This week’s arts news and trending topics

What's in the headlines and what arts news are people talking about this week.

13 Oct 2023 9:00

Gina Fairley

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This week’s top arts news stories

What caught our readers’ attention this past week? This is the arts news that caught your eye:

Activists will tell you that trans roles should go to trans actors – I disagree
When a certain children’s author is played by a trans performer and a trans character is played by a cis actor, has the world turned on its head?

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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