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Revolving doors: galleries close and others expand

ArtsHub looks at recent independent gallery closures, balanced with news of expansions and new venues that have opened.

1 Oct 2024 16:58

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Art gallery news. Photo: Gina Fairley, ArtsHub.

It is sad news this week, with the announcement that Cement Fondu – the independent not-for-profit contemporary art space in Sydney – will close its doors in December.

The space opened in 2018 under co-founders Megan Monte (who moved to Ngununggula Regional Gallery as its inaugural Director in 2020) and Josephine Skinner, who has continued to steer Cement Fondu as Artistic and Curatorial Director.

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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