What does NGA’s 2020 program say about internal changes?
Director Nick Mitzevich has been working hard to escalate engagement at the NGA, and that is reflected in programming, staffing and a desire to punch beyond its "cement edifice".
Club Ate Ex Nilalang (Balud) 2015 (production still), single-channel HD digital video. Commissioned by Queensland Art Gallery; Purchased 2017 Photo: Gregory Lorenzutti
This week the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) announced its 2020 exhibition program, joining a string of arts organisations nationally that have been rolling out their programming for the year ahead.
What sets NGA’s line up apart is a very deliberate swing in agenda. For the last decade, the national institution has drifted somewhat rudderless.
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.
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