Gina Fairley
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Grants that make a difference, from triennial funding to in-kind venues
With a suite of five grant categories, and close to half a million in funds available, the City of Stonnington…

Do we need another portrait prize?
First time portrait prize entrant, art teacher Anthea da Silver, wins the inaugural $75,000 Darling Prize with a portrait that…

Rethinking the slippery truth in photography
Peeling back our hinged relationship with photography as a purveyor of truth, Isobel Parker Philip's exhibition 'Shadow catchers' is a…

Under pressure, Rhana Devenport says the only way is up
A year in, AGSA Director Rhana Devenport speaks on surviving the shifting cultural landscape in SA, and how to hold…

Top 12 articles to empower women in the arts
We went back through the archives, here are our most read stories around empowering women in the arts and debunking…

Cook through the eyes of five curators
How do you get your head around Captain Cook in the 21st century? We asked five curators how they've retold…

Review: Romeo Castellucci’s Requiem, Adelaide Festival (SA)
Rich in symbolism, doom and hope, you live through the cycle of life and death at the hands of Romeo…

How NIRIN contests history by placing art at the edge
Artistic Director Brook Andrew says, 'NIRIN is not a periphery, it is our centre'. We take a look at two…

WA Museum to re-open and redefine standards
With a budget of almost $400M, the transformed WA Museum not only looks light and open, but champions a new…

Review: Tina Havelock Stevens – Thunderhead, PICA/Perth Festival (WA)
Havelock Stevens is one of the more exciting contemporary artists working today, with an astute pulse on the collective psyche.