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ICYMI: The week’s arts news

Amid a sea of closures this week there's also good news, with new galleries, Auslan Creative initiatives, successful conference pivots and more.
13 Aug 2021
Gina Fairley

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Alter Boy, Queerelectro pop band with three Deaf/Hard of Hearing Auslan performers. Will be performing at this years FLOW festival.

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Gina Fairley

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

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