Director Rose Hiscock recently gave ArtsHub a preview of Melbourne’s newest gallery, a place where science and art collide with an opening exhibition that has an inclusive take on mental health.

With the announcement of gallery participation for Sydney Contemporary, we take the pulse on the art fair sector, and its optimism for recovery.

An impressive collection hang speaks to a legacy of patronage, while the inaugural exhibition Solid Gold celebrates local artists - a dual vision that steps outside a parochial lens.

The short answer is not much more. The longer answer looks at flat funding for the Australia Council and previously announced funding for national collecting institutions and videogame development.

Boomalli co-founder, teacher, Indigenous health care activist, and internationally collected Queensland artist, Arone Meeks has died aged 64. He leaves an incredible legacy.