‘Van Gogh Alive’ produced by Australian company Grande Experiences is going strong, while competitors abroad have folded. Photo: ArtsHub.
Mid last week (3 August), news spread that the Melbourne-based design firm Fenton & Fenton – known for supporting Australian designers and artists – had gone into liquidation.
The following day (4 August), headlines again bore bad news. The Toronto-based company Lighthouse Immersive, known for its immersive experiences of Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo and Claude Monet, filed for bankruptcy (Bloomberg).
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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