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 National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina