Gina Fairley
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Has digital debunked the book fair?
With the pandemic closing down major events in the publishing industry, the virtual book fair offers advantages and challenges.

The art prize for women that keeps on giving
Australia’s highest value prize for women artists is calling for entries, so give your studio practice that much needed career…

Uncertain future for Cockatoo Island
Will the bureaucratic 'swings and roundabouts' determining Cockatoo Island's use be a boon or a bust for the arts?

ICYMI: the week's arts news
We take a look at what was hitting the headlines this week across the arts, from festivals to funding, exhibitions…

Author care and the precarity of publicists
From burnout to harassment, we dip into the muddy territory of author care and expectations on the literary publicist.

First Nations curator redefines emerging
For Primavera’s 30th anniversary, Aboriginal curator of the event Hannah Presley talks about legacy and brave steps.

ICYMI: the week's arts news
The latest arts news, from festival updates, what's coming to our stages, and hitting the galleries this weekend.

Exhibition Review: Doug Aitken – New Era
'I see the experience of the exhibition as being authored by the viewer', says Doug Aitken, ensuring that IRL immersive…

Exhibition Review: Matisse Life & Spirit
'Matisse: Life & Spirit' delivers in doses, living up to the blockbuster tag, but moreso it taps our contemporary psyche…

Innovation and the art of collaboration
The digital space needs generalists and collaborators for innovative projects to succeed.