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Is Carriageworks cutting its visual arts programming?

After a prolonged financial struggle, Carriageworks is again looking at staff redundancies and reduced programming. But CEO Fergus Linehan assures the situation is not as drastic as it sounds.

5 Dec 2023 16:54

Gina Fairley

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Carriageworks, Sydney. Photo: Gilberto Olimpio, Pixels.

ArtsHub has received a copy of a recent e-letter from Carriageworks CEO, Fergus Linehan to Clothing Store resident artists, which states: ‘Over the past five months, we have been looking at the future of Carriageworks. It’s an exciting time, but we are also facing some real challenges. In particular, we’ve had to take a long hard look at our financial position and find a workable business model. As part of this, we have had to make the difficult decision to restructure certain areas of our programming department.

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Gina Fairley

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