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