Big boost for Indigenous arts

South Australia is experiencing unprecedented high unemployment but there's cause to celebrate the economic stimulus that culture is bringing to the state.
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Performance Kulata Tjuta at Government House in South Australia for TARNANTHI 2015; Photo Ben Searcy, supplied courtesy Art Gallery of SA ​

The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) has announced a $17.54 million partnership with mining and resources moghul BHP Billiton and the State Government of South Australia to continue to present TARNANTHI Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art.

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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