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This week’s arts news and trending topics

We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
16 Feb 2024
Gina Fairley
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We take a look at the arts news that pushed to the top of the pile this week, from tenuous futures to fire engulfed arts venues, to new journals and galleries.

Australia’s oldest craft gallery and studios facing closure
Sturt Gallery and Studios has its closed doors as it undergoes a review for its future viability.

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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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