Building for bushfire resilience in a gallery

This week Bundanon Trust breaks ground on its environmentally prepared building project with an announcement of additional funding and Minister Fletcher stating he is 'alive to the impact of bushfires on artists'.

Less than two weeks after bushfires threatened Arthur Boyd’s iconic gift to the nation – his Riversdale property on the South Coast of NSW – Bundanon Trust has taken the first steps towards its new environmentally prepared future.

This week (29 January), the Hon Paul Fletcher, Commonwealth Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and The Arts, the Hon Don Harwin, NSW Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts, jointly led a ceremony that marked the breaking of ground ahead of construction that will realise Bundanon Trust’s Masterplan, which will safely house and display its collection and expand its education and tourism functions.

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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