Harnessing the arts voice at election time

A public forum brings the arts sector together to find a unified voice in order to amplify the voice of the arts in the face of current challenges.

1 Jun 2016 12:00

Gina Fairley

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With the outcomes of the devastating 2015 Budget flowing through to lost funding just weeks before the 2 July election, the impetus for arts advocacy has rarely been stronger.

Read: 65 arts organisations lose funding from the Australia Council

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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